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That radio call about the 'silent load' got me thinking
I was on a job over in Newark last Thursday and the operator on the next crane over radioed me about how he runs a silent lift when the crew below gets too chatty. He said he waits until everyone stops yelling before he moves the hook an inch, no exceptions. Made me realize how much of our safety depends on reading the vibe on the ground, not just the hand signals. You guys ever had a situation where the noise was louder than the actual instructions and it almost caused a problem?
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cameron_hernandez699d ago
Check what actually happened when he finally gave the signal. Did the ground crew hear him the first time, or did he have to repeat it because they were still running their mouths? That gap between the radio call and the hook moving is where guys get hurt. So was it the noise that was the problem, or was it that nobody was really listening in the first place?
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