5 overhead crane safety tips
Overhead crane safety is always the top concerns. However, overhead crane accidents still took lives and resulted in damages in the last year. In the following, the fiver overhead crane safety tips are presented for your reference.
Overhead crane safety tips to prevent crane accident
Keep the trolley and hoist maintained
Regular maintenance of hoists and trolley is key to safety. Crane load testing maintenance will keep you informed the lifting capacity of your trolley and hoist can handle, ensuring that your hoist, trolley and overhead crane stay in good condition.
For heavy machine like overhead crane, maintenance is not optional but obligated. Serious crane and hoist damages may be caused if any of the moving parts gives out, wears, out or breaks down.
For the sake of crane safety, hoist safety, and smooth operations, make sure the electric hoist, trolley, and overhead crane in good condition by regular maintenance.
Crane slings or attachments should be secured properly
Improper securing of crane slings is one of the leading causes of crane accidents. If the crane slings are not properly secured, the loads may slip out, tip until they are off balance, and eventually crash to the floor below.
If hook latch is used, please make sure the crane hook latch is closed completely before the travelling of the hoist and overhead crane. The attachments for the particular overhead crane must be properly sized and be sitting securely in the hook saddle before you move. Otherwise, the crane attachments could become disconnected, resulting in disastrous results.
Make sure the load is clear of obstructions.
Overhead lifting crane have to move the loads straight into the air before shifting it in any lateral direction to make sure the nothing is clinging to the underside of the load. Extra weights would be added to the lifting crane if the cables, boxes or other objects attaches.
The loads should be hoisted high enough to be free from any obstructions otherwise serious damage may be resulted due to knocking with other objects. Make sure the load will be easily clear any obstructions before you move it laterally.
Be sure employees are fully aware of the risks
When operation the hoist lifting crane, any employee should not be in the dangerous area where the “Overhead Crane Danger” signs should be marked. Related employees should be alert to the working plan and route of the overhead crane.
Workers should stay clear of the hoist, and never walk under any loads suspended in the air. And the personnel should never be lifted or transported by a hoist or a crane.
Operate the lifting crane carefully and seriously
The crane operator should take full responsible for managing the lifting crane. Extra careful with his or her actions is needed to the operation of the overhead crane and hoist. The crane operator should not be too quickly and be careful not to jerk the hoist and crane if heavy loads is lifted.
Quick reversals of direction can cause heavy loads to spill and swing, which are very risky. The controllers should always be focus on what they are doing, and any distraction may result in extreme dangerous.
Overhead crane is used to make heavy loads handling easy however it may endanger life. Regular and proper crane maintenance should be necessary to keep your overhead lifting crane and hoist in good condition.
How Dongqi lifting crane consultants keep your overhead cranes and hoist safer
Crane safety is always the top concerns. And it’s obvious that the dangers of working on overhead cranes require serious assessment by a trained specialist. Fortunately, site managers can call on the expertise of a team of people with exactly this special knowledge: the overhead crane specialists at Dongqi lifting crane.
Overhead crane safety tips from Dongqi Crane engineer
Specialized, up-to-date consulting for overhead cranes and hoists
Dongqi crane is able to establish a safe work environment to bring peace of mind to the site manager. Dongqi Crane can help your site manager who has be given the huge range of responsibilities to stay up to with the latest safety standard as well as OSHA recently announced that it now collaborates with the Crane Manufacturers of America and the Hoist Manufacturers Institute to provide a centralized storehouse of standards and safety training resources.
The crane marketplace is constantly developing, new types of safety systems and devices. The crane specialists from Dongqi Crane are able to keep up with the latest developments, approaches, and standards, and they are ready to working for you with the valuable knowledges professionally.
Inspect and assess your overhead cranes and hoists
- Wide-ranging hazard assessment will be conducted by Dongqi Crane safety consultants. Crane safety engineering covers a wide field, including the crane design and maintenance, and others.
- Evaluate the set-up and condition of all parts of the overhead crane and hoist equipment which is the foundation and clearances and overall traffic in the work areas.
- Check to make sure all indicators are in place for load moment, boom angle, mechanical level, and more.
- Dongqi lifting crane’s inspectors will also assist site managers with completing all the forms and procedures necessary to set up their own inspection program.
Custom design of overhead cranes and hoists: safely and rapidly
- Dongqi lifting crane is specialized in designing and manufacturing overhead crane, gantry crane, jib crane and other lifting equipment. Custom crane and hoist systems will be available from Dongqi Crane.
- Dongqi lifting crane machine consultants provide rapid design, installation and testing of overhead crane and hoist equipment.
- Dongqi lifting crane’s catalog offers a huge array of parts, with emergency delivery when needed.
If you have any problem on overhead crane, gantry crane, jib crane, or other lifting equipment, please feel free to contact us.