Cranes, Hoists, Lifting Devices Safe Work Practice
Cranes, Hoists, Lifting Devices safe work practice: an 11-page Microsoft Word document that tells your crew how to do this work safely. It covers Labelling Lifting Devices, Operator Requirements and Lifting Device Operation. Not tied to one province, so it fits any Canadian workplace. Add your company name and use it today. $9 CAD, instant download.
- 11 pages, 1,802 words, editable Microsoft Word (.docx)
- 24 sections, written out in full
- Your company name and logo added free after checkout (Brand it)
- Instant download, re-download any time from your account
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- Pages
- 11
- Words
- 1,802
- Sections
- 24
- File
- Microsoft Word .docx
- Company name
- Replace "COMPANY NAME"
- Price
- $9 CAD
What is the Cranes, Hoists, Lifting Devices safe work practice?
A dropped load or an overloaded crane can be fatal. A lifting program covers equipment inspection, rated capacities, lift planning, rigging practices and signalling.
A safe work practice is the written "how we do this job safely" for one task or piece of equipment. This one is written for cranes, hoists, lifting devices and is ready for your company name, so crews, supervisors and clients all read the same rules.
Who needs it: Contractors who hoist materials, set equipment or use rigging on site.
What a good cranes, hoists, lifting devices safe work practice covers
- Equipment inspection, certification and rated capacityIn this file: "load exceeds 75% of the rated capacity/load chart,", "Inspections & Labelling Lifting Devices", "Rigging Inspection"
- Lift planning, including critical liftsIn this file: "Labelling Lifting Devices", "Lifting Device Operation", "Critical Lift Plans"
- Rigging practices and hardwareIn this file: "special rigging required engineered lifts,", "Rigging Inspection"
- Operator competency and signallingIn this file: "Operator Requirements", "Signal Person", "Hand Signals"
- Purpose and scope: what the program covers and who it applies toIn this file: "Purpose", "lifting personnel (other than manlifts manufactured for this purpose),"
- Inspection, records and program reviewIn this file: "Inspections & Labelling Lifting Devices", "Rigging Inspection", "Overhead Crane Inspection"
Every section of the Cranes, Hoists, Lifting Devices safe work practice
The 24 section headings in the file, in order.
- Purpose
- Labelling Lifting Devices
- Operator Requirements
- Lifting Device Operation
- Signal Person
- Hand Signals
- Logbooks
- Critical Lift Plans
- load exceeds 75% of the rated capacity/load chart,
- two cranes are required,
- lifting personnel (other than manlifts manufactured for this purpose),
- special rigging required engineered lifts,
- non-symmetrical loads, and/or
- close proximity to overhead powerlines (within safe limit of approach).
- Inspections & Labelling Lifting Devices
- Rigging Inspection
- ASME Standards
- Rejection Criteria
- Breaking Strength and Load Parameters
- Unsafe Lifts
- Passing Loads over Work Areas
- Suspended Loads
- Critical Lift Plan
- Overhead Crane Inspection
In use today, in three steps
- Download and open it in WordThe file is ready the moment checkout completes. It opens in any current version of Microsoft Word.
- Make it yoursAdd your logo, replace "COMPANY NAME" with your company name in one find and replace, and fill in the initial issue date and revision #.
- Put it to workRead it through, adjust anything that does not match how your crews work, and sign it off.
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Cranes, Hoists, Lifting Devices, answered
What do I get with the Cranes, Hoists, Lifting Devices safe work practice?
One Microsoft Word document (.docx), 11 pages and 1,802 words, in 24 sections: Purpose, Labelling Lifting Devices, Operator Requirements, Lifting Device Operation, Signal Person and Hand Signals. You download it straight after checkout.
Is it written for my province?
Safe work practices describe how a task is done safely, so they are not tied to one province. Use it alongside your provincial safety program, and adjust any step to match your equipment and site rules.
How do I make it mine?
Replace "COMPANY NAME" with your company name, add your logo, and read it through with the crew that does the work. Every word is editable.