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Mobile Crane Setup 04 08 PDF
Mobile Crane Setup 04 08 PDF
Mobile Crane Setup 04 08 PDF
Crane Safety
Construction And Industrial Crane And Rigging Safety Training Series
The importance of leveling the crane cannot be over emphasized. The majority of all mobile crane accidents are a direct cause
A level crane whether setup on tires, on crawlers and on outrig- of poor outrigger usage or outriggers not used at all. A lost
gers is critical to the safety of every lift. of 44% of the cranes capacity can be lost if the operator
retracts a single outrigger by only one foot.
No construction site has adequate ground conditions for mobile crane operations. Weather con-
ditions, soft ground, waterlogged ground, working near foundations, embankments, trenches,
excavations and shoring locations all require special precautions to be in place prior to setting up
or operating a mobile crane.
Always avoid setting up your crane on rocks, piles of spilled harden concrete, man hole covers,
railroad tracks, steel plating and other conditions that can compromise the safe operation of the
crane. If you decide to use steel plates as a base, always use a buffer of wood between the
plate and outriggers to reduce the sliding action which could be caused by the swing torque and
vibrations caused by the dynamics of handling the load. Metal on metal will cause the crane to
slide or skirt off the steel plating!
Anyone who is responsible for cranes and rigging at any jobsite must
be trained and deemed competent by their employer! Prevailing OSHA,
ANSI/ASME codes and standards require training for all employees’ asso-
ciated with cranes and heavy equipment, not just operators!
Cranes can be the safest machine at your construction site, if setup and operated properly. Always follow your
cranes manufacturer recommendations. Thousands of successful lifts are completed everyday at our worksites without
incident. However, when a crane accident takes place, the regulatory process begins all over again. Anyone associated
with cranes can tell you we have enough regulations which are simply not enforced.
Crane Operational Services’ Training Programs have been endorsed by the following agencies and companies;
Crane Safety Programs offered for: Mobile Cranes, Overhead Cranes, Construction Tower Cranes, Maritime Cranes, Steel Mill
Cranes, Space and Communication Cranes. Additional Safety Training Programs for: Signal Personnel, Rigging , Aerial Lifts,
Forklifts, and Heavy Equipment. OSHA 10 and 30 hour safety training programs. All programs can be on-site or open en-
rollment. For further information contact Crane Operational Services, Inc.