UK body to advise New York after tower crane deaths

摘要

Industry body the Strategic Forum is working with officials in New York to improve tower crane safety after a spate of collapses in the city left nine people dead. The news emerged in the week that New York suffered its second crane collapse in two months. The crane, made by US manufacturer Kodiak, fell down on 30 May and killed two workers, bringing the number of construction-related fatalities in the US city this year to 15. A spokesperson for the Strategic Forum said representatives from its tower crane safety group made contact with city officials after a tower crane collapsed in March, killing seven people.