Conquering The Fear Within

For those of us who have been working with cranes and hoists for years the daily performance challenges may be far less obtrusive but just as insidious as the challenges faced by those that are fresh or newer to the field. The obstacles faced by novice crane operators...

Does Quality Count

I recently conducted a training session which has left me emotionally baffled and professionally perplexed. Upon arrival I was brought to a very modern and well appointed training/board room and proceeded to set up the electronics etc. for the training session ahead....

What Crane Operators Need to Know – Revisited

Back in 2000 I wrote an article for an industrial magazine entitled “What Crane Operators Need to Know” Therein is a list of 12 items that are essential information required for the proper operation of bridge cranes. I have presumed that all of the people...

Planning a Safe Lift

A meeting with all of the people involved with a lift is an absolute necessity. The total parameters of a lift plan will be required. Are all of the equipment for a proper lift must be available at the site, the aim here is for all parties to be assured that some...

Essential Information Required by All Crane Operators

Back in 2000 I wrote an article for Plant Engineering and Maintenance Magazine entitled “What Crane Operators Need to Know” Therein is a list of 12 items that I had considered to be essential information required for the proper operation of bridge cranes I...

Crane Safety Training Saves Lives and Money

“Why should I train our crane operators? They already have years of experience.” That is a question that people frequently ask me. The obvious reason for training crane operators is to prevent death or injury to operators and damage to the load, building...