Warning on crane safety
PA Auckland An Auckland trade union adviser says lives could be in danger if safety standards for cranes on construction sites are not improved. Dr lan Scott, who is the medical adviser to the trade union health and safety committee, said safety precautions were too haphazard. He said most of the onus was on the crane user to ensure it was up to standard. More regular independent checks were needed. “There needs to be a comprehensive system of checks and balances,” he said.
Dr Scott said if the crane had fallen during rush-hour traffic or at a slightly different angle, lives could have been lost.
But the principal engineer of the Ministry of Transport’s Marine Division, Mr Jim Meiklejohn, defended the present system. “I believe we have adequate safety standards, and have had no problems up to now,” he said. The Marine Division of the Ministry is responsible for registering cranes and inspecting them after they are erected or moved. Full annual inspections are also given.
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Press, 22 July 1986, Page 1
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