Under this year’s theme of power and energy are speakers including Havator president Erkki Hanhirova about the huge Norwegian Snow White project, Bechtel rigging manager Keith Anderson, UK power generation firm RWE npower safety manager Mike Rock, Mammoet safety manager Bryan Cronie, and others.
A late presentation is an exploration of the use of overhead cranes to dismantle the Chernobyl, Ukraine nuclear power station.
Other presentations include a workshop lead by wire rope designer Roland Verreet, and workshops on safety management and hook and condition monitoring.
A dedicated tower crane session will feature UK Health and Safety Executive specialist inspector Ian Simpson and Liebherr project manager Christoph Schneider on the dangers of third-party tower crane components, among others.
A factory crane session will include a discussion of anti-sway controls from Kimmo Hytönen of Innocrane, a report of British Nuclear Group Sellafield’s overhead crane buying requirements, and more.
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