Even though the operator's cab of the crane is suspended in the air half way to the sky, it is ultimately one part of the crane. It is very stable, and crane operators are protected by a steel framework around them. Their situation is much less dangerous than those working under all sorts of metal construction materials below.
吊車手所在的駕駛室雖孤懸半天高，但畢竟屬於整具龐大吊車車體的一部分，「靠山穩當」；且吊車手在車廂中「鐵包肉」，和底下暴露在種種鋼鐵結構物料下的工人比起來，危險性低得多。