CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > November 2023 31 ESTA: 2 ESTA is working on proposals to enhance existingmaintenance regimes for mobile crane winch gearboxes that supporters believe could both improve safety and - in some cases - savemoney. The current regime involves a major overhaul after ten years to check that the winch gearbox is still in good condition, but many experts argue that the ten-year threshold is an arbitrary deadline and does not reflect the equipment’s actual usage. Klaus Meissner, ESTA’s Subject Matter Expert Cranes, said: “We are trying to come up with a maintenance regime that is based on technical analysis, for example by implementing increased regular oil analysis to provide detailed information for other inspections. “This might both improve safety by catching unexpected problems earlier and, in some cases, might save money by prolonging the use of the winches beyond current time frames and preventing unnecessary oil changes.” If all goes to plan, the end product will be an ESTA guidance document, published with the support of FEM - the European Materials Handling Federation - and the gearbox companies. Work underway on proposed new mobile crane winch gearbox maintenance regime ESTA is aiming for its work on crane risk management to be completed early next year with a report published in the Spring. The ESTA crane risk management working group is planning to produce new guidelines to help companies assess the risks involved in different types of work and give them advice on how to protect themselves using properly drafted terms and conditions. The work will especially be aimed at smaller companies but is also expected to contain information for clients to help themmanage projects safely and ensure that they give accurate and relevant information to their suppliers. The group’s membership includes ESTA Director Ton Klijn ; Marcel Schets , SHEQmanager at Mammoet; Joe Collins , heavy lift manager with Becht Engineering; Norbert van Schaik , senior lifting specialist with Siemens Gamesa and Blanca Claeyssens , Managing Director of ASA France. Crane group aiming to publish new risk management guidelines by the Spring Huisman joins ESTA as an Affiliate Member Huisman, the Netherlands headquartered international heavy construction equipment manufacturer, has joined ESTA as an Affiliate Member. The company designs, manufactures and services heavy construction equipment for the world’s leading companies in the renewable energy, oil and gas, civil engineering, marine and entertainment markets. Its products range from cranes, offshore wind tools, pipelay and drilling equipment to stand- alone components and highly engineered integrated systems. Pictured right: Huisman’s Product Director Cranes Cees van Veluw receives their ESTA membership certificate fromConnie Lindhoud, ESTAMarketing Officer. Reminder of CO2 calculator free trial for ESTA members and supporters Members of ESTA are reminded that an English-language version of the CO2 calculator developed by Dutch crane association VVT is available via the ESTA website. The tool will allowmembers to calculate the CO2 production of specified equipment when executing a project including the work involved in mobilisation and demobilisation. More detailed versions of these stories are available on ESTA’s website at www.estaeurope.eu Paris - during the Intermat exhibition - is the venue for ESTA’S 2024 Spring Meeting on 25th and 26th April at the Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport . The 2024 ESTA Awards will be held on the evening of 25th April . If you like to receive more information regarding ESTA’s meetings or wish to participate, please contact: officemanager @ estaeurope.eu Paris 2024 - Save the date