Saw a guy swing his load too fast yesterday at a job near Austin

I was setting steel on a 5 story building yesterday and this operator next to me kept swinging his load way too fast. The beam was twisting on the hook like crazy and he almost smacked into a column. I learned that lesson the hard way about 2 years ago when I cracked a concrete panel doing the same thing. If you let the load swing wild like that you lose all control and risk someone getting hurt. Take your time with the friction control and let the load settle before you move. Does your crew have a policy on max swing speed or is it just up to the operator?

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dakota7872mo ago

Bet they never check swing speed in training.

nancy_green17d ago

Hold up, no way they skip swing speed that's like basic info nowadays. @patricia_rodriguez you're right though, most coaches are still obsessed with footwork over actual data.

patricia_rodriguez2mo ago

Wait, do coaches even have those fancy radar guns at practice games? Seems like they'd rather work on footwork stuff than actual swing data.