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Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Mobile Crane Tip-Over, Boom Collapse, and Uncontrolled Hoisted Loads
September 2012
NIOSH Docket Number 200
The purpose of this Alert is to provide recommendations to managers, supervisors, safety professionals, and workers for preventing worker injuries and deaths from crane tip-over, collapse, or contact with hoisted loads.
Material Under Consideration
Reviews
Peer Reviewers’ Comments – posted December 31, 2009 [PDF – 20 KB]
Response to Peer Reviewers’ Comments – posted December 31, 2009 [PDF – 9 KB]
Peer Review
Peer Reviewers’ Comments – posted December 31, 2009
Response to Peer Reviewers’ Comments – posted December 31, 2009
Title: Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Mobile Crane Tip-Over, Boom Collapse, and Uncontrolled Hoisted Loads
Subject: Identification and analysis of injury risk to workers who use cranes in industrial settings.
Purpose: To provide recommendations to managers, supervisors, safety professionals, and workers for preventing worker injuries and deaths from crane tip-over, collapse, or contact with hoisted loads.
Timing of Review: April through August 2005
Primary Disciplines or Expertise Needed for Review: Crane safety, statistics
Type of Review: Individual
Number of Reviewers: 7
Reviewers Selected by: NIOSH
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
Opportunities for the Public to Comment: No
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments Before Their Review: No
Peer Reviewers
Emmett Russell
Director of Safety and Health, International Union of Operating Engineers
Areas of Expertise: Crane operation, safe operating procedures, construction safety, labor-management relations.
Recommended by: NIOSH
William Smith
Office of the Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Directorate of Construction
Areas of Expertise: Crane operation, safe operating procedures, construction safety, crane rental issues
Recommended by: NIOSH
Richard Dressler, P.E.
Assistant Director, Technical and Safety Services, Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Areas of Expertise: Crane safety, construction safety, equipment manufacturing
Recommended by: NIOSH
Michael McCusker, P.E.
Construction Safety Association of Ontario
Areas of Expertise: Crane operation, safe operating procedures, crane assembly and disassembly, crane transit, construction safety training
Recommended by: NIOSH
Eric D. Fidler, B.S.M.E., M.E.
Manager -Product Safety, Grove Worldwide, Inc. Manitowoc Crane Group
Areas of Expertise: Crane operation, safe operating procedures, crane manufacturing
Recommended by: NIOSH
Art Kerschner
Child Labor Team Leader, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division
Areas of Expertise: Occupational health and safety, labor statistics, child labor laws
Recommended by: NIOSH
Katharine Newman, P.E.
Chief, Program Analysis and Control, U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Safety and Health, Program Analysis and Control
Areas of Expertise: Labor law, labor statistics.
Recommended by: NIOSH
Charge to Peer Reviewers:
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is planning to publish an Alert titled “Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Mobile Crane Tip-Over, Boom Collapse, and Uncontrolled Hoisted Loads.” This document should prove useful to employers, managers, supervisors, crane operators, riggers and ground workers in companies that use mobile cranes. It is expected that safety and health officials, construction companies, unions, crane and rigging manufacturers, crane rental facilities, building material suppliers and manufacturers, will benefit from the information reported by this document.
Since you have programmatic interest or expertise in this subject, we are requesting your assistance to review and comment on this final draft.