How Cranes and Boom Trucks Can Help You Avoid Worksite Risks

 How Cranes and Boom Trucks Can Help You Avoid Worksite Risks

There are many hazards on a worksite. However, some can be easily avoided by using the proper equipment and machinery. One of the best ways to reduce the risk on a worksite to people, property, and profits is by using a crane or boom truck. Read on to learn more about how American Aerial Services can help you on your next job!

Increased Safety

A crane or a boom truck can help you get heavy items into place safely, without the need to get “creative”. A lot of times, workers try to muscle their way through the heavy lifting or use unsafe methods. However, this is inefficient and creates a much higher risk of your workers getting injured.

 

A worker died every 99 minutes in 2019, with fatalities in the private construction industry increasing by 5% since 2007. Many risks can be avoided by staying out of potentially dangerous situations. Often you will have workers trying to strong-arm a heavy object or trying to move it while it is off-balance. This can result in severe injury—or worse—if the workers lose control of the object.

 

A crane or boom truck makes it easy to move the object without your workers straining themselves or putting themselves in harm's way, should things get out of their control.

Improved Precision

Using a crane or boom truck can also help your team move the object into the perfect spot. One of the most important things on a job site is to make sure everything lines up perfectly. One wrong measurement or uneven placement can result in the entire job failing or even collapsing later in the project.

 

A crane makes it easy to gently lower the object down from above in the exact spot you need. American Aerial Services in Falmouth, Maine, is your source for crane and boom truck rentals. We’ll help you make sure everything is as precise as possible.

 

The best part about using a crane or boom truck? It’s easy to course-correct if the placement needs to be adjusted. You can lift the item back up and try again as many times as required.

Reduced Obstacles

Another significant benefit of using a crane or boom truck is the ability to move objects over unexpected (or immovable) obstacles. Time and manpower is money on a job site, and you can’t always get rid of things that are in your way. With a crane, you can lift heavy objects up and over most obstacles! Even something like a small ditch or a few boulders can make moving a heavy object on the ground nearly impossible.

 

Cranes can bypass most minor obstacles—or even some larger obstacles like small buildings—saving you a lot of time. You can also potentially avoid damaging nearby buildings, powerlines, or landscaping features you would have otherwise had to maneuver around.

 

 

Let American Aerial Services Help With the Heavy Lifting!

At American Aerial Services, we’re experts at moving things into hard-to-reach places. Let us help you tackle those heavy or oddly-shaped objects so you can keep your team safe and save money in the long run. The fewer unexpected situations you have to plan for, the less risk your worksite will face. The right machinery, and the right plan, will make a world of difference in your team’s productivity and risk mitigation.

 

Call American Aerial Services today and ask about our crane and boom truck rentals!

 

 

The fewer details you have to plan for, the less risk your worksite will face. The right machinery and the right plan will make a world of difference in your worksite's productivity and risk mitigation. Using a crane or boom truck to help your construction projects get done efficiently and safely. Call American Aerial Services today and let us do the heavy lifting for you. We also offer rental services if you feel comfortable operating these machines yourself.