Cameras on Cranes Prevent Safety-Related Stoppages

Areas to attach cameras on cranes

Crane safety is an important issue on job sites, not just in the United States, but worldwide. As E Training points out, worldwide crane accident stats in the years leading up to and in 2012 were “far from uplifting.” Since then, even more crane accidents have been reported from all across the globe, making the issue an international one.

With the number of crane fatalities so high, many construction sites have found themselves facing large numbers of safety-related stoppages as sites are inspected to ensure that the lifts will be safe. If a crane operator does not feel that he can perform the lift safely, he may even call for safety-related stoppages himself. Fortunately, there is good news. HoistCam’s cameras on cranes prevent safety-related stoppages. Let’s take a look at how HoistCam can prevent these issues worldwide.

Just this week, on July 20,2015  in Chichester, West Sussex in the UK, thirty-four year old Alfie Mathews was killed when operating a loader crane. The boom of the crane came in contact with overhead power lines, and he as thrown from the cab of the crane onto the ground below. Although emergency services tried to save him, Mathews was airlifted to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

It is tragedies such as this one that HoistCam hopes to prevent with our cameras on cranes. When a crane operator cannot see during blind lifts, the crane’s boom can strike power lines, construction equipment, trees, bridges, or even people. By adding cameras on cranes, HoistCam gives the crane operator “eyes” to see anywhere that the crane’s boom may be going.

Any obstructions in the path of a lift can now be seen clearly on a monitor which sits in the cab of the crane with the operator. These cameras can be attached anywhere on the crane… on the boom, on the hook, etc… or anywhere on the job site. The feed from the camera or cameras can then be fed back to the monitor and the crane operator can see anywhere on the site with just a glance at the screen.

With the added safety of cameras on cranes, it is easy to see why your job site would have fewer safety-related stoppages. Safety personnel will be impressed with the extra prevention that comes with installing these cameras on cranes. The crane operator can rest easy, knowing that he can see the entire job sight and have a bird’s eye view of the lift, from start to finish, with just a glance at the screen. With the crane operator no longer having to depend solely on hand signals and radio communication, the workplace just became a great deal safer with HoistCam’s cameras on cranes.