3. Lifting Operations

3.A Conduct a daily pre-start inspection for all cranes and lifting equipment and tag defected equipment as out of service

RISK – Equipment failure

If damage or a defect is found, stop using the machine, tag it out of service, isolate the machine from use and report it to your Supervisor. For low level lifts, complete a pre-lift start card.

 

 

 

A function test will also be required for cranes.

Lifting gear must be visually inspected, marked with the appropriate colour code (using the RGBY system) and confirmed fit for purpose prior to being put into service.

Visual inspections of all lifting equipment must be conducted prior to each use to ensure fit for purpose.

 

Quarter

Colour 

January – March

Red

April – June

Green   

July – September

Blue  

October - December

Yellow  

 

 

 

All equipment deemed unsuitable for use (i.e. faulty or defective) must be tagged out of service and quarantined to prevent its reuse.

 

 

 

All lifting equipment (including crane workboxes) must be inspected on a quarterly basis by an experienced Intermediate Rigger.

12 monthly inspections must be conducted by an external third party.  Annual inspections may need to be conducted more frequently depending on the environment, design and usage of the lifting equipment.

All rigging and lifting equipment must be suitably stored to prevent loss of structural integrity.

 

 

Wire Ropes and slings

If any of the following are identified, immediately tag out of service:

  • Signs of stretching
  • Broken wires (>10% or as per manufacturer instructions)
  • Kinking, crushing or core collapse
  • Corrosion
  • Distortion adjacent to the termination
  • Damage to the ferrule on the ferrule
  • Loose / deformed thimbles

 

 

Chains and chain slings

If any of the following are identified, immediately tag out of service:

  • Worn or corroded
  • Deformed, chipped, nicked or cracked
  • Master links and coupling damage
  • Locked links
  • Bent links
  • Stretching
  • Weld splatter
  • Indentations or gouged links

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Synthetic Slings

If any of the following are identified, immediately tag out of service:

  • Frayed
  • Abrasion
  • Acid / caustic burns
  • Melting of charring
  • Snags, punctures, tears or cuts
  • Worn or broken stitching
  • Stretched
  • Knots

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Lifting equipment that carries material, such as bins and lifting cages must be engineer designed, certified and display the Working Load Limit (WLL) or Safe Working Load (SWL). 

 

 

Related GMRs

3.4 Cranes, lifting appliances and equipment must be regularly inspected, certified, tested and maintained


Related Procedures / Forms

Lifting Operations Procedure


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