Would a high reach excavator register help prevent future accidents?
Under normal circumstances, we try to keep our posts here on Demolition News and those on Construction Equipment’s Demolition Digest totally separate; the readerships of the two are usually very different, and while Demolition News aims at a global market, Demolition Digest is aimed squarely at readers in North America. However, we have just posted a new item on Demolition Digest that we believe merits wider discussion.
As the UK’s Health and Safety Executive rolls out its Tower Crane Register programme, we’re asking whether the demolition industry needs a similar, possibly self-policed system to monitor the sale, deployment, maintenance and inspection for high and ultra high reach demolition excavators.
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