Portable brake tester / decelerometer for the brake testing of cranes & commercial vehicles

Brake Failure Leads To Collison Crane Company Found Guilty Of Corporate Manslaughter Baldwins Crane Hire has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after a collision killed a 49-year-old man. The company was convicted of failing to ensure the safety of its employees and failing to ensure the safety of other persons at Preston Crown Court following the death of Lindsay Easton. Easton, from West Yorkshire, was driving a 130-tonne mobile crane, when the brake system failed on August 15, 2011, and the vehicle crashed into an earth bank. He suffered multiple injuries and died when the front of the vehicle was crushed in the impact. An investigation was subsequently launched by Lancashire Police, working alongside the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), reports the Rossendale Free Press. Mobile cranes operating under the Special Types General Order (STGO) are not subject to the braking requirements listed in VOSA’s HGV inspection manual. VOSA has been working with the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) to clarify the in-service brake performance testing requirements for these vehicles. The brake performance requirements for mobile cranes operating under STGO are listed in Technical Issue Notice – or TIN – 104. Read TIN 104 on the CPA website aide automotive market a portable brake tester / decelerometer for the brake testing of cranes & commercial vehicles. BrakeCheck ensures the optimum brake performance of a crane to comply with the latest Mobile Crane Technical Information Note from the CPA. The latest notes detais the requirements for in-service performance testing of the chassis brakes of mobile cranes operating under STGO. Contact aide automotive via the website or call 0115 8456471 to review a Brake Tester For Mobile Cranes.