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Precautions and Procedures

• Warning alarms – light and sound to alert people nearby that the conveyor is about to start
moving.
• Fixed guards to prevent entanglement from the rotating parts – drive mechanism.

• Overhead conveyor must be enclosed fully to prevent objects falling.
• Emergency stop buttons available at convenient locations or supplemented by pulling a wire
or called as grab wire, provided along the full length.

• Do not ride on conveyor at any time.
• Do not overload conveyor outside its design limits.

• Avoid loose clothing, fingers, hair, or other body parts away from the conveyor during
movement.

• Operator must be a trained person.
• Regular maintenance carried out competent person.

• Establish a system for reporting defects.

Cranes

Cranes can lift an astounding load, basically used to
shift loads from one place to another.

Types of Crane

• Crawler Crane with fixed boom
• Rough Terrain

• Tower Crane
• Telescopic & mobile crane

• Floating crane
• Bridge and gantry crane

• Overhead crane
Hazards Associated with Crane:

• Toppling or collapsing of crane
• Striking against fixed structure or.

• Falling of load
• People in and around may get strike due to mobile crane swing movement.

• Contact with overhead powerlines.
• Colliding with other cranes or moving vehicles.

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