Research and Prospect of Tower Crane Safety

Research and Prospect of Tower Crane Safety

With the development of the construction industry, tower cranes have become widely used in the construction industry as an important symbol of construction and major transportation machinery. Glory Steel could offer hot rolled steel square bar as crane rail. Our products mainly include Q345B steel square bar crane rail, S355JR steel square bar crane rail. As a large-scale equipment, the working characteristics of the tower crane are that the items are lifted and moved in a large space according to the needs of the building, which is a dangerous operation. At present, in the construction of construction, the casualties and equipment accidents caused by tower cranes are repeatedly prohibited, and the incidence of major accidents remains high. How to improve the intrinsic safety of tower cranes, rationally use and manage tower cranes, and make tower cranes work better is one of the difficult problems in the construction industry. The national and local administrative departments and scientific research departments have done a lot of effective work, and combined with the years of experience in the tower crane industry, many effective forms have been formed. The safety management technology of tower cranes is analyzed and summarized, and the following countermeasures and suggestions for the safety of tower cranes are proposed.

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Improve the intrinsic safety of tower cranes. On the one hand, we should meet market requirements through high-quality design, production of good quality, safe and reliable tower cranes. On the other hand, the original old equipment should be technically modified to improve its safety performance. In foreign countries, the technical progress of tower cranes is very obvious. The remote control technology and the stepless speed regulation technology appearing in the control of tower cranes have improved the reliability of the operation safety of tower cranes. With the introduction of microcomputer and electronic technology, excellent safety devices and diagnostic systems have emerged.

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We should strengthen the routine safety management of tower cranes. The conventional safety management of tower cranes is to formulate and implement the following procedures and management systems, namely safety technical operation procedures, equipment leasing system, inspection and repair system, handover system, equipment maintenance procedures, and establishment of equipment file system. A clear metal nameplate should be attached to the obvious position of the tower crane, including the name, model, rated weight, main technical parameters, manufacturer, date of manufacture, etc. of the tower crane.

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We should strengthen personnel’s safety education and technical training. we should improve the overall quality and safety awareness of employees and managers to meet the requirements of modern tower cranes, so as to better understand tower cranes and use tower cranes.

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We should apply modern technology and methods. Artificial intelligence has been applied to a certain extent in the construction industry. The use of robots can greatly improve the reliability and safety of tower crane operations. Another application of artificial intelligence in the construction industry is an expert system, which can use the knowledge and experience of experts to help users find the cause and location of the fault efficiently and quickly, and propose corresponding measures.

Due to social stability, the development prospects of the construction industry are good. As the main transportation machinery of the construction industry, the tower crane market will maintain a good state for a long time. At the same time, with the continuous progress of human civilization, people are increasingly cherishing life and health. It will also increasingly recognize the importance of security. In the next few decades, people will improve the safety of tower cranes through the following channels. High-tech, new technologies, and new materials will be widely used in tower cranes, and remote control devices will become popular, and electronic technology and computer technology will be further involved. Therefore, new types of tower cranes with high performance, high reliability and simple operation will emerge in an endless stream, and the intrinsic safety of tower cranes will be greatly improved. There will be a multi-purpose tower crane, a robotic-type smart tower crane, a tower crane capable of self-diagnosis and self-repair, and a tower crane that simplifies or reduces manual installation and disassembly.