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Lifting Equipment Arrangements
Lifting Equipment Arrangements
Lifting Equipment Arrangements
Distribution: This document must be brought to the attention of all ESS Managers
and Employees responsible for lifting operations lifting equipment .
Lifting equipment has a very wide definition and includes any equipment used for
raising or lowering loads for example:
Passenger lifts
Access equipment including, mobile elevating work equipment
Forklift trucks
Tail lifts attached to vehicles
Cranes and associated lifting appliances eg, shackles, slings, chains, ropes,
pulleys lifting beams etc
Block and tackle winches
Vehicle hoists
Harnesses and fixing anchors used to prevent falls
Legislation
strong and stable enough for the particular use and marked to indicate safe
working loads
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Further legislation has influence on LOLER eg the Health and Safety at Work Act,
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, CDM, Work at Height
Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment Regulations etc
Ensure all lifting equipment is identified. In practice ESS managers will develop a
register of all lifting equipment including, all lifting components and accessories
eg eye bolts, slings and shackles etc Where existing asset registers exist they
may be amended to include a list of all lifting equipment
Provide the Universities Insurance Section with a comprehensive list of all lifting
equipment so that it can be added to and included in the Insurance Sections
schedule of thorough examination by an Insurance Engineer acting on behalf of
the University.
Note: In both cases the competent person will determine the frequency of
thorough examination according to influencing factors eg usage, age of
equipment, environmental conditions etc
For more information about the thorough examination of lifting equipment follow
this link http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg422.pdf
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ESS managers will closely monitor the performance of contractors and raise
any concerns with:
The ESS Sections Senior Manager and the ESS Health and Safety
Management Group as necessary
Note: The ESS Health and Safety Management Group will be advised of all
incidents relating to the use of lifting equipment where a report to the HSE
under the requirements of the Reporting of Injuries Disease or Dangerous
Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR) is required. Note: failure of lifting
equipment is RIDDOR reportable
ESS Managers will ensure that employees who use or manage the use of
lifting equipment have the necessary competence to do so safely, advice on
necessary training/competence is available from the ESS Health and Safety
Officer
ESS Managers will ensure all lifting operations are assessed, planned,
supervised and carried out by competent persons (qualifications and
experience) advice on necessary training/competence is available from the
ESS Health and Safety Officer
The flow diagram below in Appendix 1 has been developed to assist ESS employees
with their responsibility for the management and control of lifting equipment
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Appendix 1
ESS staff given responsibility for controlling/managing lifting equipment will use the
process outlined below in the flow diagram to ensure lifting equipment is subject to
control, inspection and maintenance, including necessary thorough examinations by
a competent person (Insurance Engineer) as required by legislation.
Note: Lifting equipment has a very wide definition and includes all equipment and
accessories used when raising or lowering loads.
New lifting equipment: Rationalisation: The responsible person will assess the need
ESS employees that for, and condition of equipment and dispose of equipment that
purchase or otherwise
is no longer required, or which is beyond repair.
bring into use new lifting The responsible person will
equipment (new build arrange as necessary: a
DDA works etc) must The responsible person will arrange inspections/repair
programme of inspection
notify Maintenance Team of all equipment, and provide updates to Maintenance
/maintenance each item of
Administration and the Team Administration as necessary
lifting equipment. Note: All
University Insurance records must be maintained
Section Maintenance Team Administration will update the ESS for the life of the equipment
Lifting Equipment data base (RSA website) as necessary
The Insurance Engineer will provide a report for each item of ESS Maintenance Team Administration will send copies of
lifting equipment, the report detailing the condition and any reports raised following thorough examination to the
necessary remedial action will be sent to ESS Maintenance designated responsible person
Team Administration