Overhead Alliance Offers a Unified Voice on Safety
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
Through highly effective collaboration, the Overhead Alliance combines the expertise of three long‑time MHI Industry Groups to provide invaluable insights and advocacy on the use of overhead equipment, including hoists, monorails and cranes. No topic is more important to the alliance’s members than safety.
The alliance consists of the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), the Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA). Together and individually, the groups advocate for the safe design and use of products through a variety of overhead‑lifting safety initiatives designed to reach key audiences in a straightforward, accessible way. The Overhead Alliance serves as a collective marketing arm for the three groups, using their joint strength to promote their efforts.
The alliance particularly seeks to promote the places where hoists, cranes and monorails intersect and expand understanding of the safe operations of their products as their uses continue to evolve, including the use of bigger, higher‑capacity equipment and increased automation…
