available for hire.
Even deciding what kind of crane you need is a complex process that will
require you to provide planned location, weight of load and distance
from the center of rotation (slew) of the crane that the load will be
moved. This is because a crane can move a heavy load a small distance
from the center of slew, or a lighter load a larger distance from the
center of slew. There are tables for ea...
Crane rental companies have a complete range of industrial cranes
available for hire.
Even deciding what kind of crane you need is a complex process that will
require you to provide planned location, weight of load and distance
from the center of rotation (slew) of the crane that the load will be
moved. This is because a crane can move a heavy load a small distance
from the center of slew, or a lighter load a larger distance from the
center of slew. There are tables for each crane type, detailing safe
distances and loads that can be moved.
You have two options, Crane Rental, or a Contract Lifting Service
Crane Rental
Renting a crane is a much more complex procedure than you might expect
if you are a first-time hirer. If you are looking for a crane in UK,
check out http://www.cranes-today.co.uk
As can be expected with any large piece of industrial machinery, there
are complex health and safety procedures to comply with.
When renting a crane, conditions are the client must provide an
appointed person and supply the rental company operator with a detailed
method and safety statements, drawn up by a competent and trained
person, prior to the lift. The appointed person must supervise the
lifting and provide qualified personnel such as slingers, signalers and
crane operators.
Renting cranes and plant is inevitably accompanied by risk. The cost of
a modern mobile crane ranges from 200,000 dollars to more than 3 million
dollars, so the financial consequences in the event of an accident could
be immense.
As a customer renting a crane or other item of plant, you will have to
satisfy the crane rental company that you have adequate insurance cover
for the following risks:
1. Loss of, or damage to, the crane whilst on rental.
2. Continuing rental charges whilst the crane is under repairs
3. Injury to the operator.
4. Third party cover (injury to other parties, including damage to their
property.)
Crane rental companies can arrange cover for loss of, or damage to, the
crane whilst on hire and continuing rental charges whilst the crane is
under repair. Insurance cover for lifted materials is also available.
Contract Lifts
In a contract lift, the crane rental company will choose the correct
crane for the job, raise the risk assessment and method statement,
arrange traffic management and the correct level of insurance. With the
introduction of new safety regulations governing the use of cranes,
clients who do not have sufficient experience and knowledge of crane
operations usually prefer to place orders on a contract lift basis.
A crane rental contract becomes a contract lift contract when the crane
owner supplies the appointed person and, hence, accepts responsibility
for all aspects of the lift.
All crane rental companies offer a contract lift service. This relieves
customers of the responsibility for preparing a method statement, risk
assessment, berthing study, lift diagram and managing and supervising
the lifting operation. The crane rental company takes all the risk and
concern away from customers, with a complete and professional tailor
made package where their trained and experienced personnel manage the
whole lifting process from initial concept right through to supervising
the final lift.
In a contact lift, the customer is still responsible for providing
accurate information relating to both the items to be lifted and to the
ground conditions. The customer must also have public liability insurance.
The preparation time required to produce the relevant method statements
and risk assessments for a contract lift will require a longer notice
period than for crane rental.
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