On July 2, the 1st Yuchai Crane Operator (Ground) Vocational Skill Contest opened at Yuchai Foundry Center.

As part of Yuchai 2011 Vocational Skill Contest, the contest included "eight-shaped walking hoisting" and "accurate hoisting", with 136 entrants. The atmosphere was intense, contestants operated the control panels in their hands attentively and meticulously, the supervisor carefully and accurately recorded the time spent by every contestant, and the audience whispered to each other and applauded now and then.

 Scene of "eight-shaped walking hoisting"

 Scene of "accurate hoisting"

According to Lu Yuanen, director of the No. 1 workshop of the foundry center, it is the first time that the company has held the contest without any experience for reference. Even so, the training center has raised high requirements of "stableness, accuracy, fastness and safety". For example, a three-ton and 11-meter ground-controlled crane was used in the contest, two meters above standard 9-meter cranes, to increase difficulty. The contest is aimed at sharpening workers' vocational skills and finding outstanding talents.

Lu Qiucheng, a contestant from the foundry, said, "I often contact ground-controlled cranes and was excited at the news about the contest, because I want to strengthen my mind and glorify myself."

Apart from the skill contest, contestants will participate in a contest on the theoretical knowledge of ground-controlled cranes, which accounts for 20% of the overall contest in respect of scores.

 (Text by Zhao Xiang, photo by Zhang Qun)