Alan Ford HSE Professional Construction

Consultant MSc, B.Eng., Grad IOSH, MIIRSM

From Liverpool UK

Started Working Life in the Royal Navy

10 Years Offshore (Brent Field North Sea) Rigger with-in a Diving Team

3 Year BSc in Civil Engineering

3 Years as CAA Firefighter with Airbus UK

18 Years as HSE Professional (NEBOSH General, NVQ4, MSc)

Grad IOSH (1997) MIIRSM (2016)

CRANES & LIFTING OPERATIONS!
THINGS DO GO WRONG!
 TYPES OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT
(Cranes )
• Mobile Telescopic • Overhead Traveling
• Crawler Lattice • Gantry
• Semi-Gantry
• All Terrain
• Cantilever
• Truck Mounted • Straddle/Mobile Gantry
• Articulating • Tower/Derrick Hammer Head
• Barge/Floating/Ship • Stiff-leg Derrick
• Railroad
• Aerial/Helicopter
Tower Cranes
Mobile Cranes
Barge Mounted Cranes
HIAB Lorry Mounted Cranes
Gantry Cranes
Spider Cranes
TYPES OF LIFTING ACCESSORIES
 LEGISLATION & STANDARDS
OSHA
Construction - Cranes & Rigging
• 1926.1400-1442 - Cranes Subpart CC
• 1926.251 - Rigging equipment for material handling
Marine Terminals - Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment
• 1917.45 - Cranes and derricks (see also 1917.50)
• 1917.50 - Certification of marine terminal material handling devices
General Industry - 1910 Subpart N - Materials Handling and
Storage
• 1910.179 - Overhead and gantry cranes
• 1910.180 - Crawler locomotive and truck cranes
• 1910.181 - Derricks
• 1910.183 - Helicopters
• 1910.184 - Slings
 LEGISLATION & STANDARDS
UK
LOLER 1998 Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations
LOLER ACOP L113.
BS7121 British Standard
• Part 1 1989 Safe use of Cranes General
• Part 1 2006 Safe use of Cranes
• Part 2 Inspection, Testing & Examination
• Part 3 Mobile Cranes
• Part 4 Lorry Loaders
• Part 5 Tower Cranes
• Part 11 Offshore Cranes
• Part 12 Safe use of Crane recovery of Vehicles & Equipment
 QATAR LEGISLATION

• LOLER & BS7121 are incorporated into QCS 2014

LEGISLATION (Main Elements of the L113
ACOP)
Regulation 1 Citation and commencement

Regulation 2 Interpretation 5

Regulation 3 Application 8

Regulation 4 Strength and stability 18

Regulation 5 Lifting equipment for lifting persons 21

Regulation 6 Positioning and installation 26

Regulation 7 Marking of lifting equipment 29

Regulation 8 Organization of lifting operations 32

Regulation 9 Thorough examination and inspection 43

Regulation 10 Reports and defects 51

Regulation 11 Keeping of information 53

Regulation 12 Exemptions for the armed forces 54

Regulations Revoked!

Regulation 14 Amendment of the Docks Regulations 1988 55

Regulation 15 Repeal of Provisions of the Factories Act 1961 55

Regulation 16 Repeal of Section 85 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 55

Regulation 17 Revocation of instruments 55

Schedule 1 Information to be contained in a report of a thorough

examination 56

Schedule 2 Revocation of instruments 5

 LEGISLATION (Easy)
• Strength & Stability (Reg, 4)
• Lifting Equipment for Lifting of Persons
(Reg, 5)
• Positioning & Installation (Reg, 6)
• Marking of Lifting Equipment (Reg, 7)
• The Planning for Safe Lifting operations
& safe operation of equipment. (Reg, 8)
• Thorough examination & inspection
_deals with the initial & continuing
integrity of equipment. (Reg, 9)
 BS 7121 Main Points

• Emphasis on safe Planning & operation

• Covers specific types of Cranes with-in each
section
• Crane Appointed Person
• Crane Supervisor
• Crane Operator
• Riggers
• Banksman
• Types of Cranes required & Adequacy of
Cranes
• Crane Installation, set up, Operation &
Dismantle or de-rigging
Types of Crane Lifts (Routine, Tandem, Using
Excavators, Critical, Specialized & Complex.
 Safe & Controlled Operation
STAGE CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY
1. Assess clearly what is required (Load from Crane Appointed person
where to where?)
2. Identify all hazards associated with the Crane Appointed person
Operation & implement adequate control
3. Have Clear understanding of Load, weight & Crane Appointed person
dimensions
4. Ensure the Correct type of Crane is selected for Crane Appointed person
the task & Wind speed is considered.
5. Ensure Ground bearing capacity is adequate Crane Appointed person

6. Method Statement, Risk Assessment, Applicable Crane Appointed person

Permits & Lifting Plan are compiled and
adequate. All Lifting Accessories are adequate
7. All relevant personnel are aware of their duties Crane Supervisor

8. All personnel are briefed on the Hazards & Crane Supervisor

adopted controls
9. Area is restricted to non-essential personnel Crane Supervisor

10. Commence Lifting operations in controlled Crane Supervisor, Crane Operator &
manner. However also consider emergency Rigging team
situations
11. On Completion of Lifting Operation. De-rig Crane Supervisor, Crane Operator
Crane
12. Re-instate area & close permits Crane Supervisor who also informs AP
of Completion
Itinerary utilized to ensure adequate control
Load Chart & GBP-GBC TPC is valid & MS & RA PTW & Lift Plan
considered Competent persons
Document: Size:
BS7121 8.42MB
L133 ACOP 2.69MB
Presentation 1.61MB
IND G 422 141MB
Lift Plan 460KB
Alan Ford Tel:5054 0787
alan.ford@dorsch.com
Thank you all! Any Questions?