Employee & Site Safety Guidelines

The following guidelines will further help improve site safety while handling, attaching, and moving loads:

• Never hoist, lower, or travel while an employee is on the load or hook.
• Never carry loads over people.
• Never use a ladder when hands are occupied with other encumbrances.
• Lower (do not carry) anything that cannot be placed in pockets or belts while going down a ladder.
• Always store personal items in crane cabs (never leave items out where they can impede operation or cab access).
• Place tools, oil cans, and other articles in the tool box (never leave loose in the cab).
• Make sure fire extinguishers meet all requirements.

The swing radius of a rotating crane, derrick, or hoist can hit, pinch, or crush an employee. To ensure worker safety as it relates to swing radius risks, take the following precautions:

• Train personnel to identify struck-by and pinch/crush hazard areas posed by the rotating superstructure.
• Fence off the hazard areas with control lines, warning lines, railings, or other barriers.
• Ensure the operator is informed before an employee enters a hazard area and that the operator does not rotate the superstructure until he/she knows the employee is safe.
• Develop safe communication operation systems whenever any part of a crane/derrick may be within the working radius of another crane/derrick.

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