Construction Toolbox Talk: Crane Safety: Stability and Tipping [2022]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and The Center for Construction Research and Training - CPWR developed the Construction Toolbox Talks series to raise awareness of workplace hazards and how to prevent injuries and illnesses. This series is free and accessible online. Foremen, supervisors, business owners and safety trainers can use the toolbox talks to lead discussions that focus attention on hazards workers may face that day or week on the job, as well as to supplement or reinforce other safety and health training efforts. The objective of this toolbox talk series is to keep safety front and center at the worksite. Cranes are used to lift and move heavy materials on construction sites. When a crane lifts and moves a load, the distance from the load's center of gravity to the crane's tipping axis changes. If the crane's lift capacity is exceeded, the distance exceeds the safe operating range listed in the crane's load chart, or the crane is not set up properly, it can tip over, resulting in injuries, many fatal, to the operator and workers nearby. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Safety practices; Safety education; Training; Equipment operation; Cranes; Machine safety
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-133, 2022 Aug; :1-2
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022133
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065922
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/158535/cdc_158535_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 374.69 KB ]