Synthetic lifting equipment

Synthetic fibre lifting gears having colour code.

1. Polyester   (Blue colour label)

2.Polyamide   (Green colour label)

3. Polipropylen  (Brown colour label)

SAMPLE CRITICAL ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SAMPLE CRITICAL ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION PLAN

SAMPLE CRITICAL ENGINEERING LIFT PLAN .

SAMPLE CRITICAL ENGINEERING LIFT PLAN

SAMPLE CRITICAL ENGINEERING LIFT PLAN

Sample critical Engineering Lift Plan

LIFTING PLANING CHECK LIST

Lift Plan Check List

     Lift data sheet

      Crane configuration and counterweights

      Boom/jib length

      Radius

      Weight of hook block, crane attachments,         wire rope

      Weight of rigging

      Payload weight

      Radius

      Capacity

Just a quick reminder to our crane and rigging friends about lift planning. The international society has basically adopted a boilerplate approach to load handling. The items listed below are the points of consideration for the decision maker. The load is at Point A and needs to be moved to Point B. A number of handling systems may be involved in its transition from take-off to placement. These might include cranes, jacks, rollers, hydraulic gantries, a slide system, heavy-haul transporters, strand jacks or other equipment. At the end of the day, we have to overcome gravity’s pull and create movement in a controlled manner.
 1) Weight of load. 
2) Location of the load’s center of gravity.
 3) Overall maximum dimensions of the load. 
4) Location and quantity of approved lifting lugs / lifting points. 
5) Selection of the appropriate rigging gear to suit lifting points and center of gravity. 
6) Height restriction. 
7) Risk Assessment.
 8) Method Statement

LEEA

LEEA - Lifting Equipment Engineers Association What is LEEA? The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is established across the globe as the leading representative body for all those involved in the lifting industry worldwide.

What does PUWER

What is PUWER?

PUWER stands for the Provision and Use of WorkEquipment Regulations 1998 (1999 in Northern Ireland). The regulations deal with the work equipment and machinery used every day in workplaces and aims to keep people safe wherever equipment and machinery is used at work. PUWER replaces the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992, carrying forward the existing requirements with a number of changes and additions.

What does PUWER do?

Put simply, the PUWER Regulations aim to make working life safer for everyone using and coming into contact with machinery and equipment, including employers, employees, contractors, suppliers, and anyone else who might use or have access to machinery in the workplace. The regulations aim to ensure that all equipment is:

• suitable for its intended purpose
• regularly maintained to ensure safety
• only used by people who have received adequate training
• inspected by a competent worker.

Who does PUWER apply to?

PUWER regulations apply to work activities throughout the whole of Great Britain and also to offshore installations such as oil rigs and gas supply platforms. The groups covered by PUWER include:

• employers
• self-employed people and the equipment they control or use
• those who are employed to supervise or manage the use of equipment

operated by others.

It’s not just large businesses that are subject to the Regulations – if you use or control work equipment, or if you’re self-employed operating for profit or not, then you have a legal obligation to follow them.

However, the regulations do not refer to equipment used by the public, which comes under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It also does not apply to those who have supplied or sold equipment – in this case it’s up to the purchaser of equipment to make sure that it is specified, installed and used so that it does not present a risk to those at work.

LOLER Regulations

What does LOLER stand for ?

LOLER is an abbreviation of Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. It is often referred to as the LOLER regs or LOLER 98 regulations. The LOLER regulations came into force on 5 December 1998. 

What is LOLER? 

LOLER replaced existing legal requirements relating to the use of lifting equipment, for example the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961, the Lifting Plant and Equipment (Records of Test and Examination etc) Regulations 1992 and the Docks Regulations 1988. Many aspects of LOLER should therefore be familiar to you. 

The LOLER Regulations aim to reduce risks to people’s health and safety from lifting equipment provided for use at work. In addition to the requirements of LOLER, lifting equipment is also subject to the requirements of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) 

What items require inspection or thorough examination under LOLER? 

A LOLER thorough examination (LOLER regulation 9) must be completed on all lifting equipment to comply with LOLER. The LOLER definition of Lifting equipment includes any equipment used at work for lifting or lowering loads, including attachments used for anchoring, fixing or supporting it. The LOLER Regulations cover a wide range of equipment including, cranes, fork-lift trucks, lifts, hoists, mobile elevating work platforms, and vehicle inspection platform hoists. The definition also includes lifting accessories such as chains, slings, eye bolts etc. LOLER does not apply to escalators, these are covered by more specific legislation, i.e. the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. A full list of items requiring LOLER examination. 

What does LOLER do? 

Generally, the LOLER Lifting Regulations require that lifting equipment provided for use at work is: 

- Positioned and installed to minimise any risks;
- Strong and stable enough for the particular use and marked to indicate safe working loads; 

Used safely, i.e. the work is planned, organised and performed by competent people; and subject to ongoing thorough examination and, where appropriate, inspection by competent people