Previous in Forum: Applying the proper flare gas compression technology   Next in Forum: PBCTalk - Daily pcb news and information
Close
Close
Close
7 comments
Rate Comments: Nested
Participant

Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1

cranes and hoists safety

03/25/2010 1:49 PM

Overhead cranes are used to move extremely heavy items from one place to another. With the rapid industrialization in many parts of the world, the use of cranes has become common. Today, a number of manufacturers offer overhead cranes for all industries that can be utilized for virtually every application. Typically, the capacity of overhead cranes can be from as less as 2 or 3 tons to as high as 500 tons or more. So how do you continue to improve on your safety operations and insure there are no injuries to engineers?

wwww.cranes-hoists.com

Register to Reply
Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.

Good Answers:

These comments received enough positive votes to make them "good answers".
Guru
Engineering Fields - Electrical Engineering - Been there, done that. Engineering Fields - Control Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 15600
Good Answers: 981
#1

Re: cranes and hoists safety

03/25/2010 3:49 PM

Hire only brainless robots to do your engineering. If they can't think, they can't be wrong, be wrong, be wrong.

Bleep!

Reboot.

Zurp.

Please remain on flashing yellow line.

I think we're all bozos on this bus.

May I be of assistance?

__________________
"Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
Register to Reply
Anonymous Poster
#2
In reply to #1

Re: cranes and hoists safety

03/25/2010 3:53 PM

I am not sure I want a brainless robot. But thanks for the Idea.

<a href="http://cranes-hoists.com/">cranes-hoists information</a>

Register to Reply
2
Guru

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Deepest Darkest Rutherford Oz
Posts: 951
Good Answers: 145
#3

Re: cranes and hoists safety

03/28/2010 7:25 PM

Most Western Countries have Government legislation indicating the minimum standards for Crane ratings, operation, & maintenance. Also included are regulations for material handling accessories like slings and chains.

On top of that you have Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S,) Laws and regulation pertaining to correct operation of materials handling equipment.

Now I do realise that a lot of that does not exist in "Third World" countries where human life has less value then a bowl of rice.

So in a broader answer to your posed question, would be to adopt, as a minimum requirement, Regulations, Training, Certification regimes of the more advanced Nations. As well as ensuring the workforce diligently maintains that safe work practice.

In Oz The OH&S laws and regulations are very onerous on all employees to ensure best work practices prevail. The aim of most OH&S committees is not to impede work productivity but find ways to improve the well being of all as well as ensuring "Safe" work practices are adhered to.

In My work place we have 6 overhead cranes, the operation of which is by certified employees only. Just like the Forkifts. It doesn't matter how small the crane is, the opportunity for misadventure is high. We have signs up around the factory like this; "You are only as safe as the last unsafe thing you walked past." We have very few serious injuries onsite.

Something for you to consider.

__________________
There are two reasons for a man to do a thing, One that sounds good, and the real one...
Register to Reply Good Answer (Score 2)
Associate

Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 28
#4

Re: cranes and hoists safety

10/02/2010 8:34 AM

Hello,

I am agree with your think about crane, I like your post, A crane is a machine, which lifts materials up and down as well as horizontally. They are most often used in the construction, manufacturing and transport industries. Cranes are typically used to move and assemble heavy equipment.

Thanks for this nice sharing.

Hoist Crane || Jib Crane

Register to Reply
Active Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pakistan
Posts: 11
#5

Re: cranes and hoists safety

05/10/2012 6:31 AM

-


- Failure of back propping beneath the 200mm thick concrete deck
- Crane support outrigger punches through slab causing crane to lose balance and collapse across the site and onto adjoining property

Crane balanced in the air for approx 1 hour before entire rig & boom collapse completely across site and rigs falls through to the basement level.

Register to Reply
Guru
Engineering Fields - Electrical Engineering - Been there, done that. Engineering Fields - Control Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 15600
Good Answers: 981
#6
In reply to #5

Re: cranes and hoists safety

05/10/2012 9:26 AM

Ouch!

The only good part is that with this rig was precariously balanced about an hour. So there was plenty of time for an evacuation above and below. No matter how many safeguards and regulations one puts in place, things will occasionally still go wrong.

I repeat, Ouch!

__________________
"Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
Register to Reply
Active Contributor

Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pakistan
Posts: 11
#7

Re: cranes and hoists safety

02/07/2013 5:50 AM

conduct Tool box talk, little info sharing with person using crane and his liabilities. this will work as refresher for crane driver and sound effective in work. i would like to share a template of discussion /talk points but unable to attache here! if way out let me know, how to attache here at forum?

Register to Reply
Register to Reply 7 comments

Good Answers:

These comments received enough positive votes to make them "good answers".
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

Anonymous Poster (1); Butterfly2 (2); kroni (1); redfred (2); Tobugrynbak (1)

Previous in Forum: Applying the proper flare gas compression technology   Next in Forum: PBCTalk - Daily pcb news and information
You might be interested in: Industrial Cranes, Safety Laser Scanners

Advertisement