Reading and Understanding Crane Load Charts

I recently posted a brief summary on how to read load charts on Linkedin.  You can see it HERE. However I did not go into great detail on how to read knuckle boom crane load charts, I simply went over the “other” information that they provided. So ill go into greater detail, but still in short form here so that that there is greater clarity.  Because we specialize in light duty knuckle crane training, the information applies directly to that type of crane. The one dimension load chart above shows the following information: Crane model – 210.5 or 21.5 Meter/tonne rated crane NOT a 21-Ton crane Shows the capacity of the crane in both metric and imperial capacities When you

Crane Glass Handling Attachment

To watch a glass handling system on a crane work in a very tight space, check out the video below: We can provide your company with these systems in Canada for your glass handling requirements. Do not hesitate to contact us by email at: sales [at] knuckleboomtraining.ca or call us at: (877) 200-8715 for more details Download our brochure on the unit by clicking HERE

Riding the Load Under The Crane, Good Idea or Bad?

So what do your employees do when they leave the yard for delivery? Do you know if they are doing everything they can to stay safe and keep everyone around them safe? Do you trust your employees to do the right ‘thing’ whatever that may be? In this case, it’s total disregard for his own safety, wrong use of the equipment, and given there are people recording this video and a gate less than 1M away, bad choices clearly were made here. Yes, some may feel it’s quite funny, well he didn’t get hurt is some responses I get to this!  Are you kidding me?  what about leaving the vehicle unattended as he was on the load, unsupported, truck clearly

Fire Department Over Head Power Line Protection

We believe when those who serve and protect the public are unnecessarily put into harm’s way.  Yes, they go rushing into fires or towards them to keep people & property safe that much we know and sometimes understand, but ask any firefighter and they will tell you why they do what they do. However, when things go wrong (and they do go wrong) unintentional things place them in situations where they were doing something for a good cause like this picture below: However this video captures much more graphically what happens and how the Sigalarm can prevent this from happening…to anyone. COST should never be the deciding factor on protecting our firefighters, imagine if they used that as their reason

STOP Touching Overhead Power Lines

So it seems easy to say according to the title of this post, But the action required and the ability to monitor everything that is going on with the operation of any gear near powerlines, well, it’s been proven that the human brain is only capable of focusing on one thing at a time. This animated video is a brief summary of what happens but we all get that when steel comes close to electricity (high voltage in particular), it is a great conductor of electricity, add the fog, rain, snow in the air and then arcing becomes more prevalent.

Knowing is half the battle to reducing Insurance Costs

Having the Right Training for your employees and staff is the key to reducing accidents, but did you know that there are also vital pieces of equipment that your staff can use to reduce occurrences from happening also. HIGH-VOLTAGE/POWER LINE WARNING SYSTEMS can Save Lives. They are used to prevent equipment from Contacting Overhead Power Lines. By using this WARNING SYSTEM, it is going to help to reduce occurrences from happening and, in turn, reduce your Insurance Premiums from increasing due to potential personal injury to your employees, damage to third parties property or injury to them as a result of the accident. TAKE THE STEPS NOW TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE! NOW THAT YOU KNOW! For more information