Crane Safety
Safety always
At TNT Crane & Rigging, safety is not a slogan we hang on the wall. It is the standard every crane, operator, and rigging plan on our jobsites is measured against, from a stiff boom setup on a tight urban lot in Calgary to a 660-ton crawler brought in through our broader network for a Fort McMurray turnaround. Our iCare safety culture runs through every level of the company, and it works alongside the certifications, inspections, and provincial codes that govern how we operate every day.
The iCare culture asks every person on a jobsite (operator, rigger, supervisor, etc.) to take ownership of their own safety and the safety of the crew around them. That means calling out an unsafe lift before it happens, not after. It means a stiff boom crew in a confined Edmonton yard and a crawler crew on ungraded ground outside Brooks hold each other to the same standard. While the equipment and the terrain change, the expectation does not.
Operator Certification & Training
Operating a crawler, all-terrain, rough terrain, or stiff boom crane in Alberta requires a trade certificate recognized by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training, or registration as an apprentice working toward one. We assign only certified operators to every rental, and each one has been trained to read load charts, apply the code of signals for hoisting, and account for boom reach, ground bearing pressure, and site conditions before a single load leaves the ground.
Certification is the floor, not the finish line. An operator moving a 500-ton all-terrain crane through a Lethbridge industrial site is making different judgment calls than one setting up a crane truck for a confined downtown Calgary lift, and our training carries through to that job-specific judgment, not just the credential on file.
Safety Associations & Memberships
We hold membership in good standing with the safety and construction industry associations that set expectations for our trade across Western Canada, and we treat that membership as an ongoing obligation rather than a certificate to display. It means our safety program gets measured against outside standards, not just our own internal expectations, and it keeps us current as codes and best practices evolve.
Frequently Asked Questions
What safety standards does TNT Crane & Rigging follow?
We operate our mobile crane fleet, all-terrain, rough terrain, stiff boom, and crane truck, plus crawler cranes we bring in through our broader TNT network, in line with CSA Z150, the national safety code that governs the design, inspection, maintenance, and operation of mobile cranes in Canada, alongside the crane provisions in the Alberta OHS Code. Every operator we assign to a lift holds a certification recognized under Alberta’s trade certification system, and every crane in our fleet runs through a documented inspection program before it goes to work.
Are your crane operators certified?
Yes. Every operator we put on a lift holds a trade certification recognized by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training, or is a registered apprentice working under supervision toward one, and each has hands-on experience with the specific crane class assigned to the job.
What is TNT's iCare safety culture?
iCare is a safety approach built on the idea that every incident is preventable, not just the severe ones. On our jobsites it means operators, riggers, and supervisors are expected to flag an unsafe condition or a rushed lift before it becomes a problem, rather than treating safety as a checklist completed after the fact.
How often are your cranes inspected?
Every crane completes a pre-operational inspection before each shift, covering ropes, hooks, boom sections, brakes, and safety devices, with more frequent inspections scheduled on top of that baseline depending on how hard and how often a particular crane is working.
Do you inspect rigging as well as the crane itself?
Yes. Slings, shackles, and other lifting hardware are inspected against their rated capacity before use, and our lift plans are built around the actual geometry and weight of the pick rather than a generic capacity assumption.
Does your safety program change for rough terrain or remote sites?
It has to. A rough terrain crane heading to an unprepared site outside Brooks or a crawler crane working a remote Fort McMurray project gets a ground and site assessment specific to that location before setup, on top of the standard equipment inspection every crane goes through.
