SC&RA Offers Video for Operating Cranes Near Power Lines
March 12, 2013—The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has produced the video “Operating Cranes Around Power Lines” and companion 40-page booklet of the same title in response to the growing number of reported fatalities in the industry involving power lines. In 2010, the OSHA standard 29 CFR Part 1926 was released, providing additional guidelines and requirements for every job site operating cranes near, around, or under a power line. The video provides a visual demonstration of safe operating procedures in accordance with the OSHA standard for mobile cranes near and around power lines to be used during training and the project planning process.
Specifically, the 19-minute video covers:
- What to consider when planning the assembly or disassembly of a crane near a power line
- Precautions to take when operating a crane near a power line
- Where to post warnings
- Encroachment prevention measures and options
- When to use a spotter as well as alternative measures to spotters
- When operations can take place under a power line
- Smaller than minimum clearance distances
- Required safety meetings and procedures
- Working near transmitter communication towers
- OSHA’s training requirements
The video and booklet are designed to be used as the curriculum for a training course and in planning meetings prior to bringing a crane onto a worksite.
The products show real world examples of conditions and situations crane operators, signal persons, riggers, and construction workers encounter every day while operating near and around power lines. The companion booklet may be purchased separately for training purposes.
Retail price for the set (video and one booklet) is $499 and SC&RA members pay $359.
