Masonry Magazine March 2007 Page. 32
CRANES
I'll get people who say, 'I need a crane with 100 feet of boom.' They all have 100 feet of boom. That doesn't tell me anything."
Using cranes for job site delivery of masonry materials can also be a money saver. "Cranes are necessary on masonry job sites to place materials when offloading the work truck, whether it's blocks and bricks," Letford said. "This reduces labor costs and it helps to increase workplace efficiency."
As long as the truck can get near the job site, the operator can place the pallets of materials near the work area. "We get in and set the materials down a lot closer to the job site. That makes everything easier," said Tony Robinson, vice president of H.M. Kelly Inc. in New Oxford, Pa., which operates 30 crane-mounted delivery trucks. "We can make deliveries as long as the job is accessible by truck."
Mason contractors place a premium on job site safety, especially when it comes to working around cranes.
Understanding Crane Signals is Paramount for Safety
MASON CONTRACTORS place a premium on job site safety, especially when it comes to working around cranes. Safety has not been a problem for the masonry industry, which is why its safety record is far better than other trades - from 1984 to 1994, four deaths occurred in the masonry and tile industries, according to the U.S. Department of
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