Hydraulic Boom Cranes

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Hydraulic Boom Cranes

• Safety Regulations and Precautions for Hydraulic
• Boom Cranes

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Popularity

• Hydraulic Cranes are Extremely Import and Popular
  in todays Construction Industry
• Easy to mobilize and set-up
• Very versatile
• Different sizes for different jobs

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Setting Up

• Crane must be within 1 of being level.
• Use cranes outriggers set on mats or pads to
  prevent settlement.

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OSHA Regulations

• 5BC Fire Extinguisher in Cab
• Annual Crane Inspections

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OSHA Regulations

• Must use Hand signals
• Some of the
• Most Common
• Hand Signals

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OSHA Regulations

• Avoid Using Near Power lines.

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Crane Accidents

• Do not overload or over extend your hydraulic
  crane

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Accident Causes

• Overextension of boom with load.
• Swinging Boom into objects.
• Not enough counterweight.
• Faulty Rigging
• Operator Error

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Crane Accident Statistics

• As of March 2008 there have been 67 accident
  reports involving cranes, and 32 deaths.

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Conclusion

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