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SAFETY MOMENT, MARCH 11

Cranes need a weather call

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Safety moment, March 11

Cranes need a weather call

Storms can build fast, and inclement weather changes every job on site. Lightning can strike before the rain arrives, wind can turn a sheet of plywood into a sail, and rain makes ladders, steel and mud slick. People get hurt when nobody knows who calls the stop or where to go. A plan everyone knows ahead of time takes the guessing out of a bad moment.

SAFETY MOMENT

March 11

The hazard

Storms can build fast, and inclement weather changes every job on site. Lightning can strike before the rain arrives, wind can turn a sheet of plywood into a sail, and rain makes ladders, steel and mud slick. People get hurt when nobody knows who calls the stop or where to go. A plan everyone knows ahead of time takes the guessing out of a bad moment.

The action

Wind, ice and snow change how stable a crane is and how much it can safely lift. On crane work, the competent person must adjust the equipment, the operation or both to address the effect of wind, ice and snow on stability and rated capacity. If you are rigging or signaling and the wind is making the load hard to control, stop and tell the operator. (29 CFR 1926.1417(n))

ASK THE CREW

After a storm, what has to be checked before we go back to work?

From the talk: Severe weather. Read it in full, free, with the questions and the sign-in sheet.

HOW TO USE IT

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  1. Gather the crew where they work, before the shift or the meeting starts. Read the hazard out loud.
  2. Ask the question and let two or three people answer. What they say about their own work counts for more than what you read.
  3. Name the action and point to one place on today's job where it applies, so everyone knows what to do differently.
  4. Write the date and the names on a sign-in sheet.

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