Saturday, April 21, 2007

Tilt up panel construction

I was talking to the Occupational Health and Safety Officer on this site. He confirmed what we heard in lecture ie. that OHS is the big issue on building sites. He is employed by the construction company and there is another OHS officer who works for the employees.
He also told me that tilt up panel construction is one of the most dangerous areas in construction. It has the highest death rate and the lowest injury rate ie. if a panel falls on someone they are likely to be killed. I made sure I was well out of the way when taking these photos









On the truck.
















Close up of insert in panel where crane will be attached.







Attaching crane to panel.




Attaching the braces to the panel.


Lifting the panel off the truck. A small crane is used in conjunction with the big crane to steady the panel as it comes off the truck.





Travelling through the air.















Panel being lowered into place.









Attaching the braces to the concrete floor.

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