The Harness Snapped on the Stairs: A Community Hospital Nearly Lost a Machine to Its Cheapest Part
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The Harness Snapped on the Stairs: A Community Hospital Nearly Lost a Machine to Its Cheapest Part
The parts involved in lifting, holding and moving a machine are usually the cheapest components on it. When they fail, the consequences reach both the operator and the machine.
When people think about fogger maintenance, they think of engines, carburettors, nozzles and electrics — all the systems that make the machine work.
But there is another group almost nobody inspects: the components involved in lifting, holding and moving it — harnesses, buckles, handles, wheels and mounting points.
These are the cheapest parts on the machine, and the ones carrying the most weight and shock loading. This article is the true story of a community hospital that learned it painfully.
