Practical knowledge about crane and lifting operations — written by a crane
operator, for people who work with lifts.
Krankompetanse brings together three things: articles on safety in lifting operations, a
reference of crane models linking to the manufacturers’ own documentation, and a reference on
lifting gear — slings, chain, shackles and beams.
Crane register
Over 40 crane models from Liebherr, Wolffkran, Potain, Terex, Jaso and Raimondi. Every entry
links to the manufacturer’s own documentation. We never mirror manuals — they are copyrighted,
and a link to the source is both more correct and more current.
Lifting gear
Wire rope, fibre rope, webbing slings, round slings, chain slings, lifting beams, eyebolts
and connectors — what they are, how they are marked, and what makes them unsafe.
Calculators
Tools for checking your own working. They always show the intermediate steps and the formula —
an answer without the working is not something to rely on in this trade.