Cranes, which are used in factories, on construction sites, and
in dozens of others kinds of workplaces, are necessary to help
move large loads from one level to another. However, every year,
dozens of people report injuries and deaths due to crane
collapse, crane tip over, and other crane problems. While these
accidents can sometimes be attributed to malfunction and faulty
manufacturing, in the vast majority of cases, the accidents are
simply a result of improper usage or poor employee training.
Therefore, many of these accidents can be avoided altogether,
significantly cutting down on the number of workplace injuries
due to cranes. Cranes come equipped with a number of standard
safety devices that help make the job of workers easier, if they
understand how to use them. One such device working to keep
employees safer is the upper limit switch. According to report
prepared by Boise State, which you can read here, all building
crane a hoist systems should have limit switches. Limit switches
are meant to keep t