End Stops: Best Practices For Specifying And Using In Overhead ...
End stops mark the end of a rail in an overhead crane or monorail system. Located at the termination point of the running surface for bridge and trolley travel, these fixed devices provide a physical barrier that fully engages the ...
How Trolley And Bridge Bumpers Stop Structural Damage To Cranes, ...
Functioning much like the bumper on an automobile, trolley and bridge bumpers are devices that absorb the energy and reduce the impact when a moving crane or hoist trolley reaches the end of its permitted travel — or when two ...
Understand The Basics Of Load Test Requirements
A load test is performed to verify that a specific crane or hoist will safely perform all of its functions while supporting a test load whose weight is at least equal to the equipment’s rated capacity. Because load tests confirm ...
Alert Personnel To Overhead Crane Operation With Audible And Visual ...
Warning devices, including both audible alarms that emit an unusual sound and visual alarms that illuminate or flash repeating patterns of light, should be used on both indoor and outdoor overhead cranes whose lifting, lowering, and movement functions are powered. ...
Keep Overhead Bridge Crane Rails Free Of Debris With Rail ...
While keeping crane runway beams and girders clear of any foreign objects, dirt, or debris that might impede the travel of an overhead crane is a best practice for all operations, there’s always the chance that something might land on ...
Learn How To Properly Size A Hoist For Your Application ...
Recently, the technical committee of the Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) of MHI hosted a webinar entitled “Sizing a Hoist for Your Application.” The free, 45-minute session explored both The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and European Federation of Materials ...
Webinar Explores Best Practices In The Safe Operation Of Below-The-Hook ...
The last of four sessions featured in the fourth annual Overhead Lifting Safety Webinar Series (www.mhi.org/overheadsafety), “Best Practices for Safe Operation of Below-the-Hook Lifting Equipment,” aired on November 18. During the hour-long presentation, Scott Salisbury, General Manager at Bradley Lifting ...
Discover The Latest Overhead Lifting Safety Innovations During Webinar
The third in a set of four sessions shared during the fourth annual Overhead Lifting Safety Webinar Series (www.mhi.org/overheadsafety), “Overhead Lifting Safety Innovations Panel Discussion,” aired on November 11. During the 45-minute presentation, four panelists discussed several new technologies available ...
Learn Which OSHA Overhead Lifting Standards Are Most Often Cited ...
Insights from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were the focus of the second session presented during the fourth annual Overhead Lifting Safety Webinar Series (www.mhi.org/overheadsafety). Broadcast on November 4, “OSHA Overhead Lifting Safety Review and Presentation of Upcoming ...