DOB to share crane information

The city Department of Buildings announced it will share information about tower cranes with Chicago and Philadelphia in an effort to track equipment failures, recalls, accidents and industry trends. Over the past year, 12 tower cranes have come to New York City from other places. The new system will track where the cranes work, who owns them and will include any information on accidents involving the machines. This is the latest in a series of measures instituted after two tower crane accidents in Manhattan resulted in nine people dead last year. There is currently no national database to track tower cranes and their parts, and several other places, including California, Connecticut and Dallas, have expressed interest in the new program.

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