Rotor Wash Safety for Construction Sites
OSHA requires loose gear within 100 ft of helicopter lift points to be secured, yet outwash from a 12.6 t helicopter stays near 34 mph almost 200 ft out.
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OSHA requires loose gear within 100 ft of helicopter lift points to be secured, yet outwash from a 12.6 t helicopter stays near 34 mph almost 200 ft out.
Helicopters set 500 to 800 kg solar module pallets on large roofs and small gear at roadless substations; a 200,000 lb-plus power transformer stays on a crane.
Helicopter antenna and cell tower work splits into three jobs. Documented picks run 2,360 to 7,200 lb, and the largest mobile crane stops at 617 ft.
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