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Crane Accident Pictures

Crane Accident Pictures

OK, let's get to this right at the beginning. We all like to look at pictures of crane accidents. Doyle Peeks has some of the best at his partly free, partly by inexpensive subscription, website.

Crane Links

Tom Barth
Crane Lin
ks

Rather than duplicate a list of crane links here, this site has an extensive collection of them.

Pictures of Cranes

Pictures of Cranes

Everybody likes to look at pictures of cranes. Here's a few pages of them. Feel free to download them.

DOE Crane Rules

DOE Crane Rules (Hoisting & Rigging, DOE-STD-1090-07)

This is the book that most federal agencies accept as the final authority on things crane. It's from the US Department of Energy, is a hefty 481 pages, and it's available free as a series of PDF files to download.The newly revised 2007 edition is ready for download.

Management of Weight Handling Equipment

Management of Weight Handling Equipment
NAVFAC P-307

Not to be outdone, the US Navy Crane Center has a 330 page crane manual, also in PDF format.
Note: This page can take a VERY long time to download, because it is a single .pdf file of all 330 pages.

Safety & Health Requirements Manual

Safety & Health Requirements Manual
USACE 385-1-1

If the Navy does it, can the Army be far behind? This 977 page manual, revised in 2003, covers everything from first aid kits to Airfield operations. Available here as a PDF file, it can also be purchased in english or spanish hard-back editions, as well as in CD-ROM format from the US Government Printing Office.

How Stuff Works - Hydraulic Cranes

How Stuff Works - Hydraulic Cranes

Here's a web page with an article (with pictures) on how hydraulic cranes work.

Stratton's Collector Toys

How Stuff Works - Tower Cranes

Another similar article, this one on tower cranes.

3000 toys.com

3000 Toys.com

Looking for that crane or forklift model toy? Here's a good place to look. Lots of models, lots of pictures.
Our Friends at Coast Crane

Our Friends at Coast Crane

Coast Crane is the home of our open-enrollment class hands-on testing in Portland and Medford, Oregon and Seattle, Spokane and Pasco, Washington.
Classic Construction Models

Classic Construction Models

Located right next door to us in Beaverton, Oregon, these guys make exquisite miniature models entirely from brass and die-cast metal.
Oregon Crane Operator Certification Rules

Oregon Crane Operator Certification Rules

Here they are, ready to print
Oregon Crane Rules

Oregon Crane Rules

Here they are, ready to print
Oregon Forklift Rules

Oregon Additional Powered Industrial Truck Rules

Here they are, ready to print
Wire Rope 101

Hanes Supply, Inc.
Wire Rope 101

Basic Wire Rope Terminology & Construction
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