Safety 2013 Proceedings

690 Crane Safety: Are You Prepared to Hold the Load of a Major Incident? (B-I-A)

Instructor: Jose Guillermo Castillo, CSP, Cummins, Inc., Columbus, OH

Description: Crane related injuries are often severe and pose a serious hazard for employees and operators. Crane related fatal occupational injuries in the United States from 1997 to 2006 identified an average of 81.6 fatalities per year (BLS 2008). Learn about a corporate wide strategy designed to prevent major injuries and dangerous occurrences related to cranes based on the identified triple bottom line: inspection, training and rigging.

Level: B I A