Hoisting, Rigging and Crane Safety Training

Hoisting, Rigging and Crane Safety Training

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GoalGoal

Subcontractors using cranes (mobile, tower, etc.) and crane substitutes at SLAC

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SLAC Construction Sub-contractorsSLAC Construction Sub-contractors

• Designate Qualified and Competent Persons:– Assembly/Disassembly (A/D) Director;

qualified– Crane Operator; licensed/certificated– Signal Person; qualified– Rigger; qualified – Oiler; designated by employer– Helper; works under direction of employer

designated person• Training Recordkeeping: SSSP• Follow DOE 1090 and SLAC Chapter 41

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SLAC Construction Sub-contractorsSLAC Construction Sub-contractors

• Operators*

– NCCCO – National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators

– IUOE - International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12, Pasadena, CA

* Not required if crane capacity is equal to or less than 2,000 lbs.

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Licenses: NCCCOLicenses: NCCCO5

Licenses: IUOELicenses: IUOE6

Original Certification card valid until expired then replaced with revised card.

Back of original certification card.

Revised Certification card, valid until expired.

Back of revised certification card.

Qualified & CompetentQualified & Competent

• Assembly/Disassembly Director; qualified;– Designated by the employer

• Signal Person; qualified– Third-party trained or, – Employer trained

• Rigger; qualified – Third-party trained or,– Employer trained

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Crane Types Crane Types 8

TRUCK MOUNT

MOBILEON-ROAD & OFF-ROAD

Crane Types (substitutes)Crane Types (substitutes)

• Excavator

• Loader/Backhoe

• Rough Terrain Forklift

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Note: currently do not require a crane operators license

Requires a load chart

Crane Inspection and SafetyCrane Inspection and Safety

• Crane Operator Certifications: NCCCO or IUOE• Crane inspection and maintenance records

available• Load rating chart; capacity chart• Outriggers/leveling (outriggers not damaged)• Crane leveled within 1 percent• Moving parts are guarded/ no guards removed• Wire rope on sheaves, drums, rigging, hardware,

and attachments (Six randomly distributed broken wires in one

lay or three broken wires in one strand in one lay)

• No physical damage to boom/jib (structural integrity OK)

• Tires inflated, no cuts/tears

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Crane Inspection and SafetyCrane Inspection and Safety

• No fluid leaks (air & hydraulic)• Fuel & lubricating oil reservoirs properly filled• Operator cab equipped with fully charged fire

extinguisher; 10BC (ASME B30.5)

• Operating mechanisms functional (lights, sheaves, drums, outriggers, turntable connections – all OK)

• Limit switch connected and functioning • Inspect and test all brakes and clutches • Check load moment indicators – operating• Crane cab (wind shield OK, gauges & warning

lights functioning)

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Crane InspectionCrane Inspection12

• Required:– Annual Inspection– Quadrennial

Inspection

*Note: A quadrennial can serve as an annual

Rigging EquipmentRigging Equipment

• Sling• Shackle • Hook• Spreader• Attachments

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Must meet ASME B30.20 or BTH Standard

Rigging on LiftsRigging on Lifts14

No Free Rigging on forks, Musthave manufacturers label or

Engineering along with corresponding load chart on the lift.

Rigging Inspections Rigging Inspections

• Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments shall be inspected for damage or defects by a qualified person. Additional inspections shall be performed during sling use, where service conditions warrant. Damaged or defective slings shall be immediately removed from service.

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OperationsOperations16

• Accepted lift plan in the red folder

• Load rigged according to manufacturers recommendations