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New York, City construction sites are typically constrained spaces on the ground and often at height as well.
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rank as the highest skilled trade in the city’s construction industry, Local 14’s training center (Montrose, NY) provides instruction for new and advanced users alike. Among the school’s six training simulators is a 300’ boom crane simulator developed by CM Labs.
A PUSH FOR SAFETY “People recognize that this is a dangerous business; and we’ve made safety our top priority,” said Training Director, Tom Gordon. A thirty-year industry veteran, Gordon’s responsibilities include safety and training curriculum along with related equipment evaluation and purchase. “OSHA has very stringent safety guidelines and New York City has requirements that exceed those. Simply put, we’re responsible for the safety of our workforce and people in and around the job site, and we take that very seriously.” As they increase in size and length, boom cranes
become progressively difficult to maneuver. Driven by safety concerns, New York City imposed strict license requirements for operators of cranes with 300’ or more boom length.
Because large cranes are most often used within urban settings, training opportunities were not always available or practical. In the past, this entailed locating a specific crane in service and hoping to find time for closely supervised baptism-under-fire, instruction. “You can imagine how stressful and difficult it would be to make that your first time in the seat,” explained Gordon. Faced with a need to meet new regulatory requirements
and enhance the skill set of experienced crane operators, New York City’s International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 14 put its trust in CM Labs.
A CUSTOM SOLUTION A few years earlier, while attending a tradeshow, Gordon had been introduced to CM Labs and the company’s simulators. Shocked at the level of detail and realism, he quickly recognized the value of simulators as training tools. Since that time, the union’s training school has acquired several CM Labs heavy equipment simulators. “Experiencing the controls, forces, inertia, twisting, and movement of a crane, are critical to understanding the reaction differences between a 200’ and 300’ boom,” said
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