Only site managers and technicians with authority should decide whether lifting operations are safe.
Their experience allows them to make well-grounded decisions on whether conditions are too extreme and unsafe.
Site managers will evaluate weather conditions and predicted forecasts to manage risk to personnel and property.
Heavy rain and fog are examples of extreme weather that impair the vision of the operator, making lifts treacherous and dangerous.
Site managers will also determine if conditions are worth postponing construction - suspending lifting when unnecessary is costly as many companies hire cranes on a day-by-day fee basis.
For example, high winds are hazardous - however, most cranes are built to withstand wind speeds up to 20mph.
Site managers and operators will check windspeed and make an executive call on whether operations can go ahead.
BJW Cranes contract lifting services will provide projects with the most competent operators and personnel who can make executive decisions. For more information, call us on 01724289501 today.