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Any company or individual entity that deals with heavy goods and machinery either owns an overhead crane or rents one for various requirements of his business. With industrialization increasing speed by leaps and bounds all over the globe, these modern machines are required every single day. And realizing this, there are many manufacturers of overhead cranes that are even customized to a certain extent in order to meet the different requirements of work and there is one for almost every application today. Read on to know more about these marvels of the 21st century!
Today, an overhead crane can have a lifting capacity that is as low as two to three metric tons to one that has a magnanimous capacity of five hundred tons or even more. There are different types of overhead cranes available today. The most common one’s being;
i. automated cranes
ii. industrial cranes
iii. automated industrial cranes
iv. process cranes
v. stacking cranes
And many others; these overhead cranes have become a highly indispensible equipment of today’s industrial world and it is widely used by shipping agencies and ports, factories and heavy machinery manufacturers, civil services in case of accidents and calamities, the list goes on and on. Some of those industries that have the largest workforce and turnover in the world are known to rely on these overhead cranes for getting the job done on time, every single time! And this includes the petroleum production industry, aviation industry, power plants, steel mills, automotive industry, construction companies and even the aerospace industry; cranes are everywhere. You will even see an overhead crane handling jobs such as refuse and trash handling!
But be advised and warned, working on an overhead crane is no simple task! You will require a great level of skill and patience along with the tact for handling such jobs with ease. And when dealing with really heavy materials like still girders and molten metal, a high level of caution and safety has to be maintained to ensure that there is no loss of live or property. Even the slightest of human or technical error can lead to accidents that may result in permanent disability or even fatalities in worst case scenarios.
Keeping this in mind, only the highly trained of workmen are assigned the tedious task of handling and operating overhead cranes. These men and are first made aware of all the possible hazards and accidents that can occur and also given tips on how the same can be avoided. With the size of overhead cranes being huge in many cases, all the workers who are working in the vicinity of these machines are also made aware of the dangers it poses.
Even the clothing of overhead cranes has to be inspected and certified. Hard hats and safety glasses are to be worn at all times along with other essential safety equipment. Overhead cranes of today come with various safety features and they should be kept active at all times when the crane is in use as this will ensure a great level of safety to life and limb.