Responsibilities of On-Site Personnel for Cranes

First in a series of related articles reviewing each of the roles that have been identified when working with cranes, explaining the Responsibilities, defining the training requirements, as well as outlining the documentation requirements.

Often the discussion around responsibilities of on-site personnel for cranes does not occur until an incident happens. Unfortunately, at that point, the finger pointing begins and responses such as “We aren’t crane experts! That is why we hired a crane company!” are all too common.

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But It Says 40 Tons: Factors That Impact Capacity

The machines “capacity” is no a static number, but in fact can vary with how the machine is used. I mean, a 15 ton carry deck should be able to pick up 15 tons, right? Not Necessarily.

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