WHAT’S AT STAKE?

If you work around cranes, slings and rigging, it is your responsibility to be familiar with the tools and equipment and how to use them safely. A competent rigger will tell you it’s essential to know your lift—never second-guess the equipment.

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

Every lift can be divided into three main components:

1. the lifting device
2. the hitch
3. the load weight

The lifting device can be a crawler or truck crane, a pedestal-mounted crane or an overhead crane. Its capabilities should be clearly understood. For example, will it lift high enough? And what is its horizontal reach? The condition of the lift […]