Overhead Crane Operating Procedures

An overhead crane is a heavy-duty material handling equipment, widely used in workshops, factories, warehouses, and other environments. As a key material handling equipment, overhead cranes ' safe and standardized operation is directly related to personnel lives, equipment integrity, and production efficiency. Therefore, a set of rigorous overhead crane operating procedures is particularly important. Next, this article will explain in depth the overhead cranes' operating procedures and daily inspection contents to help you discover around safety hazards and reduce accident risks.

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Overhead Crane Safe Operating Procedure

Operators and businesses must be familiar with and strictly adhere to safe operating procedures and conduct detailed inspections before and after each operation. The following is a summary of the steps in the overhead crane operating procedures:

• The bridge crane shall be operated by personnel who meet the professional special equipment driving qualification certificate.
• The side of the equipment must be marked with the overhead crane's maximum load, span, working level, and other information.
• No people are standing on the overhead crane except in the cabin.
• When the EOT travelling crane is undergoing routine inspection and maintenance, the entire vehicle must be powered off.
• When the bridge crane is not loaded, the hook should be at least 2.5 meters above the ground to maintain a safe distance.
• It is prohibited for bridge cranes to pass over the heads of people on the ground when transporting goods.
• For an EOT crane, the lowest point of the load shall be 0.5m higher than the highest point of obstacles.
• People transportation on a hook or a flap grab bucket is not allowed.
• Tools, spare parts, fasteners, and varia should be in special cases, they are not allowed to be placed on the overhead travelling crane to avoid dropping objects, hurting, or damaging equipment.
• When lifting an expensive load or noxious liquid, no matter how heavy it is, only after checking reliability on the position above ground 150-200mm, can the overhead bridge crane keep lifting.
• Combustibles are not allowed to be positioned on the overhead crane, fire prevention should be considered.
• Wind force is more than class 6, stop using the overhead crane outdoors.
• Give the overhead travelling crane a periodic routine inspection that includes dynamic and static load tests, and the results should be documented.

Notice: It is the essential responsibility of enterprises and operators to understand and be familiar with the overhead cranes' safe operating procedures.

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Are Hard Hats Required For Overhead Crane Use?

When a bridge crane is working or stationary, all operators, commanders, and on-site assistants must always wear standard safety helmets and fasten their safety belts securely. This is a mandatory requirement of international special equipment safety regulations and on-site safety management systems. Properly wearing a hard hat can effectively reduce head injuries caused by accidents.

Conclusion

The above content introduces overhead crane operating procedures and a safety checklist. Mastering the standardized overhead crane operating procedures is the key to safe production and improving work efficiency. WEIHUA Crane is a professional crane Customization and manufacturer, committed to providing high-performance and high-reliability lifting equipment to help you effectively improve your production efficiency.

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