MMA Members Prioritize Workstation Crane and Monorail Safety
An article in MHI Solutions, written by Tom Gresham, explores how safety continues to guide the Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA) and its member companies more than 90 years after the organization’s founding. The piece highlights how a long-standing commitment to ...
Overhead Alliance Unifies the Industry Around Overhead Lifting Safety
A recent article in MHI Solutions, written by Tom Gresham, highlights how a coordinated effort across three leading industry groups is advancing overhead lifting safety. Through collaboration, the Overhead Alliance is improving training, strengthening standards, and promoting best practices for ...
What Should I Look for in a Crane Inspector?
What is a Crane Inspector? A crane inspector is a highly trained professional responsible for evaluating the safety, functionality, and regulatory compliance of crane and hoist systems. Qualified inspectors possess at least 2,000 hours of crane and hoist work experience ...
Is Your Crane Safe? Field Lessons on Preventing Overhead Lifting ...
Crane incidents and overhead lifting failures are rarely the result of a single mistake. More often, they stem from small oversights, improper design decisions, or long-accepted practices that go unchallenged. That was the central message of a recent webinar, “Is ...
Using AI for Safer Workplaces: Cranes, Forklifts, and Facility Safety ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving from experimental technology to a practical safety tool in industrial environments. A recent educational webinar—hosted by the Overhead Alliance—demonstrated how AI-powered vision systems reduce risk and prevent accidents involving overhead cranes, forklifts, and other ...
ANSI ACE 35-2026 Updates Improve Clarity, Safety, and Collaboration in ...
A Guest Post from the Members of the Automation, Controls, And Electrification Association (ACE). The electrification systems that power overhead traveling cranes may not be the most visible part of a crane design, but they are among the most critical. Conductor bars, festoon ...
CMAA Specification 79 Provides Updated Recommendations for Overhead Crane Operators
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has released the 2025 revision of its Specification 79: Crane Operator’s Manual. This publication offers detailed guidance for individuals responsible for operating overhead and gantry cranes in industrial environments. CMAA Specification 79 complements ...
CMAA Specification 78 Updates Guidance for Overhead Crane Inspection and ...
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has released the 2025 revision of its Specification for Crane Inspection and Maintenance Personnel: Qualifications and Training Requirements. CMAA Specification 78 provides a unified framework for developing, evaluating, and documenting the qualifications of ...
Updated CMAA Specification 74 Strengthens Safety and Design for Single-Girder ...
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) has released the 2025 revision of Specification No. 74. The document is the definitive design reference for top-running and under-running single-girder electric traveling cranes using under-running trolley hoists. The updates to CMAA Specification ...
Updates to CMAA Specification 70 for Multiple Girder Top-Running Bridge ...
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) recently released the 2025 revision of Specification No. 70. The publication is the definitive standard for top-running bridge and gantry type multiple-girder electric overhead traveling cranes. This update reflects the latest advances in ...