One of the primary reasons is to prevent accidents and injury or death to employees.
A crane safety program is a sound investment. Its payback will be found in fewer accidents and injuries, lower insurance costs, a higher company reputation and employee self esteem.
Insurance will pay for some of the lost dollars. It won't cover:
General disruption to business
Equipment replacement cost
Damage to the organization's reputation
Loss of confidence by employees and customers
Regulatory fines
Investigation time
Replacing and training injured employees
Overtime
Attorney's fees
Settlements.
Assigned specific responsibilities by the employer or the employer's representative.
Appointed by a duly constituted administrative or regulatory authority.
A person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to employees and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
A lift should be designated as a critical lift if collision, upset or dropping could result in any one of the following:
Damage that would result in unacceptable delay to schedule or other significant project impact, i.e. loss of vital data.
Significant release of radioactive/other hazardous material or other undesirable conditions.
Unacceptable risk of personnel injury or significant adverse health impact (on site or off site);
Undetectable damage that would jeopardize future operations or the safety of a facility.
Any gross load that exceeds 75% of the crane's rated capacity at any given radius, boom length and boom angle.
Selected or assigned by the employer or the employer's representative as being competent to perform specific duties.
The capacity given in the load chart for machine's rated capacity for a given boom length, boom angle and radius.
The net load plus all rigging components, hooks blocks, wire rope, etc.
The load weight the crane can lift safely.
The weight of the object being lifted.
A person who, by possession of a recognized degree or certificate of professional standing or who, by extensive knowledge, has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve problems relating to the subject matter and work.
The horizontal distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the center of gravity of the load with load suspended.
This word indicates that the rule is mandatory and must be followed.
A form of dynamic loading.
This word indicates that the rule is a recommendation, the advisability of which depends on the facts in each situation.
