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Crane Regulations Archive
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Price should be your last consideration, not first!
Posted on Monday, June 22, 2009 | No CommentsPrice only becomes a point of measure when you know exactly what you are buying, and saying both quotes use a 10 ton capacity hoist and have a 50 foot span is not enough! It is a rare occasion that an inquiry for a new... -
One requirement would be more effective than all of OSHA
Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2009 | No CommentsThere it is, just nine words. You may have thought that a mechanical or electrical device to prevent the operator from lifting loads in excess of the safe capacity was already required, but it's not!!! -
Overload Protection
Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 | No CommentsThe topic of the day is a particular type of "overload protection", that is cranes with two hoists. We frequently are asked to supply crane that have two hoists for flipping a die. In this case either hoist may be required to lift the full load, lets say 5 tons, but never will the sum total of the lift be 5 tons. -
Who’s the Boss?
Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 | No CommentsOne of the most confusing issues regarding Overhead Bridge Crane rules and regulations is, "Who's the Boss"? In other words, what laws govern the crane owner and for that matter, the crane builder? -
Figures Don’t Lie, but Liars Figure
Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2007 | No CommentsThe H3 hoist is considered to be a "standard" duty hoist and the h4 is the beginning of the "heavy" duty hoists. Prior to this time, most manufactures had a mixed line of offerings including, H2, H3, H4 and H5 hoists, but at this meeting we were being told that this supplier had only H4 and higher hoists from this day forward.