Anyone who has spent a good deal of time in or around a construction job site is probably familiar with the term “as-built.” Now, HoistCam Director and Site Tracker Service can bring you recorded, video based as-built. According to Answers.com, “The phrase “as-built” in construction is equivalent to “as-is.” Drawings deemed “as-built” are thus drawings that show the EXISTING conditions … Read More

Cameras on Cranes Can Simply Save Lives Working on a construction site or other job site where cranes are involved can be extremely dangerous for both the workers and the crane operators. Often, the operators have to perform lifts which involve thousands of pounds of cargo which must be moved across the job site. In the path of such lifts … Read More

Crane operators find themselves faced with life or death situations every single day. Using equipment which weighs tons to move loads which weigh tons over job sites, through obstacles, past heavy machinery, and near people can be a terrible accident waiting to happen. All too often, those accidents do happen. When this occurs, the loss of equipment, loss of time, … Read More

Cameras on Cranes Remotely Monitor the Job Site W/ Aerial View While it is important to note that the video above is not from a HoistCam, it gives one example of how live surveillance from cameras on cranes can not only bring added safety to the job site, but can offer added security as well. You can use HoistCam’s cameras … Read More

Cameras on Cranes Prevent Safety-Related Stoppages 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 … Read More