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I heard a foreman say 'a good operator can make a bad crane work' and it made me angry

This was on a site in Dallas last month. We were looking at a rough terrain crane with some clear hydraulic lag. The foreman shrugged and said that line, expecting the operator to just muscle through it. That's a dangerous mindset. A good operator knows the limits of their machine and when something feels off. You can't just 'skill' your way past a mechanical fault, especially with a load that's a few hundred feet in the air. It puts everyone on the ground at risk. I told him flat out that the crane needed a check before we lifted anything, and we found a worn valve. Has anyone else had to push back against that kind of pressure to just 'get it done'?

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taylor.mary13d ago

That's how good operators get hurt.

gonzalez.stella13d ago

Honestly, everyone's talking about the operator, but what about the equipment they're forced to use? Old or broken gear makes any job way more dangerous. We gotta stop blaming people and start fixing the tools.

maxm503d ago

See it with everything from kitchen knives to car brakes.