As an industry, we generally struggle with multiple crane lifts. Multiple crane lifts are among the most technically complex lifts to plan and execute. “It’s always important to properly plan any lift, but even more so when there are several cranes involved.
When there are two or more cranes involved in an incident, the impact and outcome of the incident is often magnified.
Several of the most high-profile crane accidents of recent times have been those involving multiple cranes (also referred to as tandem lifts). When done properly, a lifting crew can move extremely heavy objects from one place to another which would have only been possible with the use of a far larger crane. It requires clear communication from both operators, an informative ground crew, and a correct setup of all machines. For Crane Operators, Multi-Crane lifts can be one of the most difficult tasks to execute well.
