Miscellaneous Articles

Jackson, Mississippi — OSHA: Nothing to fear from construction | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | Clyde Payne, area director for the OSHA office in Jackson, Mississippi said, “Yates Construction Co., which is building a parking garage at East Pascagoula and South West streets, erected a tower crane on East Pascagoula. Held up with a concrete base and reinforced with bolts, the electrically operated crane is counterbalanced to keep it from toppling.” Editorial comment: This site contradicts the above statement. In my opinion, the article tends to convey a message of false security. 4/3/06: 3 killed in collapse 4/22/06: Call made for crane inspections | Dead Link | This week's downtown crane accident was Miami's third in little more than a year, and a city commissioner is calling for increased equipment inspections. 11/18/06: Yet another deadly crash w/photo 11/21/06: Rules reviewed after spate of crane accidents 11/29/07: Sites to issue “Safe to Use” public statements on tower crane activities Typical Mentality of a Bureaucrat