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Mar 22, 2024 1:26:30 PM6 min read

The Crucial Role of Lift Directors: Listen, Evaluate, Execute

Note: this article originally appeared in the Spring Connector Digital Issue from the ...
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Mar 18, 2024 4:06:01 PM8 min read

Remembering Keith Anderson - A Gentleman & Rigging Engineer

I was fortunate to meet Keith around 2011, when he was the Chief Rigging Engineer for ...
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Mar 12, 2024 10:37:56 AM2 min read

Cleveland Cliffs Stays a Step Ahead with ITI Simulations

Cleveland Cliffs has successfully implemented ITI VR Crane Sim technology at not one, not ...
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Feb 28, 2024 2:19:23 PM3 min read

ITI Receives Oregon Military Department Award - Employer of the Year

The Oregon Military Department recently informed all airmen in the Oregon Air National ...
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Feb 21, 2024 9:49:33 AM2 min read

CREWTEK Graduates First Class and Welcomes New Chairman of the Board

ITI is pleased to congratulate CREWTEK on its inaugural graduating class. The graduation ...
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Jan 11, 2024 2:12:09 PM7 min read

World Class Crane & Rigging Training (With the NPS* to Prove it!)

*NET PROMOTER SCORE (KEEP READING TO LEARN MORE!)
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Jan 5, 2024 1:26:06 PM4 min read

New Year, New ITI VR Crane Sim Features

What better way to kick off 2024 than to share the latest ITI VR Crane Simulator update, ...
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Dec 5, 2023 11:31:34 AM4 min read

Working Side by Side: A Veteran and His Service Dog

Meet ITI Instructor Kyle McDermott, a military veteran who navigates life and work with ...
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Nov 30, 2023 10:41:54 AM2 min read

OSHA Alliance Program Includes CCO, Federal OSHA, & NCCCO Foundation

Collaboration Aspires to Inform Industry of OSHA Safety-Related Initiatives
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Nov 27, 2023 2:19:45 PM2 min read

ITI Technical Services Director Receives LEEA's Best Trainer Award

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