Held at the department's headquarters in Lower Manhattan, theconference, according to a prepared DOB statement, serves as "astep forward in developing an ongoing worldwide dialogue amongresponsible parties in the crane industry, including governmentregulators, crane owners, manufacturers, operators, contractors,engineers, and riggers."
In the coming months, commissioner LiMandri plans to hold asafety summit with major crane manufacturers to discuss how to makecranes safer and build upon ideas generated at the conference. "Weeach represent different cities, states, and countries, but we areall facing the same challenge--how to make cranes safer," saidcommissioner LiMandri at the conference.
"Recent accidents in NewYork City and other jurisdictions around the world have made itclear that crane safety is a critical issue affecting all of us,"he continued. "Cranes easily move across state lines andinternational borders with varying degrees of oversight, and thisconference will foster an international dialogue to helpstandardize regulations and better protect millions of New Yorkersand others around the world."
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