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Cyber security: Are businesses becoming too complex to secure?
As construction and transport companies lean into more hi-tech, digital internal processes and systems, the threat of a cyber breach, especially from third-party relationships and software supply chains, remains ever-present.
Crane Industry Services expands team
Training provider appoints new team members
What’s new in pilot car certification?
Hannah Sundermeyer provides an in-depth update on the latest SC&RA pilot car initiatives and certification.
Top training practices for increased construction productivity
Zack Parnell discusses how top practices align with McKinsey & Company’s ‘Construction Productivity Imperative.’
ALLMI issues safety alert
The trade association issued an alert relating to swing-up stabiliser legs
ABB to automate steel making
An autonomous steel making digital solution for smart factories called ABB Ability Smart Melt Shop
New boom truck training simulator
CM Labs’ new simulator teaches operators how to deploy and use a digger derrick attachement
Why ‘The Great Resignation’ hit Construction
How firms are struggling to recruit the skills they need to capitalise on a post-pandemic boom
15 types of cyber attack
What are the specific types of cyber attack that are posing a threat to the construction industry?
How new technology is boosting crane safety
Safety on site is paramount. A key element is the latest hardware and software, some already in use, and some still in development, assisting crane operators to safely do their job. 
How wind data can improve tower crane safety and productivity
Windcrane’s Eduardo Estelles will argue at ITC that centralising wind data benefits everyone in the tower crane supply chain
NSC and ITI partner for hazard awareness experience
The National Safety Council (NSC) and Industrial Training International (ITI) team up for VR hazard exam. 
New heavy haul Volvo for Chapman
Derbyshire, UK-based Paul Chapman and Sons has added a Volvo FH16 750 Globetrotter XL heavy haulage tractor to its fleet
UltraWis CEO joins ITC conference line-up
Lior Avitan will be a panellist on the round-table on remote control of tower cranes at ITC in Nice, France on 2 December
Tadano takes on 27 apprentices
Crane manufacturer Tadano has taken on 27 new apprentices at two sites in Germany
ICSA guidance for wind work
New guidance from ICSA on the use of wheeled mobile cranes for wind turbine erection
Australia vaccinates ‘thousands’ of construction workers
New South Wales Government makes Covid vaccines mandatory for workers and construction sites reopen
How construction workers are struggling with poor mental health
Why poor mental health is such a problem in the construction industry, and what we can do to lower suicide rates
Barnhart teams up with ITI Learning Hub
Barnhart has implemented ITI Learning Hub to enhance employee training and learning. 
Action urged on wind project safety
Klaus Meissner speaks out to urge action be taken to improve the safety of wind energy construction and maintenance projects
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