• WiseThat@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I take it you’ve never been on a job site, because there is a TON of infrastructure and protocol that cranes and crane operators have to follow to make sure everything is as safe as possible.

    You need to have extensive training to be allowed to do overhead materials handling, the ground conditions need to be thoroughly checked, the job site needs to be planned and laid out, in general there are a ton of constraints and checks to make sure that there is virtually zero risk that a random person could accidentally walk into a danger zone and get hurt.

    That’s pretty much the exact opposite as with cars. Pretty much every parking lot I have ever been to is front-loading, which REQUIRES that pedestrians have to cross the main driving path to get to their destination and there is very little training and certification required of drivers compared to crane operators.

    • Sotuanduso@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Pretty much every parking lot I have ever been to is front-loading, which REQUIRES that pedestrians have to cross the main driving path to get to their destination

      Do you have an alternative in mind? Because the only one I can think of is to move the whole sidewalk.

    • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Don’t be so quick to make assumptions.

      Have you never been in a shop that uses bridge cranes? I can see a half dozen 200 ton versions from where I’m standing now. At best the operator might hit the warning buzzer. And no, there’s no formal training requirements to use them.