Collaboration and Standardization are Key to Specifying Outrigger Pads
When it comes to specifying the right equipment within budget constraints, collaboration between fleet and safety professionals is crucial, according to an opinion column by Sean Lyden, in Utility Fleet Professional magazine. That collaboration applies as well to safety products and supplies.
One…
Predictability and Control is Important to Safe Equipment Setup
An article on Safeopedia.com, a content-based website for safety professionals, discussed how leading indicators can make workplaces safer. The article by Bryan McWhorter explains what leading indicators are and how focusing on them can have a direct influence on reducing accidents.
The process and…
Safe Equipment Operation: It’s all about the numbers
Knowing bucket capacity and understanding how to read a jib load chart are two critical elements of aerial jib crane operation, as explained in this Incident Prevention article.
Here are three important highlights on jib crane safety from the article:
It is crucial to stay within the allowable…
Risks with Wood Crane Matting
The below article, titled, Risks With Matting, by Mike Chalmers appears on pages 58-59 in the October 2017 issue of International Cranes and Specialized Transport. It covers a recent presentation given by Joe Penland of Quality Mat Company at the 2017 SC&RA Crane & Rigging Conference.
Mr.…
Simple Ways to Improve Outrigger Pad and Crane Mat Performance on Hard Ground
Operators often think of using outrigger pads when they are setting up cranes or other outrigger-enabled equipment on soft ground. But very hard ground presents its own challenges for sufficiently reducing the ground bearing pressure. Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA, recently addressed this issue in a Guest…
SafetyTech Outrigger Pad Case Study for Construction Crane Applications
The Customer’s Business
Crane Service Inc., a full-service crane rental and rigging company serving Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, owns a fleet of more than 130 cranes ranging from 8.5 tons to 550 tons. Since 2005, the company has used SafetyTech® outrigger construction pads with cranes rated at…
Check Your Ground Conditions
All outrigger-enabled equipment must be set-up on firm, stable ground, and always using outrigger pads can be instrumental in establishing consistently safe set-ups.
According to a North Carolina Department of Labor report, half of all equipment incidents occur because the vehicle or outriggers were…
Ground Prep Required
The February 2016 issue of American Cranes & Transport magazine featured a Lifting Site Report about Emerson Crane Rental’s new Grove GMK5275 all terrain crane. The article highlights the importance of understanding ground conditions and ground bearing capacity. Emerson regularly uses DICA outrigger…
American Cranes & Transport: Setting up for Success Part II
Part 2 of a two-part series in American Cranes & Transport is excerpted from a presentation made by Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA Outrigger Pads, at the 2015 SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop, in Denver, Colo. This segment provides a deeper analysis of outrigger pad sizing rules of thumb and how…
American Cranes & Transport: Setting Up for Success Part I
DICA was recently featured in the rigging review section of the February 2016 issue of American Cranes & Transport. Part 1 of a 2-part series can be read below or using the above link. This information was originally presented at the 2015 SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop in Denver, Colo.…