code of practice for safe use of mobile cranes

This Code of Practice is prepared by the Occupational Safety and Health Branch Labour Department

January 2004 First Edition September 2017 Second Edition

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1

Code of Practice for Safe Use of Mobile Cranes

Foreword


1. Scope

1. Scope

2


2. Definitions

2. Definitions

3


2. Definitions

4


3. Management of the Lifting Operation

3. Management of the

Lifting Operation

5


6

3. Managem

ent of theLifting O

peration


4. Planning of the Lifting Operation

4. Planning of the

Lifting Operation

7


5. Responsibilities/Requirements of Personnel

5. Responsibilities/

Requirem

ents ofPersonnel

8


9

Responsibilities/

5. Requirements of

Personnel


10

5. Responsibilities/

Requirem

ents ofPersonnel


6. Selection of Mobile Cranes

6. Selection of

Mobile Cranes

11

12

6. Selection of

Mobile C

ranes


13

Sel

ectio

n of

6. Mob

ile C

rane

s

14

6. Selection of

Mobile C

ranes


15

Sel

ectio

n of

6. Mob

ile C

rane

s


7. Markings and Documentation

7. Markings and

Docum

entation

16


17

Mar

king

s an

d7. D

ocum

enta

tion

8. Operational Features of Mobile

Cranes

8. Operational

Features of

Mobile C

ranes

18


19

Ope

ratio

nal

8.F

eatu

res

ofM

obile

Cra

nes

20

8. Operational

Features of

Mobile C

ranes


21

Ope

ratio

nal

8.F

eatu

res

ofM

obile

Cra

nes


22

8. Operational

Features of

Mobile C

ranes


9. Siting of Mobile Cranes

9. S

iting

of

Mob

ile C

rane

s

23


24

9. Siting of

Mobile C

ranes


25

Siti

ng o

f9.

Mob

ile C

rane

s


26

9. Siting of

Mobile C

ranes


27

Siti

ng o

f9.

Mob

ile C

rane

s


28

9. Siting of

Mobile C

ranes


29

Siti

ng o

f9.

Mob

ile C

rane

s


10. Erection, Dismantling and

Transportation

10. Erection,

Dism

antling andT

ransportation

30


31

Ere

ctio

n,10

.D

ism

antli

ng a

ndT

rans

port

atio

n


32

10. Erection,

Dism

antling andT

ransportation


33

Ere

ctio

n,10

.D

ism

antli

ng a

ndT

rans

port

atio

n


34

10. Erection,

Dism

antling andT

ransportation


35

Ere

ctio

n,10

.D

ism

antli

ng a

ndT

rans

port

atio

n


36

10. Erection,

Dism

antling andT

ransportation


37

Ere

ctio

n,10

.D

ism

antli

ng a

ndT

rans

port

atio

n


11. Procedures and Precautions

11. Procedures and

Precautions

38


39

Pro

cedu

res

and

11.

Pre

caut

ions


40

11. Procedures and

Precautions


41

Pro

cedu

res

and

11.

Pre

caut

ions

42

11. Procedures and

Precautions


43

Pro

cedu

res

and

11.

Pre

caut

ions

12. Safe Working Loads and Operating

Conditions

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions

44


45

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions

46

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions


47

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions

48

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions


49

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions

50

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions


51

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions

52

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions


53

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions

54

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions


55

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions

56

12. Safe W

orkingLoads and O

peratingC

onditions


57

Saf

e W

orki

ng12

.Lo

ads

and

Ope

ratin

gC

ondi

tions


13. Maintenance

13. Maintenance

58


14. Inspection, Examination and Testing

59

Insp

ectio

n,14

.E

xam

inat

ion

and

Tes

ting


60

14. Inspection,E

xamination and

Testing


15. Securing of Loads before Lifting

Sec

urin

g of

15.

Load

s be

fore

Lift

ing

61

62

15. Securing of

Loads before Lifting


63

Sec

urin

g of

15.

Load

s be

fore

Lift

ing

64

15. Securing of



65

Sec

urin

g of

15.

Load

s be

fore

Lift

ing

66

15. Securing of



67

Sec

urin

g of

15.

Load

s be

fore

Lift

ing

68

15. Securing of



69

Sec

urin

g of

15.

Load

s be

fore

Lift

ing


70

15. Securing of


71


Table 1 - Recommended hand signals


Table 2 - Frequency of test, thorough examination and inspection of mobile

cranes under the LALGR

72

73


References


Enquiries

Complaints

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