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I used to think the 10% rule for crane capacity was just a suggestion, but a report from the National Safety Council I read last week showed it's the direct cause of over 30% of tipping incidents.
Has anyone else seen that data, and what's your take on how strictly we should stick to that limit on a daily basis?
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rubys805mo ago
That report is dead on. I saw a crane go over on a site years ago because they were lifting a load just outside the chart. The operator kept saying it was "close enough" and the ground wasn't perfect. It wasn't a huge gust of wind that did it, just the normal swing. The whole rig came down slow and ugly. That ten percent is there for all the stuff you can't see or predict.
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hannahm395mo ago
Close enough" is how a lot of bad days start.
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stellachen5mo ago
Read that same report and it made my blood run cold. Treating that ten percent like a friendly suggestion is a great way to get on the evening news. I don't know about you, but I'm sticking to it like glue from now on.
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