Outrigger Mat Resource Task Force Meets at SC&RA

(August 02,2022) -Last week, members of SC&RA’s newly appointed Outrigger Mat Resource Task Force met at SC&RA headquarters. Chaired by Kris Koberg, DICA, the task force will be developing best practices for the construction industry on the types and selection of supporting materials, such as mats, pads, dunnage, etc., to reduce load effects imposed on surfaces during load handling equipment/material placement system activities. Members of the task force include: Chair Koberg; Patrick Clark, LGH; Christian Coronel, Bragg Companies; Dan Durrett, Maxim Crane Works; Tyler Elliff, Precision Crane Service, Inc.; Jeff Hammons, JHam Group Consulting; Jeremy Landry, Deep South Crane and Rigging; Kevin O’Neill, Bay Crane Service; Jonathan Parnell, Industrial Training International; Ingo Schiller, Tadano America Corporation; Bill Smith, NBIS (NationsBuilders Insurance Services); Jeff Steiner, Bigfoot Construction Equipment; Mark Wade, JJ Curran Crane Company; and Mike Walsh, Dearborn Companies. For more information on the Task Force, contact SC&RA Senior Vice President of Crane & Rigging Beth O’Quinn.