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Crane & Rigging Meetings and Upcoming Events

Back in March at the HBR Crane and Rigging meeting Matt Gardiner with HAAG Engineering made a presentation on "Wind Effect on Cranes and Loads". The power of the wind is often underestimated when working with cranes. People sometimes forget that there is a significant potential for disasters due to wind loads. Please be careful when wind becomes a factor on the job.

Guy Ramsey with Maximum Capacity Media visited and extended a $100 discount for all HBR members wanting to attend the 2010 Crane and Rigging Conference at the Crown Plaza Houston/Greenspoint on May 26th and 27th here in Houston, Texas. The Crane & Riggin Conference offers "safety personnel, fleet and facility managers, as well as operators an independent forum where crane users and suppliers can debate the real-world dynamics of working with this equipment." BLP is an Event Partner of the CRC. We hope to see you there. 

Our guest for April's meeting was Richard Corbello with Columbus-McKinnon. He gave a presentation on "Chain Hoists and Come-A-Longs". This topic will be available soon for download on the HBR site. 

The May meeting for HBR will be a Breakfast Meeting held at Brady's Landing and will feature a few booths from some of our members. There will be two special topics discussed. One will be a discussion on 3rd Party Inspections and will have panel members form CICB, NACB and Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. for discussion. We look forward to conversing on the importance of lifting material inspections. The second topic will be Load Calculations-Part II, by Carol Crane and Rigging.

There are many events and conferences coming up in May for the Lifting and Rigging Industry. The 2010 Offshore Technology Conference takes place May 3rd - 6th at the Reliant Center. OTC is "the world's foremost event for development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection." Bishop Lifting Products, Inc. will be in booth 1009. Come and see what we have rigged up for 2010.

The Association of Crane & Rigging Professionls General Assembly Meeting will take place in Shreveport, Louisiana on May 11th thru 13th. ACRP is "dedicated to improving crane operations and rigging activities in all industries." They provide educational materials and opportunities to it's members and also to the public so we can all stay informed on crane and rigging operations in our industry.

As always, "Safety is Number One" and we hope to see you at one or all of these events.

AWRF President Jeff Bishop announces Upcoming Events

Jeff Bishop, President of Bishop Lifting Products and AWRF (Associated Wire Rope Fabricators), will be attending the AWRF General Meeting and P.I.E. in Bellevue, WA April 11-14^th.  The P.I.E. (Product Information Exhibit) is an annual event where members set up booths and participate display products.  Some of the exhibitors include The Crosby Group, Chant Engineering, Holland 1916, and Infochip Systems to name a few.

 

The schedule of events:

Sunday, April 11, 2010 – Registration, PIE set up, Reception

Monday, April 12, 2010 – Product & Information Exhibition

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 – General Business Session, Tour & Fun Run, Closing Banquet

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – AWRF Golf Tournament

 

Pictured below: Jeff Bishop accepts the award for President of AWRF

 

 

 

Crane & Rigging Meeting - Houston Business Roundtable

At the Houston Business Roundtable meeting on January 12^th, we were excited to see all the new attendees... We had record attendance for January with around 43 people. 

 

Topics discussed included: Lifting Lugs, OSHA update on C-DAT proposal, and an ASME B30 Committee chair person roster was passed out.  Charlie Emmitte, of Valero Refining, brought up a good discussion on wind considerations and LSI wind monitoring equipment.  Wayne Oswald showed a “Powerful” power point presentation on texting while driving.  I presented a framed photo to Kerry Hulse of Deep South Crane and Rigging as a token of his traveling preparation reputation.

 

Walter Brumley called for topics and speakers for upcoming meetings and breakfast forums.  HBR is planning an April breakfast forum with a likely panel discussion format.  Likely topics will be 3^rd party inspection practices.

 

At the end of the meeting we had a surprise bachelor’s party for Walter Brumley who’s getting married on Saturday...  Congratulations Walter!

 

ACRP 2009 Workshop & General Assembly October 12-14

ACRP (Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals) is holding their 2009 Workshop & General Assembly, October 12-14 in Woodland, Washington.  There will be several excellent presentations by well known experts in the lifting field, like Big Rigging Hardware by Mr. Skip Ohman with The Crosby Group, Big Rigging Slings by Mr. Mike Riggs with Slingmax and Lift Planning Normal/Critical by Mr. Mike Parnell with ITI.  To see the entire agenda go to http://www.acrp.net/ .  It will be beneficial for you and your company to attend and gather some valuable information.  Hope to see you there.

Regards, John C. Hellums, Bishop Lifting Products, Inc.

HBR Crane & Rigging Sub-Committee August Meeting Notes

 

Yesterday morning at our monthly HBR Crane and Rigging Sub-Committee meeting,   Mr. Mark A. Hernandez, a Compliance Assistance Specialist with OSHA, gave an update on a presentation he recently put on at the 2009 ASSE PDC in San Antonio on Mobil Cranes in Spanish.  Mark used the HBR Crane and Rigging Sub-Committee and the Critical Lift Plan Best Practice from Valero Texas City as a resource. We welcomed back Keith Goodgame with Turner Brothers Crane and Rigging.  I also want to welcome our newest member Tom Roseberry with Holt Crane & Equipment for joining our group and look forward to their valuable input within our lifting industry.  Next meeting, September 8^th, at 8:00am, at the Austin Industries Building 8031 Airport Blvd. Suite 118.  See ya there!