10 QUESTIONS

FOR SAFE LIFTING

AND HOISTING

LIFTING & HOISTING: OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT TO

LIFT LOADS USING LIFTING & HOISTING EQUIPMENT.

1 PROCEDURES PROCEDURES 6 COMPETENCY

4 Is everyone completely aware and fully understands

Qualification

4 Is everyone competent and aware of his or her tasks?

the lifting & hoisting procedures applicable to the
4 Is required L&H training up-to-date?
lifting operation?
4 Are all members of the crew fit to work today?
 re emergency procedures clear and understood?
4A
(e.g. the escape route, emergency lowering of personnel)

2 PRE-JOB
BRIEFING 7 LIFT PLAN & JOB
SAFETY ANALYSIS LIFT PLAN &
JOB SAFETY PERMIT
ANALYSIS
PTW
4 Have all of the team members attended the pre-job briefing? 4 Is there a current Lift Plan, method statement, Job Safety
Analysis and Permit to Work in place?
4 Does everyone understand:
– their roles & responsibilities? 4 Does everyone understand the nature of work and the
– signaling & communications?
necessary precautions that are required to execute the JHA
lift safely?
– specific PPE requirements?
4 If anything has changed from the Lift Plan, has MoC
– what to do if an incident occurs? been applied?

3 PRE-USE
INSPECTION 8 ENVIRONMENTAL
LIMITS
CRANE N CRANE
TIO INSPECT
4 Has a pre-use inspection of the lifting equipment been INSPEC ION 4 Does everyone know the environmental limits for this lift?
CRANE

carried out and are the lifting accessories tagged or

NO:
NO:
CRANE
4 Are the weather conditions within the limits specified
marked with:
in the Lift Plan? (e.g. high winds, rough sea and swell,
– a Working Load Limit or Safe Working Load? heavy rain or storm, lightning, low temperatures)
– a unique identification number?
– a valid certification date or color?

4 SAFETY
DEVICES 9 LIFT AREA/PEOPLE
CLEARANCE
00.00 LIFT
SAFETY
4 Are all safety devices calibrated and working? M
4 Is the lift area clear and controlled?
4 Are they being used in the way they were designed 00.00
4 Is there anything that could fall out of or off the
ZONE
0.0
to be used? 0.0 suspended load?
4 Do you understand their purpose and how to 4 Does everyone fully understand the potential dangers
operate them? of a falling or swinging load?
4 Has the load and rigging been checked for dropped
objects risks?

5 PERSON
IN CHARGE 10 SIGNALS/
COMMUNICATIONS
4 Is it clear who the Person in Charge (PiC) of the lift is? 4 Are signaling and communication methods agreed
and clear to you?
4 Are reporting lines clear and understood?
4 Is a rescue plan in place and fully understood by
all concerned?
4 Do all personnel have certified fall protection equipment?

Visit the operational safety (GET) intranet site for additional resources:
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