Cranes and Liftin Jan - Feb 2019

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IN FOCUS / FOGMAKER

HOW EFFECTIVE ARE YOUR FIRE SUPPRESSANT SYSTEMS? Crane accidents, especially crane fires can be making news headlines almost immediately in today’s digital age. There is a perception that once these fires get started nothing can be done to stop them. Firestorm’s Kieran McHatton explains this isn’t the case.

The Fogmaker system in action. 46 / CAL January 2019

IN MANY CASES, the risks and related control measures around crane operations are well known, but in terms of risk assessment, a crane fire isn’t necessarily front of mind. The ‘worst case scenario’ happened in Sydney six years ago, when a fire started on the machine deck of a diesel/ hydraulic luffing crane which caused the luff rope to fail allowing the jib to collapse onto the worksite below. Fortunately, there were no injuries as the worksite had been evacuated and the jib fell into the evacuated worksite rather than a populated area. Safety reports at the time confirmed that the same fire potential for fire applied to electric tower cranes. Providing protection against fire on mobile and transportable equipment is governed by Australian Standard (AS) 5062 -2016 and the objective of the standard is to formalise current good practice in reducing the incidence and severity of fires and to provide a consistent approach to fire risk reduction in order to safeguard life, property and the environment against fire associated with mobile and transportable equipment. Firestorm Fire Protection designs, installs and services fire suppression systems throughout Australia. The Firestorm Fire Protection Group comprises an integrated network of fire suppression solutions for a wide range of applications including cranes, mining and heavy industry, bus, construction, recycling, trucks, tunnelling and forestry sectors. www.cranesandlifting.com.au


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Chiller lift with the latest technology How Universal Cranes removed and replaced a chiller unit from the 28th floor of a Brisbane hotel

3min
pages 56-57

Celebrating 25 years with Liebherr Brendon Penn Crane Hire is built on the reliability of its fleet of Liebherr mobile cranes and the support it receives from the Liebherr team

4min
pages 58-60

Farewell to an industry stalwart Mike Hanchard of Hanchard Cranes talks about his career and business, which closed late last year due to his retirement

5min
pages 40-41

Technology to reduce fuel costs and improve your FTC rebate Jim French from Teletrac Navman, looks at how telematics gives crane operators more options to maximise their fuel tax credits entitlements

4min
pages 48-49

How effective are your fire suppressant systems? There is a perception that once a crane fire get started nothing can be done to stop them. Firestorm’s Kieran McHatton explains this isn’t the case

5min
pages 46-47

Transitioning from crane hire to crane contracting How Crane Services sought the expertise of GBA Projects to help transition them from a crane hire to a crane contracting business

5min
pages 42-43

Nobles and BBRG wire rope distribution partnership winning new customers The partnership between Nobles and Bekaert Ropes has been embraced in the mobile, tower and port crane sectors

2min
page 39

Walking through the new generation Manitowoc all terrains A look at Manitowoc’s new Grove all terrains

7min
pages 20-23

Jungle giant celebrates 20th birthday For 20 years, a Liebherr 91EC tower crane has been fundamental to a global, scientific network studying the world’s great rainforests

5min
pages 44-45

Lifting financing standards Heavy Equipment Financing Australia provides advice for businessses in the construction boom

6min
pages 24-25
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