Mar 25, 2008 3:28 pm US/Eastern
NYC Orders Inspectors At Sites When Cranes Raised
NEW YORK (AP) ―
New York City officials have told contractors that they can't raise or lower large cranes at construction sites unless a buildings inspector is there.
Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster said the inspector must be on the site to ensure the crane is being operated safely. She also said engineers who design the cranes will have to inspect them before they are raised or lowered.
The department has already begun inspecting about 30 tower cranes in the city after the March 15 crane collapse that killed seven people.
Contractors building a 46-story condominium in midtown Manhattan were trying to lengthen the crane -- a process known as jumping -- when a steel support for it broke.
The crane demolished a four-story town house and damaged several other buildings.
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