The NCCCO Foundation has teamed up with the National Safety Council (NSC) and its Work to Zero initiative to create a free online tool aimed at enhancing jobsite safety for crane and load-handling equipment operators.
This resource provides a tailored list of safety controls designed to mitigate risks associated with serious incidents and fatalities (SIFs) in crane operations.
Developed through extensive research and industry feedback, the tool allows users to select from common hazards—such as fatigue, falls, contact with powerlines, and equipment tipping—to generate recommended safety measures.
“The NCCCO Foundation is excited to provide this new tool to the crane industry along with our friends at the National Safety Council,” said T.J. Cantwell, NCCCO Foundation Executive Director. “Companies and individuals can simply select from a variety of common safety hazards such as fatigue, fall from height, contact with overhead powerlines, equipment overturn/tipping, and many more, to produce a variety of control options to help mitigate or eliminate them on the jobsite.”
Each control is categorized using the Hierarchy of Controls, which ranks safety measures by effectiveness, including elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment.
To introduce the tool, the NCCCO Foundation will host a webinar on March 4, 2025, featuring NSC and crane safety experts. Those interested can register at https://bit.ly/addressingsafetyhazardswebinar. The Crane Operations Jobsite Safety Controls Tool is now accessible at https://bit.ly/CraneSafetyControlsTool.