A frame gantry vs overhead crane.

Two businesses with the same load can need completely different equipment. One installs an overhead crane on a runway and never moves it again. The other buys an A-frame gantry, wheels it to wherever the work is, and takes it along when the lease ends. The load is not...

Lifting tackle inspection three month rule.

Cranes get the attention. Lifting tackle gets the failures. Slings, shackles and hooks are cheap, handled constantly, stored badly and replaced late, and they sit at the exact point where a load meets the machine. They also carry a shorter statutory inspection...

Single girder vs double girder overhead cranes.

Almost every overhead crane enquiry starts in the same place. You know roughly what you need to lift and how wide the building is, but not whether the answer is a single girder or a double girder crane. The choice affects the price, the hook height you end up with,...

Man cages personnel lifting legal requirements

Lifting a person with a crane is treated differently from lifting a load, and for obvious reasons. A dropped load is a loss. A dropped person is a fatality and a Section 24 investigation. South African law does not prohibit the practice, but it sets specific...