Cranes

Cranes are mechanical devices that can lift and move heavy items. For smaller or temporary jobs, the cranes can be mobile or truck mounted for on or off road purposes and are of assistance to people who are unable to lift without support. Fixed cranes are often used for larger jobs. 

Workplace solutions and adjustments

The selection of the appropriate crane will depend of various criteria but will largely be dictated by the lifting requirements.

Some types of cranes will require the operator to climb vertical ladders or steps to access the cab. For people with disability that restricts capacity to lift and manouvre items within the workplace, the use of smaller truck-mounted or mobile cranes or other lifting equipment may be of assistance to reduce manual handling requirements.

For more information on specific types of cranes and their uses in the workplace please see the link below:

• Cranes—truck-mounted

References

Australian Skills Training 2009, Extracts, Australian Skills Training Pty Ltd, Perth, viewed 18 June 2011, http://www.astpl.com/extracts.html. 

Safe Work Australia 2008, National Code of Practice for Precast, Tilt Up and Concrete Elements in Building Construction, Australian Government Australian Safety and Compensation Council, Canberra, viewed 18 June 2011, http://safeworkaustralia.gov.au/AboutSafeWorkAustralia/WhatWeDo/Publications/Documents/245/CodeOfPractice_PrecastTiltUpandConcreteElementsBuildingConstruction_2008_PDF.pdf.

Liebherr 2011, Mobile Cranes, Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd, Smithfield, viewed 18 June 2011, http://www.liebherr.com/AT/en-GB/default_at.wfw/measure-metric.

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• Cranes
• Cranes—fixed
• Cranes—mobile