New guidance on crane safety released

Independent research and conference body Ciria has published a new guide covering crane stability. The release comes just over a week after a 165ft crane collapsed onto a block of flats near the Battersea Power Station site, killing two people, the crane driver and a member of public.

‘Tower crane stability’ aims to bring together practical and design issues that affect health and safety as well as present a current understanding of best practice based on industry experience. It also offers a wide range of checklists and legislation guidance

The publication had been slated for release earlier this week but was postponed following the incident.

The book, whose authors include former Laing employees Tim Watson and Bob Dunkley, follows a previous publication called ‘Crane stability on site’.

For more information go to www.ciria.org/acatalog/C654.html

Independent body Ciria produces around 25 new publications each year and has a back catalogue of 600 publications.