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- Construction
Safety Association of Ontario
- 4-Safety.com
- Kenny Construction
Company
- Orix Real Estate
Equities, Inc.
- McShane Construction
Corporation
- Walsh Construction
- Manage Crane
Technologies
- Construction
Risk Management Services, Inc.
- International
Union of Operating Engineers Local 150
- St. Paul Construction
- Signalarm, Inc.
- InsulatUs, Inc.
Key Concepts:
- Causes of crane
related injuries.
- Crane related
incident facts.
- Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
- Industry consensus
standards for mobile cranes.
- Mobile crane
operations and responsibilities.
- Electrocution
from contacting overhead power lines.
- Caught-in, compressed
or crushed in rotating or moving parts and/or the swinging superstructure
of the crane.
- Struck by an
object, such as a falling, failing or swinging load.
- At least one
crane incident has occurred in each month in1997- 1999.
- Deaths to workers
not operating cranes exceeded crane operator fatalities by 12 to 1.
- Non-fatal injuries
to non-crane operator exceeded non-fatal injuries to crane operators
by 79 to 23.
Source: Crane
Accidents 1997 - 1999: A Report of the Crane Unit of the Division of Occupational
Safety And Health. 23 May 2000, by Philip Yow.
Frequently Cited OSHA Violations for 29 CFR Subpart N - Cranes
- 1926.550(a)(9);
Swing Radius
- 1926.550(a)(1);
Manufacturer Specifications
- 1926.550(b)(2);
ANSI B30.5-1968
- 1926.550(a)(5)
& (6); Inspections
- ASME/ANSI B30.5 - characteristics and operations of cranes
as well as the inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.
- ASME/ANSI B30.9 - installation, operation, inspection, and
maintenance of lifting devices, hooks and slings.
- Crane Owner (Construction company)
- Crane Operator
- Site Supervision
Include, but are not limited to:
- Ensure that the entire crew is well trained, experienced and competent
to operate the particular crane and all related functions.
- Ensure proper maintenance of the crane.
- Ensure that site supervision is aware of their responsibilities and
in particular what work must be done to prepare the site for the crane
operation.
- Be totally familiar with load charts and all crane functions listed
in the operators manual.
- Know all applicable regulations for crane operations.
- Inspecting and maintaining the crane regularly.
- Check site conditions and coordinate all activities with site supervision.
Include, but are not limited to:
- Providing a well
prepared working area for the crane before it arrives on the job.
- Determine the
correct load weight and radius and informing the operator (site supervision
should know the maximum radius, load weight and lift height of each
"pick" before ordering the crane).
- Ensure that all
personnel involved in the operation understand their jobs, responsibilities
and absolute necessity for 100% safety.
- The majority of crane related incidents and injuries involve these
three (3) things:
- What two (2) consensus standards are important resources for the safe
operation of cranes and the use of rigging devices?
- What are (2) responsibilities for each of the following:
- Crane Owner
- Crane Operator
- Site Supervisor
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