Surprise!!! OSHA is not just one entity, it’s in fact a couple dozen. This makes it really tough for manufacturers of Overhead Industrial Cranes. When Congress passed OSHA in 1971, it yielded to what I suspect was the typical fight between Federal and State Rights advocates.
Read MoreThere are two personality types when it comes to OSHA compliance. On one hand, there's the type that says, we'll worry about that when it happens. The other type proactively does their best with the byzantine world of safety mandates. Since you’re reading this article, you must be one of the later.
Read MoreI need to remember this when diagnosing ailing overhead cranes, as my first line of investigation.
Larry… it's the runway stupid
Larry… it's the runway stupid
Larry… it's the runway stupid
Customers are lured in with an offer of a free inspection, usually involving the analysis of a complex piece of equipment, and more often than not, are left with a sizable repair bill. A bill that involved no price shopping on the part of the buyer. In other words, a sellers dream sale.
Read MoreSome time around the mid 90’s, the local Fire Marshall paid a surprise visit to do an inspection of my manufacturing facility.
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