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Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance Pioneers Crucial Collaboration with OSHA

Safer Handling BY TOM GRESHAM The Crane, Hoist and Monorail (CHM) Alliance serves as a liaison for overhead lifting companies to OSHA, teaming with the federal agency to promote a wide range of safety initiatives in the field. The alliance represents three overhead lifting groups—Crane, Hoist and Monorail, respectively—within MHI. The alliance’s collaborative efforts with OSHA are proving to be ...

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Monorails: Moving the Industry Along

Product Spotlight BY SANDY SMITH Consider them the workhorse of material handling, and not just the monorails themselves. The nine‑member Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA) is a small but productive group. Over the last two years, the MMA has worked to update two ANSI standards, one related to patented tracks and another for enclosed tracks. “It’s quite a process to get ...

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