Two recent stories fowwing the recent tragedy in New York
quick snips of each
From The New York Times blog (6/6/08):
City’s Top Crane Inspector Is Arrested
By William K. Rashbaum
The
city’s chief crane inspector was arrested on Friday and charged with
taking bribes to approve cranes under his review and for taking money
from crane operators who sought to ensure that they would pass the
required licensing exam, an official involved in the case said.
and the second story
This
is a good example of why tower cranes should be thoroughly examined,
and more then just once or twice a year. Tower crane examinations
require time and contractors are going to have to get used to it. - anonymous crane operator
This crane operator, who after the deadly crane collapse in New York
on May 30th., decided when he climbed his 450ft. tower crane that the
first thing he was going to do was to check out the bolting system,
what he found was distressing, heres part of the story, from Vertikal.net (6/2/08):
*First Image by Sheldon at Picasaweb
Big thanks to Chuck at UBCNewsroom for pointing out the video
