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Crane Pads for Hard Ground or Soft Soil

September 30, 2020

There is no one size fits all when it comes to choosing the right outrigger pad or cribbing block for the job. Selecting pads specific to your equipment and ground bearing pressure plan is essential to helping prevent crane accidents related to ground condition issues. A recent article in Cranes…

SafetyTech Outrigger Pads Case Study

July 4, 2020

In a previous issue of American Cranes & Transport, DICA and Crane Service Inc. were featured in the rigging review section. The continued relevance of this case study details how Crane Service Inc., replaced wood spool ends, and wood outrigger pads with DICA SafetyTech Outrigger Pads. The article…

Avoiding the Slippery Slope: Crane Setup Starts with Solid Ground Conditions

March 21, 2020

In October 2014, crane industry veteran Tracy Bennett authored an excellent ground conditions article entitled, “Avoiding the Slippery Slope: Crane Setup Starts with Solid Ground Conditions” in Crane & Rigging Hot Line. Our team was asked to contribute to the article and assisted by defining…

Taking the Guesswork out of Cribbing

February 19, 2019

In a feature article published in the February issue of Utility Products, DICA CEO, Kris Koberg, talks about how engineered plastic cribbing blocks provide height for operators in environments where there are significant changes in grade. U.S. regulatory bodies and site owners continue to place…

Protecting Workers from Injury During Crane Setup

October 30, 2018

In this article published in the October 2018 edition of The Utility Source, DICA CEO, Kris Koberg, talks about construction safety guidelines to protect workers from injury during equipment setup, with an emphasis on the use and selection of outrigger pads and crane pads. In crane operations,…

Simple Ways to Improve Outrigger Pad and Crane Mat Performance on Hard Ground

August 31, 2017

Operators often think of using outrigger pads when they are setting up cranes or other outrigger-enabled equipment on soft ground. But very hard ground presents its own challenges for sufficiently reducing the ground bearing pressure. Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA, recently addressed this issue in a Guest…

AC&T Features ProStack Cribbing

May 31, 2017

ProStack Cribbing Blocks were recently featured in the Industry Focus section of the June 2017 issue of American Cranes & Transport. The article details how ProStack Cribbing solves the challenges of setting up on uneven or sloped ground. The article can be downloaded from the AC&T website, read…

Foundational Support for Heavy Equipment

May 30, 2017

An article from DICA CEO Kris Koberg, was recently published on the Safety + Health website for workplace solutions and construction safety. The article provides an overview of how to provide foundational support for heavy equipment, with a focus on how regulatory bodies in the U.S. and site owners…

American Cranes & Transport: Setting up for Success Part II

March 1, 2016

Part 2 of a two-part series in American Cranes & Transport is excerpted from a presentation made by Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA Outrigger Pads, at the 2015 SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop, in Denver, Colo. This segment provides a deeper analysis of outrigger pad sizing rules of thumb…

American Cranes & Transport: Setting Up for Success Part I

February 10, 2016

DICA was recently featured in the rigging review section of the February 2016 issue of American Cranes & Transport. Part 1 of a 2-part series can be read below or using the above link. This information was originally presented at the 2015 SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop…