To the untrained eye, cranes do all the hard labor as they lift substantial amounts of material throughout the daily routine. However, if you look closer, you will see the real heavy lifters — the ...

EVERETT — Zipping through the Boeing Co.’s jet factory on a golf cart, Ron Peterson waves to co-workers and calls out. Although the 61-year-old appears at ease on the floor, Peterson truly looks at ...

The largest collection of simulators in North America makes it easier to safely train students A student sits in the operating chair of a computerized crane simulator at SAIT Campus in Calgary, ...

Gulls don’t come near him. This spring, he had the ratcheting call of magpies, who made a nest on his crane. He stepped over it every day to reach his cab. Two chicks hatched from the clutch of five ...

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Arjun*, a poor youth, lands at a construction work site in search of a job and is hired as a helper. One day, he helps a crane operator and a few days later begins operating it himself. Arjun*, a poor ...