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Launch Event 18th March Slides
Launch Event 18th March Slides
Launch Event 18th March Slides
Les Linklater
Executive Director
Step Change in Safety
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger,
more complex, and more violent. It takes a
touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to
move in the opposite direction.”
EF Schumacher
Lifting Operations
Risk Assessment &
Planning Process
Graham Young
Technical Director
ATR
Background
• Although great strides have been made and
lifting incidents have reduced unfortunately
they still occur.
• The most common theme when such
incidents occur is the failure to identify site
specific hazards with the risk assessment
instead focussing on generic hazards which
are common to all lifting operations.
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New Approach
• Generic hazards grouped together with control
measures always in place (Appendix 1)
• The risk assessment will then focus on non-
generic hazards specific to the lift being carried
out
• Every Lifting Operation assessed on its own
merits
• TBT focused on the Lifting Plan and site specific
hazards with control measures identified
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Background
• Since the first publication of the Step Change
‘Lifting and Mechanical Handling Guidelines’
11 - 12 years ago, the offshore industry has
adopted the principals detailed in the
guidelines with particular emphasis placed on
the development and use of lifting plans.
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New Approach
• TBT cards specific to Lifting Operations
(Appendix 4a and 4b)
• Work party members allocated specific
responsibilities
• Dynamic RA incorporating Situational
Awareness should continue throughout the
entire task
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Changes in the planning process
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Changes in the planning process
• The normal hazards associated with lifting
operations should be grouped together as
generic hazards and the duty holder will need
to have the required control measures in place
to address these.
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Changes in the planning process
Lifting Operation Risk Assessment
• Upon completion of the draft lifting plan, the
Competent Person must identify any hazards
which are not ‘generic hazards’
• Where such hazards remain then they must
be addressed in a lifting operation risk
assessment.
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Changes in the planning process
Lifting Operation Risk Assessment
• The Competent Person should avoid recording
the ‘generic hazards controls,’ (Appendix 1)
where such hazards have already been
recognised as continuously re-occurring and
are eliminated or controlled by identified
processes already in place.
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Changes in the planning process
Lifting Operation Risk Assessment
• This will then allow the risk assessment
process to focus on the specific hazards
associated with the lifting operation.
• Following this stage the lifting plan and risk
assessment may require further technical
review.
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Changes in the planning process
During the Lifting Operation
• As a job proceeds, it becomes natural for an
individual’s sensitivity to risk to diminish, this is
due to growing familiarity and the knowledge
that the lifting operation is going according to
plan.
• It is therefore vital that the process of evaluating
risk is dynamic, that it is continuous throughout
the entire lifting operation.
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Any Questions?
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15 min coffee break
TOOL BOX TALKS
Kenny Lawtie
Head of Lifting
WGPSN
Different Types of Lifting Operations
• There are two main types of Lifting and Hoisting
Operations
1) Deck Lifting Operations; carried out with the use
of the installation cranes.
2) Portable Lifting Operations; carried out with the
use of portable lifting equipment
• Both need a robust Tool Box Talk before
beginning and at different times during the lifting
operation depending on circumstances.
Prompt Cards
• The new version of the Step Change Lifting &
Mechanical Handling Guidelines provides two
very good “Prompt Cards” one for each of the
aforementioned lift types.
• Both give good guidance on the type of
information that should be discussed and
delivered.
Prompt Cards
• The guidance given in this document is not
meant to be restrictive and each dutyholder
can add any additional items they feel are
specific to their own installation or are
required on the day.
Allocation of Responsibility
• Personal responsibility means assigning
different tasks to different people.
Task Persons allocating the responsibility and Name
details of any additional control measures
6.Nominate the Banksman and Slingers / Load Handlers Allocated by Supervisor B/M: J Smith
L/H: B Kidd &
A Mann
8. Check condition of load for dropped objects Allocated by Supervisor A.Mann
2. Structural Integrity
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