Safety Alert: Malfunction of Proximity Switch (MAIB Safety Bulletin 2/2011) | Maritime News | Maritime Executive Magazine

Safety Alert: Malfunction of Proximity Switch (MAIB Safety Bulletin 2/2011) | Maritime News | Maritime Executive Magazine

Water Bag Inspection, Repair & Training Services

Invest in your Water Weights equipment and test personnel

Water Weights maintain the best equipment rental fleet in the business. This is due to our full commitment to the reliability, certification and safety of our equipment. All of our procedures are subjected to continuous improvement, documented in our safety manual, and later audited & registered to ISO9001-2008 certification.

In addition,The company is dedicated to training and personnel development; resulting in a safety record unmatched in the industry. We believe our employees bring a unique and valued perspective critical to our success as a company.

It is in line with these commitments that we offer inspection, repair and re-certification of client owned and leased equipment. In conjunction, we also provide an operator and maintenance training program suited to all companies who own and operate our equipment. At Water Weights our team is our best asset; enabling us to deliver our products and services to highest standards worldwide.

For more information visit or contact: www.waterweightsinc.com

Crane Manuals and Nameplates

The following is posted with the kind permission of Richard Wehrmeister (Advanced Overhead Crane)

Richard and I were having a general discussion one Friday morning as friends do. During our chat, he mentioned a frustration his guys run into when doing work at client sites. I thought it appropriate to post here as it probably affects many in industry. Feel free to comment and enter your thoughts. 

"We work on a lot of new cranes. Unfortunately when we ask our customer for a copy of the manual, more times than not we are told they don't have a manual or didn't receive a manual when they purchased the crane.

According to the ASME Standards a manual shall be provided by the crane manufacturer with each crane. This becomes very troubling when trying to identify parts and for us in identifying proper inspection and test procedures per the manufacturer.

Another area that get's us frustrated is when we find new or even old cranes missing name plates. The National Electrical Code states that each crane, monorail or hoist shall be provided with a visible name plate. Removing name plates takes a unit that is in compliance out of compliance."