Crane accidents may injury your safety. Around 70 people died from crane accidents or related accidents, among which construction laborers, electricians and welders in the related crane accidents are most likely to be killed, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration( OSHA). In order to ensure your safety and prevent your crane from accidents, the Crane Safety and Inspection Requirements should be confirmed with.
Overhead and gantry cranes are the most commonly used material handling equipment used for lifting loads at various industrial sites. overhead cranes are the lifting equipment traveling on an overhead runways structure, working with a movable or fixed hoisting mechanism to handle loads. Whereas, the gantry crane is a crane supported by crane legs which are running on fixed rails or other runway. The safety of the overhead cranes and gantry cranes can be grouped together for they share similarities on traveling and hoisting.
The selection of material handling equipment such as cranes, hoists and ancillary equipment such as hooks, slings, etc. must meet the designing and installation standards and requirements. The lifting equipment has to have sufficient rated capacity for the intended load, and the load should not exceed the lowest load rating markings. Each component or part should be marked clearly with the rated capacity. A thorough inspection including load testing to a crane and crane supporting structure should be conducted by a professional engineer or manufacturer.
Generally, the following items has to be inspected daily, such as:
Tagged crane or hoist, check the crane or hoist is tagged with an out-of-order sign.
Adjustable Gantry Crane
KBK type Freestanding Bridge Cranes
Mobile Gantry Crane
Truss Gantry Crane