Safe Lifting
Request for Customers:
- Please give us correct directions and/or landmarks where to meet you
- Provide accurate info on weight & reach
- Is the lift area clear of branches, power lines or any other obstructions?
- Upon arrival, indicate where we are lifting and help truck back into place as needed
- Is the ground solid for truck entry and the outrigger pads
Instructions for Crane Operator and Workers:
- When possible position items to be lifted at the back or side of the crane
- Rigging should be secured for even weight distribution
- Make certain that items lifted are free from all attachments
- Communicate with the operator, know your hand signals
- Always maintain visual contact with an item as it is lifted
- Never stand directly under any suspended item during the lifting operation
- Indicate location when rotating or booming into place
- Continue signals until the unit is set down
- Never allow the hook or load cable to touchdown creating slack in the line