The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) is calling on all involved in heavy lifting and abnormal transport to complete its new safety survey before the end of the month.
The survey will help ESTA better understand current safety challenges – and will also test the industry’s reaction to ESTA’s recently announced proposal to create an airline-style system to anonymously share incident and safety data.
Such information could be collected by ESTA in its role as an independent European body and used anonymously to develop benchmark safety best practices and processes which will be circulated to participating organisations.
The survey has been created by ESTA’s permanent Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Commission as it collects detailed information about the industry’s current safety performance and develops strategies for improvement.
The HSE Commission is led by section transport president and Kässbohrer executive board member Iffet Türken, and was created in 2023.
Launching the survey, Türken said: “Safety isn’t just about rules, checklists or equipment. It’s about culture, about what we see, share and improve together.
“We are calling on companies, associations and professionals – from crane operators to senior management – to take part and help shape a safer future for everyone in our sector.”
The link to the survey is on the ESTA website homepage here.
The deadline for participation is November 30, 2025
