CICA Newsletter - October 2012 - The Crane Industry Council of

Crane Industry News
The CICA National Newsletter
Issue No 42—October 2012
2012 CICA
Lift of the
Year
Awards
CICA is pleased to announce and congratulate
the 2012 Lift of the Year Award Winners:
The Bill Shaw Memorial Cup
presented to Stuart Edwards, John
Holland Group (on left) by John
Gillespie, CICA President
(CICA Lift of the Year Award Sponsor)
Awards presented by Jon Cuthbert, Aspermont Pty Ltd (Cranes & Lifting Publisher)
Category A Winner
John Holland Group
Accepted by
Stuart Edwards
Category A Runner Up
Aztec Analysis
Accepted by
Craig Blandford
Category A Highly
Commended
VEC Thiess JV
Accepted by
John Foster
Category B Winner
Gillespies Crane
Services
Accepted by
John Gillespie
THE CRANE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
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Lifting Industry Standards
From The Presidents Desk
Newsletter Contents
The signature event for CICA is the annual
conference and this year’s conference held
at the Adelaide Convention Centre
exceeded all expectations. After a record
attendance at the 2011 conference held in
Surfers Paradise, we were very surprised
with delegate registrations topping out at
430 - a new record.
Now I am asking the question as to when will delegate
numbers crack 500! My highlights of the conference include:
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The Manufacturers’ Panel with senior representatives
from the leading manufacturers responding to probing
questioning from Stuart Anderson.
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The technical presentation on the effects of the global
engine emission requirements on our industry in
Australia.
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Lift of the Year Awards
President’s Report
CraneSafe Report
Major Inspection Verification Advert
Con Popov Award
CEO Report
CICA Board Meeting Dates
Membership Update
CICA Gold Plate & Major Inspections
CraneSafe Engineer Update
Soft Sling Safety Alert
Conference Report
CICA Awards
Charity Raffle
Conference Photos
Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors
CICA Training Project Update
PPSR Update
Lift of the Year—Message from Judges
CICA Products
State Report
Industry Photos
Event & Meeting Dates
CICA Board
Association Contact Details
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The Lift of the Year presentations with John Holland’s winning the Bill Shaw Memorial Award.
Danny Black receiving the Con Popov Memorial Award.
The Gala Dinner to close out the conference, an outstanding night with superb entertainment.
There is a full report on the conference, exhibition and crane display including photos in the following
pages.
There are a few other matters that I will touch on. First there is the draft NSW Long Term Transport
Master Plan released during September. Of particular importance to the Crane Industry is the
chapter on Funding that refers to road user charges. Road User Charges are used in many countries
including New Zealand, charging by the vehicle mass and the distance travelled. This has possible
implications for all crane businesses. Comments on the draft Master Plan are due by 26th October.
The next thing is the recent decision by the Singapore Government to make it mandatory for all
Mobile Cranes brought into use from 1st January, 2013 to be fitted with data loggers and they have
also recommended that all existing mobile cranes be equipped with data loggers. This follows on
from the European Standard EN13000:2010 that since May 2010 mandated the requirement of data
loggers on all new mobile cranes. I ask the question, do you have an opinion on Road User Charges
and Data Loggers? Please get involved either through your State Association or directly to CICA.
In closing I would like to welcome Cheryl Daley, Bart Sutherland and Jeff Sibbick to the CICA Board
as our new Directors. I look forward to your active involvement at your first Board meeting to be
held in Hobart on Thursday 15th November.
Best Wishes,
John Gillespie, CICA President
Stuart Anderson facilitates the Manufacturers’ Panel
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CICA Mission Statement
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To be the authority for the lifting industry of Australia.
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To develop and promote a safe and effective crane and lifting industry.
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To strive to achieve uniformity in standards and regulations throughout
Australia.
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To represent and promote members’ interests and assist their ongoing
success.
CraneSafe Update
The most important news is the appointment of Brandon Hitch to the position of
General Manager CraneSafe and Steve Kalpins as the IT Manager. Both of these
young guys will take CraneSafe to new levels in the years to come. Brandon joined
as the CraneSafe Engineer almost 12 Months ago and his promotion to
General Manager will enable me to do more of the important things in life which is fishing and
drinking red wine. I will hang around for while as Brandon’s mentor to help him in broadening the
scope and services of CraneSafe. Steve has been around a lot longer having worked for us as an IT
Consultant for 10 years setting up the back-room processes which has made CraneSafe what it is,
along with Kylie Charrett, who looks after all of the administrative issues.
We now have 24 different assessments in the program with the recent introduction of Annual
Assessments for Tower Cranes and the recent release of Side Boom Pipe Layers, Full Load Reach
Stackers and Folding Leader Piling Rigs. All of the 24 different assessments come under the AS1418
and AS2550 umbrella of Standards that we use in our industry. Demand for these services come
from within the industry and CraneSafe is the premium third party independent inspection service in
the World. Another feature that is also unique is that it is owned by the industry and excess funds
are used for new safety initiatives requested by industry.
We have done 36,687 assessments on 10,063 different cranes since our inception in 2002 and all of
these have been scanned and electronically stored. This will enable owners to replace any lost or
misplaced inspection reports when they are required for a major inspection some time in the future.
10 year major inspections are mandated in the new Regulations along with the requirement to keep
accurate records. CraneSafe is able to assist in this requirement for those that have been less than
perfect. We are also preparing a road show for each of the State crane associations to give guidance
on the myriad of regulations the crane industry is now facing. More information on this issue will be
advised soon.
The 12 months period ending September 2012 has also highlighted just how strange the crane
market is in Australia at this time. Western Australia and Queensland are going gangbusters while
the once powerhouse of the crane industry, NSW is languishing in the doldrums with Victoria. Sales
in the past 12 months have been quite remarkable with sales exceeding 720 units (which are the
highest we have recorded) since 2008 when just over 700 cranes were delivered. Liebherr and
Tadano have really made significant inroads to their traditional rivals. This is especially evident in WA
and Queensland.
Some of the information being generated with our CraneSafe statistics is really quite useful in
determining where problems are likely to occur. I have attached details of the 10 highest recurring
faults on All Terrain Cranes and Articulated Cranes and it is quite bizarre when you see fire
extinguishers being at the top of the lists as well as LMI’s being quite prominent. Our life would be a
lot simpler, and your bills would be a lot less if these issues were corrected before your annual
CraneSafe.
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Gold Major Inspection Verifications open for Business
CICA is pleased to announce that the Gold Plate major inspection service is now available from the
CICA office. The cost for this service is $1500 for members and $1800 for non-members of CICA.
The completed major inspection should be forwarded to the CICA office with the appropriate cheque.
If the report is not substantially in accordance with the “CICA GUIDE TO 10 YEAR MAJOR
INSPECTIONS”, AS2550-1 or the QLD 2006 Mobile Crane Code of Practice, there is a good chance
that you will not receive the Gold Plate so it is important that you know this fact up front and not
waste your time and money. The CICA Guide is available on the CICA web-site.
Our CICA Engineers will assess whether the correct procedures have been adopted and there is
sufficient corresponding evidence to confirm that the crane can be issued with the Gold Plate.
Conformance to Australian Standards, sound engineering principles, correct competent personnel
used and a suitably competent engineer “sign-off” will all be vigorously scrutinized.
If there are minor deficiencies that can be corrected, the company will be informed what is
necessary to enable the report to be reassessed. When this additional information is provided, a final
determination as to whether a Gold Plate can be issued will be made. There will be no refunds given
if the Gold Plate is not issued. Our Engineers will have spent their time assessing the report so
please ensure that it is likely to succeed before submitting it to us.
We know from discussions with Major Contractors that they are very concerned with the joint
obligations they will now share with crane suppliers as mandated in the new Safe Work Australia
Regulations. They will be equally liable with the supplier for the condition of the crane so there are
some huge incentives to have a third party assessment that the crane has had a correct major
inspection carried out and not just a single page “drive-by”.
Used crane buyers will now be able to stipulate a CICA “Gold Plate for any older crane they
purchase. This will substantially increase their bargaining ability and lessen the “Buyer Beware”
syndrome.
Jeff Brundell, National Director, CraneSafe
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Con Popov Memorial Award — Danny Black
The Con Popov Memorial Award is awarded to an individual by
CICA to recognise outstanding contribution to the industry
over a considerable time period. The Award is named after
industry pioneer and legend Con Popov. Constantine
Alexander (Con) Popov was one of the few figures of the
Australian crane industry who made an impact not only on the
local market but also internationally. Con was an engineer
educated in Russia and the USA at Stanford, who developed a
strong engineering business before migrating to Australia in
1952. Two years later Con saw the opportunity to expand into
the crane industry and went on to become an industry
innovator and leader. Con produced many cranes and became
a long-term President of the early crane and lifting
association, before his retirement by the early 70’s. Con died
in 1997 aged 87.
The Con Popov Memorial Award
presented to Danny Black (on left)
by Ray Brenton, CIAQ President
The Con Popov Award presentation is traditionally made at the
CICA Annual Conference Gala Dinner. Nominations are called
for each year via the respective State Associations and
considered by the CICA Board. The last time this Award was
given was back in 2008, to Kevin Wheeler, a CICA past
president. It is therefore most fitting, that as a united national
industry we celebrate the achievements of Danny Black, as
the 2012 Con Popov Award winner.
Danny Black
Danny Black was born in 1969 and joined Franna Cranes Pty Ltd fresh out of the University of
Queensland as a young Design Engineer in 1989. Danny has a Bachelor of Engineering in the field of
Mechanical Engineering. Danny’s interest in crane equipment was evident as he became involved in
research and development of Pick and Carry 4WD Franna Cranes under the watchful eyes of Brian
Hain.
In 1991 Danny was promoted to the position of Engineering Manager where he was in charge of the
early design team with successful new models evolving from 10 tonnes capacity to 12, 14, 18, 20
and 25 tonnes capacity. As Franna was also a distributor of large imported cranes, Danny gained a
lot of experience and by the early age of 30, Danny was an accomplished Chief Design Engineer. USA
based Terex Corporation purchased Franna Cranes in 1999 and introduced more imported Rough
Terrain, Large Hydraulic and Crawler Cranes, Danny continued his employment as Engineering Manager under the new ownership until being appointed the General Manager for the Terex Cranes Australian operations in 2009, the position he still holds today.
Danny has represented CICA on the Australian Standards committee since 2000. In 2003 Danny was
appointed Vice President Marketer on the Executive Committee for the Crane Industry Association of
Queensland (CIAQ) and still currently retains this position. In addition, Danny joined the CICA Board
in 2005, and took up the position as CICA Vice President in 2009, still serving in this role currently,
as part of the higher level discussions and leadership of the CICA Executive Team.
At just 43 years of age, Danny is without a doubt one of the most accomplished Cranes Engineers we
have in Australia today. Danny’s engineering knowledge in the Crane Industry is far and wide and he
is often consulted by his peers. Danny’s nomination recognises his career path, personal contribution
to the design and success and improving standards of the Australian crane industry. For the above
reasons, Danny is regarded as achieving and exceeding the high standards of excellence and contribution that is embodied by the Con Popov Memorial Award.
On behalf of the CICA Board, Members and the Australian Crane Industry, congratulations to Danny
Black.
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Membership Matters
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A Report by the CEO
Welcome and thanks for taking the time to read this report. Thanks to those many
members who have renewed their CICA membership and responded to our 2012
member survey (as reported in the August Newsletter). Without members we would
have no reason to exist.
2012 Conference
Once again the CICA Conference was a great success, although not everything went to plan,
including some challenging weather! Thanks must go to the hard-working Conference Team led by
Cheryl Woodhart. Highlights included a great location and venue; record delegate numbers; a solid
speaker program; our Lift of the Year Awards; our biggest exhibition; a well supported crane
display; a special Networking Dinner at the Adelaide Oval; plus a great Gala Awards Dinner that
many will remember as the best-ever! Thank you to the wonderful support from industry including
our sponsors and exhibitors led by Finlease our Platinum Sponsor plus the strong participation of
crane owners and national marketers. See the full Conference Report on page 12 along with
pictures. Of course please see the Online Picture Gallery via http://rixryan.dphoto.com/
folder/6f755u plus Video Highlights will be available on the CICA website soon.
CICA Board Meeting
The CICA Board Meeting minutes and discussions are confidential, but as usual I am able to share
many non-confidential matters progressed at the 5 September meeting as follows:
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4 new Ordinary Members and 3 new National Marketers were approved - see page 9
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the CEOs annual performance review was completed
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the CICA Allocations to the States of the National Marketer funds were approved
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the 2013 Board Meeting dates were approved - see page 9
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the 2012 Board Election results were noted
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the 2012 Member Survey results were considered
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the Strategic Planning draft plan was tabled
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the One Association project progress was noted with the next Project Committee Meeting due
15 October, in Melbourne
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the Board approved Brandon Hitch's promotion to General Manager, CraneSafe effective 1
October
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it was agreed to present CICA's 1st Gold Plate (Major Inspection desk audit) to Universal
Cranes ... See the story and picture on page 10
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the 2013 Conference Platinum Sponsor: SpanSet was noted
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the International Crane Stakeholder Assembly (ICSA) set for 26 November linked to BAUMA
China week was discussed. This meeting is the agreed 2012 meeting of the international
associations and CICA is the co-host for this meeting along with China's CCMA.
CICA Board Meeting
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CIA NSW's agreement to be state host of the 2014 Conference was noted
the CAWA concerns received 3 September were noted and discussed - as raised by CAWA at
the Industry Forum and AGM
following the AGM, the Board reconvened to welcome the new Directors and to elect Office
Bearers for the year ahead. The new Directors were welcomed: Bart Sutherland, Cheryl Daley,
Jeff Sibbick and Malcom Smith ( re-elected at the AGM - see page 2). Existing Board Appointed
Directors were reviewed and re-confirmed as Jeff Brundell and Ray Brenton. John Gillespie
was re-elected as CICA President and Danny Black was re-elected as Vice President. See the
updated Board details on page 24
CICA 2012 Annual General Meeng (AGM)
As per the annual compliance requirements, the CICA AGM was held, in Adelaide on 5 September 2012. Key
ma"ers addressed included:
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no$ng of the Previous Mee$ng (held 14 September 2011) Minutes
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receiving of the 2012 Annual Financial Report
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receiving Other Reports from the President, Chief Execu$ve Officer and CraneSafe Director
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announcement of the recently elected Directors: Bart Sutherland, Cheryl Daley, Jeff Sibbick and Malcom
Smith (elected at the mee$ng), along with the Appointed Directors: Jeff Brundell and Ray Brenton. See the
full Board for 2012 on page 24
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no$ng of the ongoing role of Alan
Marshall as the Secretary and John
Wa"y as the Auditor
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considera$on of the tabled Special
Business - the proposed amendment
to the CICA Cons$tu$on. In view of
the opposi$on to the amendment via
tabled proxy votes by WA members,
the mee$ng agreed to withdraw the
proposal.
For more informa$on refer to the AGM
minutes emailed by CICA to all Members on
1 October 2012.
CICA Industry Forum
CICA 2012 Industry Forum
As usual the Industry Forum was conducted on the preliminary day of the Conference, on 5 September in
Adelaide, prior to the AGM. Key issued discussed included:
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the CAWA and WA member concerns regarding the CICA Cons$tu$on, especially sec$on 15.3 covering the
Board composi$on. It was agreed that the CICA Cons$tu$on was in need of review.
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the CICA Conference registra$on fee level and the value of making this more affordable to small business
members. The mee$ng noted registra$on fees had not changed for 3 years and currently the Early Bird
Delegate Fee of $755 was $301 below the actual cost of $1,056 incurred by CICA. It was agreed to ask the
CICA Board to consider introducing a 'First Timers' (business) discount.
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improving vehicle access on bridges Australia-wide. There was general agreement that industry needs
be"er co-opera$on on the issues, research, informa$on sharing and lobbying - amongst the states and
CICA and delegates and states were asked to further consider how to address this going forward.
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the One Associa$on Project. CIA NSW referred to their le"er dated 17 August and their in principle support
and aim to join CICA by August 2013, subject to the details and further due diligence as the project unfolded.
CAWA advised their posi$on remains unchanged. The other states advised they were all suppor$ve in
principle at this stage, subject to the further details and due diligence. The next Project Commi"ee Mee$ng
is set for 15 October in Melbourne.
Succession Planning for the CICA Board. There was general support to address the deficiencies in the CICA
Cons$tu$on; encourage ongoing succession planning at state and na$onal level; improve member
engagement; and recogni$on for the good work of the volunteer Directors.
VCA advised their plan to consider purchasing Weight Scales (following the CAWA ini$a$ve) and to seek
CICA support, perhaps sharing access across eastern seaboard states.
For more informa$on, refer to the Industry Forum minutes emailed by CICA to all Members, Delegates & State
Associa$ons on 1 October 2012.
Brandon Hitch promoted to General Manager, CraneSafe
It was announced by Paul Heeks, MC at the Adelaide Conference,
that Brandon Hitch was being promoted to General Manager,
CraneSafe, effec$ve from 1 October. On behalf of the members,
the Board and the Office team .... Congratula$ons to Brandon!!
Keep Lifting Australia!
Alan Marshall
Chief Executive Officer, CICA
CICA Board Meeting Dates
2012
15th November
2013
7th March
9th May
11th July
11th September
14th November
Membership Update
At the recent CICA Board meeting on 5th September, the following new members were approved:
National Marketers
Baseplan Software
Control Devices
Diamond Fabrication & Welding Services
Ordinary Members
AM Cranes
DK Crane Hire
MTU Detroit Diesel Australia
Mudgee Cranes
Members that have ceased CICA membership during this year are:
National Marketers
Ordinary Members
MA Risk Solutions
Australian Construction Training
Centenary Cranes
City Crane Hire
D&G Hoist
QMW Industries
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First CICA Gold Plate Issued
At the CICA Adelaide Conference, Brandon Hitch gave an update on the progress of this important
project, including:
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emphasising the need for ongoing industry self-regulation
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promoting the details of CICA's optional Gold Plate desk-top audit to assist the industry address
ongoing problems with Major Inspection understanding and quality.
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listing the Major Inspection verification process and guidelines
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presenting the 1st Gold Plate to Universal Cranes (see the article below a copy of Brandon's
presentation slides is available by contacting the CICA Office.
Major Inspection Update
The 2012 Adelaide CICA Conference was the venue for
the first CICA Major Inspection Verification “GOLD
PLATE” to be issued to Universal Cranes as confirmation
that the major inspection meets the criteria established
by CICA, and the crane if used on the same duty basis,
would be next required to have a major inspection in
December 2021.
CICA has been at the forefront for ensuring that major
inspections meet the requirements of Australian
Standards, existing Codes of Practice and the
expectations of the various Regulators.
L-R: Brandon Hitch, CraneSafe General
Manager and Joachim Schalk, Universal
Cranes
A guide to major inspections written by CICA in 2006, and while it is still the biggest down-loaded
document from the CICA web-site, there are still some in the crane industry looking for the cheapest
possible solutions. Single page documents are still being issued with minimal justification for
approving the crane as safe for continued operation.
These types of approvals basically are the reason why the CICA Major Inspection Verifications
program has been implemented. CICA will desk-top audit major inspection reports to verify that they
conform to Australian Standards, Crane Codes of Practice (including the new Safe Work Australia
copy), OH&S Regulations and sound Engineering Principles. If the report meets these requirements,
CICA will issue a “Gold Plate” for fixing to the crane that confirms to all site personnel and
Regulators, that the crane has undergone a legitimate major inspection complete with the necessary
documentation and testing.
In some cases, many of the inspection requirements will have been carried out but not documented
correctly which will preclude the owner from obtaining the “Gold Plate”. Our process allows for
additional information to be provided that will enable the competent CICA engineer to reassess the
original submission, and if the additional information received is satisfactory for the confirmation that
the crane is in accordance with the four main criteria listed above, the “Gold Plate” can be issued.
The cost for this verification is $1500 plus GST for CICA Members and $1800 plus GST for non CICA
Members.
The addition of the “Gold Plate” for buyers of used cranes will assure the buyer that the crane is
indeed in the condition that they expect, and likewise, it will greatly assist owners passing their
cranes into the second-hand market. Like the CraneSafe 3rd party independent annual inspection
program, it is cheap insurance for the people who conform to the accepted levels of inspection.
The first crane to receive its CICA “Gold Plate” is owned by Universal Cranes, and is a Liebherr
LTM1080/1 that has completed 14429 upper hours and has travelled 121206 kilometres since its
manufacture in 1999. The strip down and rectification was supervised out by M&I Inspection
Services and D. Jones of Metrotech was the Engineer who signed off that the crane was next due for
a major inspection in 2021.
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CraneSafe Engineer Update
At the Adelaide Conference, Brandon Hitch (CraneSafe Engineer and now General Manager
CraneSafe) gave an update on the CraneSafe program including:
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Some program statistics: e.g.
⇒ 6618 cranes have been assessed in the Year To Date
⇒ 8086 faults have been recorded
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Promoting the new CraneSafe Certificates now available
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A report on the Assessor Audit program
⇒ 35 of 44 audits have been completed nationally
⇒ most common assessor errors are not completing the winch brake test / line pull for a full
5 minutes; not checking the tyre pressures on mobile rated cranes
⇒ audits in 2013 will be 'blind' meaning the assessor will not be present
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A copy of Brandon's presentation is available by contacting the CICA Office
Crane Category Volume
Crane Assessments by State
28
1626
2118
1274
347
27
1172
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Soft Sling Safety Alert!
WorkSafe Victoria recently issued a Safety Alert in relation to the dangers
associated with using synthetic fibre slings (often known as soft slings).
For further information refer to:
WorkSafe Victoria - www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
AS 4497.2-1997 Round slings - Synthetic fibre - Care and use
AS 1353.2-1997 Flat synthetic - webbing slings - Care and use
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2012 Adelaide Conference Report
As reported in the recent CICA emails and Media Releases, the 2012 Conference, Exhibition and
Crane Display, held 5-7 September 2012, was a wonderful success.
Congratulations go to the 2012 Conference Team comprising SACA and CICA representatives:
Cheryl Woodhart (SACA President), Stephen Holmes, Jeff Sibbick, Roger Weste, Andrew Hall,
Marcus Ferrari, Jeff Wilson, Tim Jensen, Tim Mee plus the CICA Office team (Lisa and Alan), plus
Sue Ryman-Kiernan (Wise Connections) our PCO.
Highlights included:
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A record 430 total delegates (excluding spouses
tour and dinner partners); 34 exhibitors spread
over a record 50 booth spaces; and 27 cranes
on display!!
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The Networking Dinner at the Adelaide Oval was
a great night, despite the weather impact on the
planned Walk of Fame. Raising $11,000 for the
Raffle was a wonderful result for the nominated
charity Beyond Blue. Many thanks to Craig
Craig Membrey
Membrey for his passion for the cause.
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Well-respected industry member Paul Heeks was MC and did a sterling job, over the two days
despite battling a recent virus. Many thanks Paul! The opening videos were well received,
including showcasing the recently released SACA video.
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The speaker program was strong with Damien Fleming as the Keynote Speaker doing an
excellent job. The 2 official Technical Presentations were of great interest, being 'What do
global engine emission requirements mean to the Australian Crane industry' (presented by
Bob Hund from Manitowoc) and 'Side slope considerations for pick and carry
applications' (presented by Craig Kittle, Terex). Thanks you to the respective presenters and
companies.
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CICA was pleased to update delegates on CraneSafe and the new CICA Major Inspection Gold
Plate Certification Audit (both done by Brandon Hitch) and the good progress on the Training
Project (Andrew Esquilant).
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Once again, there was strong interest in the Lift of the Year Award presentations. For the first
time, this year this was done by a single presenter (following how this is done in NZ) by
Stuart Anderson. Thank you Stuart. In addition the Manufacturers Panel held much interest,
and once again CICA had the great support of the 'majors' with Eric Etchart - Manitowoc, Bill
Stramer – Linkbelt, Kevin Bradley – Terex, Christoph Kleiner – Liebherr, Alexander Knecht –
Tadano comprising the 2012 Panel. The Panel was facilitated by Stuart Anderson, so thanks
again to Stuart.
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Keep in mind all speaker presentation slides are available from the CICA Office plus the many
pictures are accessible via the Online Picture Gallery.http://rixryan.dphoto.com/folder/6f755u
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The Exhibition was impressive with our biggest space ever and feedback from Exhibitors was
generally very positive, with good business prospects and discussions achieved.
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Based on feedback, the Gala Awards Dinner must rank as one of the best ever nights. The
banquet room set up was great, along with an excellent band being Cornsey’s All Stars and
MC for the night was Pete Laser. Raymond Crowe was the entertainment and once again it was
another outstanding winner. The industry highlight is of course the Awards. Congratulations to
the Lift of the Year Award nominations and winners (see the details below). In addi$on, it was a huge
emo$onal moment when Danny Black (Terex Australia) was announced by Ray Brenton as the Con Popov
Memorial Award Winner. Well done to Danny!! (See page 6 for Danny’s career summary)
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The traditional 'hand-over' at the Gala Awards Dinner from SACA to the 2013 Conference state
host VCA was done by Cheryl Woodhart (SACA President) to Brenton Salleh (VCA President).
In addition SpanSet was announced as the 2013 Conference Platinum Sponsor, along with a
2013 Hobart Conference promotional video.
Thank you to those that completed the Delegate Survey and the Exhibitor/Sponsor Survey,
which form part of the post-event review process. There were many things that didn't go as
well as we would have wanted so we have lots to continue to improve on as we go forward.
The 2012 Conference Team has already held a Review Meeting, CICA has also had Review
discussions with our PCO plus a Final Report will be tabled for discussion at the CICA Board
Meeting in November. All feedback and discussions will be passed on to the 2013 Conference
Team for their consideration.
CICA 2012 Awards
Undoubtedly, the highlight of the Gala Dinner was the Industry Awards as follows:
CICA Lift of the Year Awards
Sponsored by
Category A (Lifts over 130t) Nominations:
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Aztec Analysis x 2
Gillespies Crane Services
John Holland Group
VEC Theiss Joint Venture
Winner:
John Holland Group
Accepted by Stuart Edwards
Runner Up:
Aztec Analysis
Accepted by Craig Blandford
Winning Category A Lift —John Holland Group
Job: Coal Export Terminal, Newcastle
Highly Commended: VEC Thiess Joint Venture
Accepted by John Foster
Category B (Lifts under 130t) Nominations:
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Fullers Mobile Cranes
Gillespies Crane Services
Winner:
Gillespies Crane Services
Accepted by John Gillespie
Winning Category B Lift — Gillespies Crane Services
Job: Spit Bridge, Roseville
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People’s Choice Lift of the Year Awards
Category A - VEC Thiess Joint Venture
Category B -
L-R: John Foster,
VEC Thiess Joint
Venture and
Danny Black,
CICA Vice
President
Fullers Mobile Cranes
L-R: Larry
Fuller, Fullers
Mobile
Cranes and
Danny Black,
CICA Vice
President
Bill Shaw Memorial Cup
John Holland Group
L-R: John Gillespie, CICA
President and Stuart
Edwards, John Holland Group
2012 Photo of the Year Competition
2012 Best Exhibition Booth Award
Midcoast Cranes
LSI Robway
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Conference Charity Raffle
On behalf of the 2012 Conference Committee we thank the following companies for their generous
prize donations for the annual Conference Charity Raffle. Ticket sales and a further generous
donation of $5,000 from UAA resulted in $11,000 being raised and donated to the nominated charity
Beyond Blue.
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Manitowoc — Grove GMK7450/7550 Crane Model
Pace Cranes — Sennebogen 683 Crane Model
Baden Davis Crane Connection — Link-Belt RTC 80100-II Crane Model
Tadano — 5 Axle and 2 Axle Rough Terrain Crane Models
Manitou — Maniscopic MT1840 Model and Manitou Jacket
Load Systems International — Wind Speed Kit & Anti-2 Block Kit
Haulotte — Telehandler Model x 2
Ferrari Cranes — Ferrari Watch and Jacket x 2
Australian Crane & Machinery — 1965 Coles Truck Crane Model
Liebherr — LTM 1300-6.1 Crane Model
South Australian Crane Association — Port Adelaide and Adelaide Crows Football Jerseys
Cargotec — Model and Jacket
JLG Industries — 4013 Telehandler and 1250AJP Articulating Boom Lift Models
UAA — V8 Super Car Hot Lap x 2
CICA — Jumbo Pack x 2 and Dogging in the Workplace CD x 2
Conference Photos
Exhibition & Welcome Function
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Networking Dinner
Crane Display
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Speaker Program
Gala Awards Dinner
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Sponsors
Exhibitors
Platinum:
Australian Crane & Machinery
Finlease
UAA
Gold:
Liebherr
Baden Davis Crane Connection
Cranes & Lifting Magazine
Tadano Oceania
Ferrari Cranes
Networking Dinner:
Manitowoc Crane Group
Terex Cranes
WATM Crane Sales & Service
Load Systems International
Silver:
Robway
A Noble & Sons
Bullivants
Pace Cranes
Lunch Sponsors:
Haulotte
Solutions To Go
LSM Technologies
Satchel:
Transtech Driven
Cargotec
Robertsons Lifting & Rigging
Rigging Rentals
Welcome Function:
Cobo Oceania
Tram Australia
Gleason Cranes
Bronze:
Zoomlion
Manitou
Bearing Thermal Resources
Spanset
Control Devices
Baseplan Software
General:
Diamond Fabrication & Welding Services
South Australian Crane Association
CICA / CraneSafe
CICA thanks our important Sponsors
and Exhibitors for their ongoing
support and contribution to the
highly successful 2012 Conference.
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CICA Training Project Update
At the CICA Adelaide Conference Andrew
Esquilant (CICA Director) gave an update on
CICA's Training Project progress including:
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Announcing completion of the
Certificate III in Construction Industry
Crane Operation, championed by CICA
with the assistance and support from
the AI Group, TAFE NSW, CPSISC, ATL
NSW ITAB, CFMEU, DEC, SWSI TAFE,
WorkCover NSW, various members and
other industry stakeholders.
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The Course comprises 635 hours over 2
years and will be trialled in NSW from
2013 as part of the process to be
adopted and certified nationally within the national construction training package.
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Andrew presented the Course units as part of his detailed presentation.
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CICA thanks Andrew as the Project Chair, along with support from John Gillespie CICA
President and additional support from NSW members Paul Churchill, John Farrier, Gareth Mace
and Melissa Cuturich.
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A major part of the Training Project has been the development of industry and union support to
make a variation to the Mobile Crane Operations Modern Award, to include a traineeship
classification. AI Group has been vital in progressing this matter for CICA and the variation has
been submitted to Fair Work Australia for consideration, which is a significant step forward.
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Once the above is all in place, CICA will commence communication with members and the state
associations to seek commitment from industry to support the traineeship program. Various
course details and promotional material will be available to assist members. CICA is hopeful of
progressing other initiatives to support the traineeship program, for example: CICA funded
trainees, scholarship grants, listing approved training providers on the CICA website etc.
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This Project is a key part of the CICA Board's strategic plans. CICA also has various training
products to assist members - refer to the CICA website (or see page 20).
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A copy of Andrew's presentation is available by contacting the CICA Office.
Personal Properties Security Register Update
Further to CICA’s last update on the PPSR, Miles Beamish of Finlease presented on this topic at the
2012 CICA Conference and recommended the following 5 point PPSR Checklist:
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Have I assessed the risk involved in hiring to this customer?
How long is the hire going to last for?
Having assessed the risk – do I need to register a security interest on PPSR?
Using a Master Agreement – Register interest on the PPSR
Have I pointed out to the customer the Terms & Conditions of sub-hire?
The Personal Properties Securities Act commenced on 30/1/12. For a full copy of Miles’ presentation
slides, contact the CICA office. For further information refer to your accountant, solicitor, finance
broker/advisor, your State Association or the Government website www.ppsr.gov.au
CICA will be contacting Members shortly on the PPSR to identify and progress key concerns.
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Lift of the Year Award — Entry Update
Another year has passed and the judges for the Cranes & Lifting Lift of the Year Awards thought it
was appropriate to give some tips to next years entrants and to those contemplating whether they
should enter or not. The first and most important message is that too many entries are neglecting
the “background” information requested. Too much emphasis is spent on the actual lift itself and
not enough is going into the real effort that must be done in the planning and execution of the lift
itself. Go to the CICA office and look at the detail given by the previous winners if you haven’t had
a look at the conference itself (You are not allowed to copy or take these out of the office)
This is quite evident when you look at the often different results between the “popular” votes at
the conference versus the actual Judges decisions. The delegates spend 5 minutes looking at the
video or power point presentations of the actual lift, but while the judges most certainly look at the
promotional material, they also look at how and why of the method that the lift was carried out.
What may look as a great job at the conference may very well be quite dangerous when all of the
OH&S and planning issues are taken into account.
All entries are judged by the material provided. The judges are not allowed to guess what was
intended; they can only judge on what the can see and read from the entry provided. Include
actual documents used for the entry. Don’t use a generic Safe Work Method Statement. One entry
in the past had a SWMS signed off a month after the job was completed. The judges have no
choice other than to mark this as a zero.
There are 16 different point carrying issues requested for Category A lifts. Use these as the basis
of the entry and address each of them individually and convince the judges that you are indeed
conforming to every issue highlighted. This method will certainly improve your chances
considerably. In the case of Category B entries, use the same principles as Category A. Leave
nothing to chance or assume that the judges will know what you mean. There is no latitude to do
this.
The Judges.
CICA Products
CICA offers a range of products to assist in areas
fundamental to the safe operation of your cranes.
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Crane Log Book - Operator Safety Checks
available to cover the following crane types Mobile Crane, Vehicle Loading Crane and Self
Erecting, Electric Hammerhead, Electric Luffing
Jib and Diesel Luffing Jib Tower Cranes.
Crane Safety Manual - a valuable reference
which details how to safely operate the crane
and identify any hazards.
Training & Work Experience Log Book - for
crane personnel to record formal qualifications
and industry experience.
Training CDs including the 3 CD Set (1. How To
Read Crane Load Charts, 2. Crane Operator
Training Needs Assessment, 3. How To Set Up
Mobile Cranes); Safe Use of Pick & Carry Cranes
and Dogging In The Workplace.
To order visit the CICA
website Online Store @
www.cica.com.au
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State Report
Recently all of the State Crane Associations held their Annual General Meetings. The newly elected
committees for 2012/2013 are as follows:
Victorian Crane Association
President: Brenton Salleh
Vice President: Nick Morris
Committee: Geoff Hughes, Tony Arena, Barry Stockdale, Tom Smith, Terry Cameron, John Pavone,
Darren Stevens, Jarrod Sutherland
Crane Industry Association of New South Wales
President: Paul Churchill
Vice President: Jeff Wilson (Marketer)
Committee: Anthony Davis, John Farrier, Andrew Lambert, John Medland, John Gillespie, Andrew
Esquilant
South Australian Crane Association
President:Cheryl Woodhart
Vice President: Rodger Weste
Committee: Mark Gilbert, Jeff Sibbick, Andrew Hall, Philip Allen, Steve Holmes, Danny Harmer, Mark
Eberhard, Mark Wilson
Crane Association of Western Australia
President: Dean Short
Committee: Anthony Grosser, Roger Cross, Ben Pieyre, Darryl Reeves, Allan McPherson, James
Greenwood
Northern Territory Crane Association
President: Bart Sutherland
Vice President: Ian Furness
Committee: Adam Murrihy, Cheryl Woodhart
Crane Industry Association of Queensland
President: Ray Brenton
Vice Presidents: Fred Vidiac (Hirer) & Danny Black (Marketer)
Committee: Albert Smith, Mike Moloney, Gavin Kelly, Paul Neylan, Andy Richards, Stuart Edwards,
Joachim Schalck
Industry Photos
CraneSafe Assessors Meeting, Victoria 15/8/12
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VCA AGM & General Meeting 20/8/12
CIAQ AGM Dinner 24/8/12
Tasmanian CIRG Meeting 31/8/12
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NTCA AGM 4/10/12
Event & Meeting Dates
Conferences & Events
Mark Your Diary……
21-27/10/12 Safe Work Australia Week
26/11/12 ICSA 2012 Meeting (Shanghai, China)
26/11/12 KHL CICS Meeting (Shanghai, China)
27-30/11/12 BAUMA China (Shanghai, China)
15-21/4/13 BAUMA (Munich, Germany)
11-13 September, 2013
Hobart, Tasmania
Platinum Sponsor:
11-13/9/13 CICA Conference (Hobart, Tasmania)
4-8/3/14 ConExpo (Las Vegas, USA)
State Meeting Dates
CIA NSW
7/11/12 (General Meeting)
5/12/12 (General Meeting)
VCA
15/10/12 (General Meeting)
3/12/12 (General Meeting)
SACA
18/10/12 (General Meeting)
29/11/12 (General Meeting)
NTCA
CIAQ
9/11/12 (Committee)
CAWA
5/12/12 (General Meeting)
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CICA Board
John Gillespie - President
Nick Morris - Director
Cheryl Woodhart - Director
Danny Black – Vice President
Jeff Brundell – CraneSafe Director
Andrew Esquilant - Director
Malcom Smith - Director
Bart Sutherland - Director
Cheryl Daley - Director
Albert Smith - Director
Ray Brenton - Director
Jeff Sibbick - Director
CICA & State Crane Association Contacts
The Crane Industry Council of
Australia (CICA) National Office
Crane Industry Association of
NSW (CIA NSW)
South Australian Crane
Association (SACA)
PO Box 136, Mount Waverley Vic 3146
Unit 10, 18-22 Lexia Pl, Mulgrave Vic 3170
Ph: 1300 887 277
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cranesnsw.com.au
Secretariat: Heidi Hervay
Ph: (08) 8395 3572
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crane-sa.com.au
Secretary: Tim Mee
Northern Territory Crane
Association (NTCA)
Victorian Crane Association
(VCA)
Ph: (08) 8395 3572
Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Tim Mee
Ph: (03) 9895 4456
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cranesvic.com.au
Secretariat: Katie Tkatchenko
Crane Industry Association of
Queensland (CIAQ)
Crane Association of Western
Australia (CAWA)
Ph: (07) 3394 4388
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ciaq.com.au
Secretary: Travis Degen
Ph: (08) 9427 0840
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cawa.net.au
Secretary: Ron Adams
Ph: (03) 9501 0078
Fax: (03) 9501 0083
Websites: www.cica.com.au
www.cranesafe.com.au
CraneSafe Administration Manager: Kylie Charrett
Email: [email protected]
CraneSafe Administration Officer: Tracey Watson
Email: [email protected]
CraneSafe General Manager: Brandon Hitch
Email: [email protected]
CICA Administration Manager: Lisa Legge
Email: [email protected]
CICA Administration Assistant: Simone Hill
Email: [email protected]
IT Manager: Steve Kalpins
Email: [email protected]
Chief Executive Officer: Alan Marshall
Email: [email protected]
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