Crane Safety

Vincent J. Giblin, General President

1293 Airport Road

Beaver, WV 25813

Phone: (304) 253-8674

Fax: (304) 253-7758
E-mail: hazmat@iuoeiettc.org

 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks

b. Crawler, Locomotive and Truck Cranes
c. Hammerhead Tower Cranes
d. Overhead and Gantry
e. Derricks
f. Floating Cranes
g. Suspended Personnel Platforms

 1926.551

HELICOPTORS

1926.552

HOISTS AND ELEVATORS

1926.553

BASE-MOUNTED AND DRUM

HOISTS

1926.554

OVERHEAD HOISTS

1926.555

CONVEYORS

1926.556

AERIAL LIFTS

 Must comply with the manufacturers

specifications or have engineers determination

No attachments exceeding limitations

All ratings, capacities, warnings and instructions
posted on equipment

All information visible to operator

 ANSI hand signals posted on site

Competent person for inspections
Documented through annual inspections
Wire rope inspection criteria
Guarding of moving parts
Swing radius barricaded

 Monitor exhaust in enclosed spaces

Windows - safety glass with no distortion
Safe access to cab
Fire extinguisher - minimum 5BC
Powerline clearance 10 ft. minimum

 Manufacturers approval for modifications

Employees clear of suspended loads
Must comply with ANSI B30.5 (except 5-2.1.5)
Must comply with PCSA #2 (Hydraulic)

 Powerline contact
Swing radius crushing
Structural failure
Rigging failure
Tipover

 Improper setup
Inadequate outrigger cribbing
Unstable ground (Utilities, uncompacted
soil, etc.)
Unlevel crane (Reduction in capacities upto
50%)
Inspection failure - damaged components

 Overload
Mechanical failure
Hydraulic failure
Impact loading
Side loading
Wind

 Minimum clearance 10 ft. up

50kV plus 0.4 inches for each
1kV over 50 kV.
In transit with no load
4 ft. - upto 50kV
10 ft - 50kv to 345kV
16 ft - upto 750kV

When the crane moves to

within the booms length a
designated signal person is
required !

 Prohibited Zone
Upto 50 kV
50 to 200 kV

10 ft.
15 ft.

200 to 350 kV

20 ft.

350 to 500 kV

25 ft.

500 to 750 kV

35 ft.

750 to 1000 kV

45 ft.

 Running Rope (Removal)

6 broken wires (random) in 1 lay
3 broken wires 1 strand 1 lay
Wear equal to 1/3 original diameter of
outside wires
Kinking, crushing, bird caging,
corrosion, etc.
Heat damage (any source)

 Reduction in rope diameter

(removal)
1/64 for rope upto 5/16
1/32 for rope upto 1/2
3/64 for rope upto 3/4
1/16 for rope upto 7/8 to 1 1/8
3/32 for rope upto 1 1/4 to 1 1/2

 Standing Rope
More than 2 broken wires in one lay
(beyond end connections)
More than 1 at the end connection

 Crane within 1% of level

Crane capacity reduced by 50%
Live boom machines prohibited
Boom angle indicator required
Anti two block device required

 Controlled load lowering required

(Free fall is prohibited)
Trial lift required
Loaded to anticipated weight
From ground to each anticipated
location
Repeated after each move

 Proof test required

At each jobsite, test platform to
125% of rated capacity -ANSI 200%
Hold suspended for 5 minutes
Pre-lift meeting required
Operator, signalperson, personnel
to be lifted and supervision

 Winds shall not exceed 15 mph (ANSI)

Taglines shall be used
Operator must remain at controls at all
times, when platform is occupied

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Shackle use
Use only the proper pin, never replace with
a bolt.

Never use a screw pin shackle if the

pin can roll under load.

One lay

Wire rope

Mechanical splice

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This publication was made possible
by grant numbers 5 U45 ES06182-13
AND 5 U45 ES09763-13 from the
National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH. Its
contents are solely the responsibility
of the authors and do not necessarily
represent the official views of the
NIEHS, NIH.