We were building onto a hospital in Anniston, AL. This crane was only at about 200 feet but to me it was pretty high. They sway so much that I actually felt motion sick as I reached the top. Another thing that is about as common is to have the crane operator die in the crane of natural causes. I guess since most operators are usually older men and the cabs of the cranes get very hot, several of them have had heart attacks. By the time anyone knows what is going on and can get to them (it takes about 15-20 minutes to climb to the cab) they are already dead. One we know of died during a concrete pour. A lot of the high rise floors here are poured with a crane and buckets that holds 2-3 yards of concrete. The operator had enough wits about him when he realized what was happening to hit the emergency stop on the crane but he unfortunately, passed away.
You would think that if you where building a crane that could go 200 feet and more into the air you would be able to a afford the extra cost for some air conditioning won’t you? Maybe they don’t want the extra weight?
Well, actually the cabs do have some air conditioning but the units are fairly small and won’t get the cabs really cool. They help though. and you still have the sun shining directly in. The thermal gain is incredible.
Thanks for the comment.
I am just suprised that with all he other safety regulations that govern cranes this has not gotten more attention.
Seems like it should be solvable. But maybe it is harder then I think.