Bird’s eye view of crane hook

Job safety. For those working on job sites where large cranes and various types of heavy equipment and machinery is being used, these two words may become monotonous. This is because job safety is the first concern on job sites such as these. It is preached, printed, repeated, and repeated again in safety manuals, meetings, and on the job almost every day. Job safety is an absolute requirement for those who work on these sites. One mistake under such conditions could not only result in extensive damages to the property, equipment, machinery, and tools on site, but could also end in a tragic loss of life. HoistCam has created a solution to this problem by placing cameras on cranes.

The Danger of a Improperly Attached Load

For the crane operators who work on these types of job sites, there are many things which could go wrong. Unfortunately, many of those things are not completely under their control. For example, crane operators are often required to conduct blind lifts… or hoist and move a load that they cannot even see. In order to carry out such a lift, they require the assistance of riggers on the ground to communicate back to them where the load is in reference to the crane’s hook block.

The crane operator also has to completely depend on the riggers to make sure that the load is properly attached to the hook block, since he himself cannot see it. One mistake by a rigger, or one miscommunication between the rigger and the crane operator, and an improperly attached load weighing hundreds or thousands of pounds could be sent swinging over tons of equipments and groups of workers below.

When an improperly attached load is released in such manner, it could cause a very dangerous situation. If the load breaks loose, it would fall to the job site below, crushing any expensive heavy equipment and machinery. Worse yet, it could plummet into a group of workers, causing significant injury or death. Even if the load does not completely break free, it could begin to swing wildly, destroying anything in its path, and sending large chunks of debris falling to the ground below.

HoistCam Can Eliminate This Danger

Thankfully, as mentioned, HoistCam has created a solution to this problem by creating cameras on cranes. Using magnets and safety lanyard, these cameras can be attached anywhere on the crane or job site to give the crane operator a view of every step of a lift. This not only eliminates blind lifts, but allows the crane operator – for the first time ever- to be able verify for himself that the load is properly attached to the hook block. And he won’t even half to leave the cab of the crane! His line of sight is expanded by the cameras on cranes, which feed back to a monitor located in the cab with the crane operator. No more blind spots, no more blind lifts, and far less chance of an improperly attached load.