What Every Worker Should Know Before Operating a Building Gondola
The construction gondola or the building gondola is a new kind of high-altitude work equipment that can easily replace conventional scaffolding, improve work efficiency and reduce labor intensity. It’s a movable platform that is driven by a motor and suspended along a building’s vertical surface by steel wire ropes, connected with a suspension mechanism placed at the top of the building. The features of a gondola allow higher construction, strong construction adaptability, easy erection, high construction efficiency, and the need for less manual labor. Gondola is an efficient and easy-to-use solution that is widely used for the installation of windows, and billboards, decoration of bridges, painting, and plastering jobs, external renovation, window cleaning, etc. It can also be reused for different purposes. Because of the large size and flexible dimensions that a gondola comes with, workers are more confident working on it. Before working on such a platform, it’s important to remember a few things. What should be done? The fully loaded platform should be tested by raising it a few feet off the ground. Before each shift and before erecting, all equipment must be inspected. For each worker, appropriate fall arrest systems must be used. The toe boards and guard rails should be in place. The platform should be secured when not in use. The power source should be secured and properly grounded. The hand tools should be properly secured to the platform. The attachments and roof beams of the electrically-operated temporary suspended platform must be secured. Contact should be prevented between grinding or welding equipment and suspension ropes or wires. It should be made sure that all brakes, override switches, stops, and safety equipment work properly. The ropes should be secured at anchor ends. Signs of damaged or kinked ropes should be checked. What shouldn’t be done? • Unless each and everyone working on it is protected by a quality fall arrest system, the work platform shouldn’t be moved. • For lowering or raising the materials or tools, the fall arrest systems shouldn’t be used. • The components of the platform shouldn’t be removed, substituted, or altered. • Unless they are designed for this purpose, the platforms shouldn’t be joined. • The platform load capacity shouldn’t be exceeded ever. Are you looking for a quality, affordable temporary gondola for a major high-rise project? Get in touch with a renowned China-based construction equipment supplier and solution provider today!
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