SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- CRANE OPERATIONS -O. Boettcher, S.
Prodon, I. RuehlTS-IC
The respect of crane safety operation zones is fundamental!
WHY NOW?The LHC installation enters the busy phase regarding
logistics and consequently regarding transport and handling
activities.more than 200(!) FTE under DBS contractThis is
aggravated by the lack of adequate storage and handling space.Crane
and/or operator failures are seldom but NOT IMPOSSIBLE!
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?CRANE SAFETY OPERATION ZONES ARE OFTEN NOT
RESPECTEDNOT FOR PEOPLENOT FOR MATERIAL
EXAMPLES
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WHAT SHALL BE DONE?Review the space allocation.Take out barracks
wherever possible.Create a safe place for the loading and unloading
of trucks, which represents statistically the highest risk
potential.Plan difficult and/or repetitive crane operation well in
advance.Avoid passing over people and/or important/expensive/unique
material.
The crane operators are well informed to respect the crane
safety operation zones but it is sometimes impossible for them to
look behind walls and into barracks. Therefore we consider that the
requestor for a handling service and the TSO assures that there are
no persons within the non-visible crane safety operation zone.
We need your help and cooperation in order to limit the
risks!THANKS
