Moving heavy or bulky loads through aisles or on the ground takes time and can lead to injuries, mobile cranes are a good solution for this. This is because they allow warehouse owners to easily lift, lower or even move loads horizontally.
Modern technology has diversified mobile crane safety systems to improve the safety of equipment as well as on-site production processes. These safety systems include sirens, horns, buzzers, indicator lights, anti-sway technology, collision avoidance system, radio remote control, brake slip detection, etc.
The most popular of these systems is the crane warning light. Mobile crane warning lights can be white lights, blue lights, or red lights that have been mounted on the crane hoist to project directly onto the floor surface. The crane safety light can use LED lights, lasers, or both. Most of them are capable of lighting large areas of up to 15-20 feet.
Safety warning lights
With modern technologies becoming more affordable, the safety features available for mobile crane systems have never been better.
Warning lights and indicator lights can be incorporated into the design of an overhead crane to provide personnel on the ground with an idea of where the overhead crane is and where the hook will be. These lights come on automatically when crane equipment is up and running, helping to reduce accidents and operator error.
These bright red, blue, or white lights are mounted to the crane frame and are projected directly onto the ground using lasers, LED lights, or a combination of both. Warning lights do not replace audible alarms, but rather provide an additional visual warning to pedestrians and motorized traffic in the vicinity of the crane. These lights can illuminate an area up to 15 to 20 feet from approaching hooks and operating crane equipment.
Operators can also use these lights as a reference point tool to help them position the hoist and hook to make their picks or place a load.
Mobile Crane Lighting regulations
Mobile cranes are crawler or rubber tire-mounted cable-controlled cranes or truck-mounted hydraulic telescopic boom cranes.
Mobile cranes generally operate a boom from the end of which a hook is suspended by wire rope and pulleys. Steel cables are operated by whatever prime mover the designers have available, operating through a variety of transmissions.
Mobile crane manufacturers are designing cranes that can address the complexity of urban development sites. Different types of mobiles serve varied purposes.
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