As the world's population grows and the demand for a quality standard of living grows, more housing and more public facilities need to be built. Any construction of objects (even medium size) impossible without lifting mechanisms. In a modern industrial enterprise, cranes are the main type of technological equipment, the normal operation of which largely determines the operation of the enterprise as a whole, namely, timely and high-quality implementation of technological processes, high quality of products. Due to the shortage of technical specialists today, construction and installation companies agree to pay decent wages to people in this profession.
From the height of the crane cabin there is an amazing view of the open spaces. It’s especially beautiful for crane operators to look out into the open sea, working in ports. But these professionals don’t have time to admire the view.. After all, one wrong move can cause great material damage., endanger human life, the life of a crane operator.
A person with such a profession should not be afraid of heights and know the basics of physics and geometry. Nervous people should not be allowed to work as a crane operator., because one sudden movement can lead to an accident.
Cranes come in different types:
- rotating and non-rotating,
- stationary and mobile,
- with different types of moving platforms,
- self lifting,
- crane beams,
- boom and bridge type and many other types.
Driver, fluent in the technique of working on one lift, may know, how to operate another type of crane.
Area of professional use of a qualified crane operator (crane operator) wide:
- in production shops of mechanical engineering and metalworking;
- in repair shops of enterprises of various industries;
- at hydraulic structures;
- in warehouses;
- in sea and river ports;
- during construction and installation work in construction.
This profession belongs to the “human-technical” type.. To successfully master a profession, it is necessary to have a sufficient level of development of such psychophysiological qualities, as:
- physical health,
- coordination of movements,
- concentration of attention,
- accuracy of vision and eye,
- motor memory,
- endurance,
- attentiveness,
- equilibrium,
- accuracy.
Crane operator – a person with vocational education, which can be obtained in vocational schools. It is impossible to master all types of cranes at once - most often they master two similar types of machines. For driving a car, crawler and tractor crane is necessary buy the rights to the crane, an appropriate driver's license is required.
