RISK MANAGEMENT: Lightning Safety For Crane Operators

Bill Smith

05 July 2019

Bill Smith discusses four lightning safety tips.

According to OSHA, in the United States, cloud-to-ground lightning occurs 20 to 25 million times and over 300 people are struck by lightning annually. During the past 30 years, about 50 people, on average, have been killed by lightning strikes every year, and many more suffer permanent disabilities.

Crane operators,…

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