Whether it’s your first day on site, or you’ve been at it long enough to become a seasoned professional, there is rarely a bad time to remind ourselves of the importance of safety. Overhead crane operator training has a lot of moving parts, so we’ve put together a couple of the more important things to stay aware of.
The Balance of Safety and Efficiency
Bringing an overhead crane onto a worksite makes it possible to manoeuvre materials quickly and propel a project forward. It doesn’t take much of a push for us to see that there is a balance that needs to be maintained. There are always going to be the two key considerations, safety and efficiency.
By making sure that we are not letting the desire to get something done a little too quickly override how we approach our own safety and the safety of the people around us, we can avoid the worst of workplace accidents and keep our work conditions as safe as possible. Even if that sometimes means slowing a project down to get it done safely.
Making Sure You See the Details
Everyone who has been on a worksite for long enough will have formed an approach to identifying, assessing and controlling for risk. Recognising that we need to regularly take stock and evaluate how we are treating those risks is an important but sometimes overlooked point that anyone on-site can appreciate.
Regularly evaluating how we approach risk and making adjustments as we see fit is part of what makes us good at our jobs. It ensures that we are keeping ourselves and others safe and doing what we need to do to earn the trust of the people we work around. A big part of your ongoing overhead crane operator training will be geared about making sure that you are seeing the details.
Trust Yourself to Take Action
It isn’t the most pleasant statistic to be reminded of, but between the years 2003 and 2015, 47 workers were killed as a result of workplace accidents involving overhead cranes, with a further average of 240 serious injury claims every year.
We can do our best and still encounter accidents like these, but it does pay to remain aware that all of these accidents had a root cause. By staying sharp, having a process and trusting ourselves to take action when we see that there is a hazard that needs to be addressed, we can avoid situations like these in our work and in our future.
Lead by Example
Operating an overhead crane is a demanding role, the diligence that success in this role requires of an individual makes it a great example of what support and access to ongoing training can do for an individual.
Zoom Recruitment is an agency committed to finding our clients the staff they need to get the job done. That means high quality staff that are the right fit and committed to staying on top of their game.
By making the effort to work with our client organisations to break a role down to its component parts and understand the demands of that role, we enable ourselves to find the right people, with the right skills and the right attitude to fit in and thrive in their jobs.
If you’re someone looking for your next role, or an organisation looking for your next hire, you can find what you need with us. Get in contact with us today!
