Contractors Expand Oversight Over Hoisting, Rigging Crews.

This article reports that crane accidents in 2008 have prompted the construction sector to tighten up their hoisting policies. Key strategies include mandatory, independent inspections, worker certification and new communication technology. Starting in January 2009, New York City-based Turner Construction Co. plans to require all tower-crane operators on its projects to hold a nationally accredited certification. In November, Bovis Lend Lease U.K. started installing wireless communication devices on tower cranes in London, England.