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REVISION No.:
ISSUE DATE:
REGISTER OF RECIPIENT
RECORD OF AMANEDMENTS
CONTENTS
Legal application
Health and safety at Work act 1974
CDM (Construction design and management) Regulations 2007
LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 1998
The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010
PUWER (Provision and Use of Work equipment) Regulations 1998
The management of health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
British Standards 7121
1. Planning
1.1 Notification of Cranes
1.2 Appointments
1.3 Nature and Scope of works
1.4 Stability and security of Cranes
1.5 Selection of Lifting Plant
1.6 Selection of Lifting Accessories
1.7 Restrictions
1.8 Tests and thorough examinations
2. Lifting Operations
2.1 Safe system of work
2.2 Description of loads
2.3 Competence
2.4 Factors affecting safe lifting operations
2.5 Slinging/ signalling
2.6 Communication
2.7 Safe working loads
2.8 Control of loads
2.9 Inspections
3. Emergency preparedness
3.1Emergency rescue plan
NATURE OF PROJECT
Description of Works
1. Planning
Employer must ensure that, for any conventional tower crane installed by the employer on a construction site, the
Executive is notified in writing of
(a) any thorough examination of that conventional tower crane as required by regulation 9(2) (examination before
being put into service) within 14 days of its installation.
1.2 Appointments.
Details of competent contractor appointed for lifting operation.
*-4-legged wire rope sling 13 mm dia,two legs 7.5 long and other two legs 7.85,IWRC,hard eyes
at both ends,connected to M.L.A and fitted to Qty: 4x 5/8'' Crosby bolt type anchor shackles
G2130
1.7 Restrictions.
Details of any other cranes on site, adjacent overhead power lines, air fields, railways, near by occupied buildings etc,
underground sewages, man holes (where mobile or crawler cranes would be operated).
2. Lifting operations
Established safe system of work including any exclusion zones etc to carry out lifting operations safely .
2.3 Competence.
Training details and certification of lifting appointed person, lifting supervisor, crane co-ordinator, crane operator and
slinger/ signaller.
Details of communication system between crane operator, slinger/ signaller, crane co-ordinator etc.
Radio communication
2.9 Inspections.
3. Emergency preparedness.
Details of emergency rescue of how crane operator would be rescued in case of emergency, cranes stopped, specialist
rescue, emergency services etc.