For the Houston cranes, MJ EcoPower Hybrid Systems is taking the EcoCrane system to the next level by replacing the lead-acid batteries with Saft Li-ion batteries to supply the normal operating power as well as providing regenerative storage for energy captured as the
crane hoist lowers containers.
Constructed at the turn of the 20th century, the red pressed brick facade is punctuated by the original
crane hoist which runs the full height of the building.
That causes excessive wear and tear on the
crane hoist cables and hook block sheaves.
A craneage slot in the roof allows heavy and bulky items to be either positioned centrally on the turntable or suspended from the
crane hoist during blast cleaning operations.
Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive, Sally Hawkins told the court the shutter, being used to form a mold for a bundwall to go round the tank, slipped from the
crane hoist, trapping him.
Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive, Sally Hawkins told the court he had been concreting a wall around an oil tank when the shutter, being used to form a mould for a bundwall to go round the tank, slipped from the
crane hoist, trapping him.
Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive, Sally Hawkins said he was working behind a wall near an oil tank when the shutter slipped from the
crane hoist, trapping him.