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Welcome to the ITI Blog, your hub for expert insights, industry updates, and real-world stories from the field. Whether you're a crane operator, rigging professional, safety manager, or simply passionate about lifting and hoisting, our content is here to inform, inspire, and support your work.

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Mar 16, 2020 4:07:54 PM2 min read

NCCCO Rigger Level I & II Test Prep Online Courses are available now!

Our new NCCCO Rigger Level I & II Test Prep Online Courses are available now! ...
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Feb 12, 2020 11:42:27 AM1 min read

Buckner Heavylift adds Learning Hub to Training Program

After thorough consideration, Buckner Heavylift Cranes has added the ITI Online Learning ...
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Feb 10, 2020 1:16:24 PM1 min read

ITI UK to Host Lift Planning Workshop in Coventry

Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Program Manager, J. Keith Anderson to Lead ITI UK ...
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Feb 3, 2020 12:47:58 PM1 min read

Bechtel & Barnhart Rigging Engineers join LITES Podcast

Bechtel Chief Rigging Engineer, Keith Anderson and President of JL Yates Services and ...
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Jan 29, 2020 9:45:00 AM1 min read

IUOE Local 103 Implements ITI VR Crane Simulations

The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 103 of Indiana is the 9th ...
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Jan 24, 2020 8:45:00 AM2 min read

What Crane Operators can learn from big tech's micro-credential trend

Imagine you were helping to hire a new tech support employee for your company. Your ...
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Jan 22, 2020 8:45:00 AM2 min read

Norfolk becomes 4th US Naval Shipyard to add ITI VR Crane Simulator

The team at Norfolk Naval Shipyard has become the fourth US Naval Shipyard to implement ...
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Jan 20, 2020 9:59:52 AM2 min read

Why Sling Angle Matters - Sometimes Seeing is Believing

If a new rigging trainee is told “the lower the sling angle, the greater the tension ...
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Jan 6, 2020 8:15:00 AM1 min read

RIG-SOLUTIONS FOR 2020

A new decade is upon us! (Maybe? Apparently there isn't a total consensus on that ...
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Jan 2, 2020 9:45:00 AM5 min read

OSHA Changes to 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC & Other New Regulations

OSHA has released anticipated regulatory changes as a part of the Fall 2019 Unified ...
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