Crane Safety

Resources
Safe Lifting Operation Kit
 Code of Practice on Safe Lifting Operations in the Workplaces - (2MB) (First revision: 2014)
 Guidebook for Lifting Supervisors - (4MB) (First revision: 2014)
 Guide to Safe Use of Overhead Travelling Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Jib Cranes and Hoists
 Worker's Safety Handbook for Rigger and Signalman - (6MB)
 Observe Safe Lifting Practices At All Times (Poster)
 Worker's Safety Handbook for Lorry Crane Operator

Safe Lifting Operation Videos and Animations

 Jimmy and the Forklift
Don’t risk it – Safety First. This clip shows that safety should not be compromised under any circumstances.
 Sherperteker
This clip emphasises on the importance of staying focused at work at all times. It is not just your life at risk, but the lives of others as well.
 Crushed by Gantry Crane
A worker hopped onto a moving gantry crane and ignored the crane’s warning siren. His ignorance to safety and careless attitude caused his death when
he was crushed between a building column and the crane.

Compliance Assistance Checklist

Checklist for Fixed Mount Tower Crane Users

Case Studies
Crane Safety Analysis
Study on Crawler Crane Accident

Lessons Learnt Case Reports

Fatal Incident - Collapse of Crane
Fatal Fall from Building while Unloading Goods

WSH Alert
 28 Feb 2011: Worker Caught between Crawler Crane’s Chassis and Tracks
 1 Dec 2010: Worker Fell from Lorry Loader (Lorry Crane)
 19 Apr 2010: Collapse of Tower Crane during Dismantling Process

WSH Bulletins
 19 Dec 2011 – New Course for Lorry Crane Operators
 20 July 2011 – New Regulations to Improve Crane Safety
 4 Mar 2011 – Launch of Crane Operator Mentorship Scheme
 26 Mar 2010 – Concerted National Drive to Address Fatal Falls and Crane Incidents
 10 Sep 2009 – Newly-Formed National Crane Safety Taskforce Recommends Three-Pronged Approach to Improve Crane Safety Standards

Presentation Slides from Crane Safety Events organised by WSHC

Crane Safety Symposium 2011 on 5 Aug 2011
TRACK 1: For General Cranes

TRACK 2: For Lorry Cranes

WSH Council Forum - ProBE 2010 on Crane Safety

WSH Council Forum - Crane Safety on 26 May 2009

Training
 Curriculum Development Advisory – Workshop to Enhance the Safety of Crane Operation (WESCO)
 Lifting Supervisor Safety Course
 Rigger / Signal Man Course
 Lorry Crane Operator Course and Competency Test

Ministry of Manpower circulars

 Automatic Overload Cut-off for Mobile and Tower Cranes
 Foundation Anchors for Tower Cranes
 Inspection Requirements for Statutory Lifting Equipment
 Limit on the Service Life of Piling Machines
 Limit on the Years of Service of Mobile Cranes: Extension Criteria for the Service Life of Mobile Cranes
 List of De-registered Mobile Cranes Found to be Illegally Retrofitted
 Load Charts, Operation Manuals and Safekeeping of Maintenance and Operational Logs
 Load Testing of Cranes
 Mobile Cranes Granted Extension of Service Life
 Safe Use of Mobile Cranes in Construction Sites
 Safe Work Procedures for Operating Lorry Cranes on Public Roads
 Safety Devices/Features on Tower Cranes
 Truck Mounted Mobile Cranes

External Resources
HSE-Lifting Operations (Cranes)
OSHA-Crane, Derrick and Hoist Safety