Masonry Magazine March 2007 Page. 35
Standard hand or voice signals, whichever are used, as well as crane operations and limitations. It's a standard, not a regulation, but OSHA will cite for it.
Several companies are now providing training for signalers, riggers and operators. Training for signal people can be completed onsite in an eight-hour day. DeBary, Fla.-based The Crane School offers a crane hand signal course and, as Bud Wilson, the company's president with more than 40 years of crane experience, explained, properly signaling the crane requires more than a basic understanding of hand signals.
"A lot of guys can look at the signals, but they don't understand how the crane functions," Wilson said. "It's more than visually understanding the hand signals-you need to be proficient. You need to understand how the crane functions, You can't stop on a moment's notice, and the signal people need to know this. The operator needs forewarning. There's a signal for that."
Currently, 14 states require crane operator certification, although crane companies encourage mason contractors to have their operators certified.
"Obtaining operator training and certification would be the number one tip we would offer mason contactors," Palfinger's Letford said.
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