20 Aug
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Important Business
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Alice Springs
20 Aug
Important Business
Alice Springs
Tasks and responsibilities
Testing the operation of plant before use to ensure
safety
Operating controls to rotate cranes, move cranes on
fixed rails, raise and lower jibs and booms, and raise, lower and move hooks
and objects
Working in conjunction with Construction Riggers
and Crane Chasers to position hooks and raise, move and place loads
Controlling the movement of loads, and monitoring
speed, acceleration and braking distances directly and by signalling to other
operators
Monitoring plant operation, instruments and gauges
to detect malfunctions and problems
Lubricating ropes and winches on cranes and
replacing worn cables
May operate cranes fitted with attachments for
purposes such as demolition and pile driving
May operate overhead cranes using hand controls
suspended by cables from cranes