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July 2005: Crane Tech
Speaks at API Crane Conference
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Bo Collier was guest speaker at the 2005 API
conference in Houston that concentrated solely
on crane safety for offshore cranes and rigging.
Bo's talk centered on the need for practical
testing of offshore crane operators and the
means to accomplish the task. The
conference was attended by several hundred who
have specific responsibilities in the offshore
crane and rigging field.
"The need to properly qualify crane operators is
task that must be taken on by offshore
companies," says Bo. "Those who operate
every day get plenty of experience and Crane
Tech's evaluation of many of these personnel
showed a high level of safe operation skills.
But, many operators only operate occasionally
and need improved skills." Collier outlined
methods for setting up and administering a
practical operating test that provides
non-subjective results. Since many
operators are trained and evaluated by persons
who are not themselves fully qualified
operators, Collier told the group "the system in
place at many facilities leaves gaps between
what management understands the skill level to
be and the skills actually in place."
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