CranesandHoistsStandard29CFRPart1910.179Presentedby:MurrayRiskManagementandInsuranceToday’sagendaIntoday’ssession,you’llbelearningabout:SafetybeforeusingthecraneorhoistHowtoconductacraneandhoistpre-useinspectionSafetyduringtheliftSafetyattheendofthejobWhatarecranesandhoists?Cranesaremachinesforliftingandloweringloads,andmovingtheloadhorizontally.Ahoistisamachinethatcanbepartofacraneoritcanbeinstalledalone.Hoistsaredesignedtoliftandlowermaterial.Cranesandhoists:Beforeuse•Onlytrainedandauthorizedpersonnelareallowedtooperatecranesandhoists•Readandunderstandthemanufacturerinstructionsforsafeoperation•AlwaysinspectthecraneorhoistbeforeoperationPre-useinspection1.Visuallycheckallcomponentsfordamageandwear2.Checkhydraulicandairsystemsforleaks3.Checkhooksandlatches4.Checkhoistchainsandropes5.Operateallcontrolstoensureproperoperationwithnoload6.Checkoperationoftheupperlimitswitchwithanemptyhookatlowspeed(beginningoftheshift)NEVERUSEADAMAGEDORDEFECTIVECRANEORHOIST!StartingthejobSafeattachmentandriggingofmaterialisacriticalpartofcraneandhoistsafety:besurethatyouhaveadequateinstructionsorsupervisionLoadsmustalwaysbecenteredonthecraneatornearitsbalancepointPlanyourroutesomaterialisnevermovedoverorclosetopeopleorwheretheloadmightstrikeanotherobjectintheworkenvironmentNEVERLIFTMATERIALOVERYOURHEADOROVEROTHERPERSONNELStartingthejobCommunicatecraneandhoistusewhenmaterialishandledclosetowhereothersareworking:alertotherworkersverballyorbyusingcranewarningdevices(ifpresent)ChecktheweightoftheloadandbesurethatitiswithinthemaximumliftingcapacityofthecraneorhoistNEVEREXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMLIFTINGCAPACITYOFACRANE,HOIST,SLINGOROTHERLIFTINGDEVICESDuringthelift•Neverplaceanybodypartunderthesuspendedload.Staybackfromthepotentialdropzoneofthesuspendedmaterial•Neverwraptheliftingropeorchainaroundmaterial:useaslingorotherdevicetoattachtheloadtothecraneorhoist•Donottwisttheliftingropeorchain,orslingsandriggingdevicesDuringthelift•Donotjerkthematerial:useslowandsteadymovementswhenoperatingequipment•Nevermakelateralliftsorsidepulls:thematerialshouldbedirectlybelowtheliftingblockofthecraneorhoist•Iftheloadstartstofall:warnothersintheareaandgetawayNEVERATTEMPTTOCATCHORSTOPALOADTHATISFALLINGFROMACRANEORHOISTEndofthejob–Donotleaveloadssuspendedonacraneorhoist–Raiseand/orstorethelifthookandblockwhereitisnotahazardforotherswalkingthroughtheareaLiftingequipmentinourfacilityThefollowingcranesandhoistsareusedinourfacility:–insertlistofequipmenthereConclusionWhenusingcranesandhoists:1.Theoperatorisresponsibleforher/hissafetyandforthesafetyofallothersinthearea.2.Tokeepthejobsafe,therulesmustbefollowedfrominspectionthroughtheendofthejob.FormoreinformationFormoreinformationregardingcraneandhoistsafety,orothersafetyissuespleasecontact:MurrayRiskManagementandInsuranceMatthewOlphin,Asst.VP/RiskControlSpecialist