‘CraneFax’ List Gets Sponsor, But Public May Not Peek
By the end of June, three U.S. cities plan to begin tracking tower cranes working on construction sites, and public officials there hope to expand the list to improve safety on a national level.
“Sharing this information can save lives,” says Robert LiMandri, commissioner of New York City’s Dept. of Buildings, which has volunteered to maintain a list of cranes operating in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia. All have agreed to share data. “If there is an issue with a particular tower crane, model, make or practice that is going on, we want to know about it,” adds Tony Sclafani, a DOB spokesman.