Tower crane register

The HSE will launch a consultation this month on the tower crane registration scheme, with a view to bringing in new regulation by April 2010.

The demand for a register to improve the control and management of risks has been repeatedly made by safety campaigners, particular in the wake of crane disasters.

See: www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/hseboard/2009/230609/p-jun-b09-59.pdf