MUHAMMAD REHAN KHAN

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
BACKGROUND

AUTHORIZATION

PRE-HOISTING

PRE-HOIST MEETING

HOISTING

AUTHORIZATION
FORM

Q&A
BACKGROUND

Requirement:
• Close supervision
• Thorough Inspection and testing

Responsibility:
• Inspection
• Mechanical Maintenance Engineers
BACKGROUND

According to the Department of Energy (U.S.), OSHA

and ASME:

“The use of a crane or derrick to hoist employees on a

personnel platform is PROHIBITED, except when the
erection, use, and dismantling by conventional means of
reaching the worksite, such as a personnel hoist, ladder,
stairway, aerial lift, elevating work platform or scaffold,
would be more hazardous, or is not possible because
of structural design or worksite conditions.”
 Access through Permanent Platform

AUTHORIZATION
Access through Scaffolding

Requirement: Access through Ladder

• Close supervision
• Thorough Inspection and testing

Responsibility: Access through Cradle

• Inspection
• Mechanical Maintenance Engineers
Requirement:
• Authorized by Department Manager
• 100% Procedural Compliance

Responsibility:
• Area Engineers/ Supervisors
 • Ensure Crane is inspected along with load test
• Check Daily inspection checklist
1

• Crane for hoisting should not have free fall facility

• If it has then it should be blocked & confirmed
PRE-HOISTING 2

• Cradle should be designed and inspected by qualified

personnel
3 • Cradle should have its inspection tag with validity date

• Verify the dimensions of the Cradle with the standard

given in procedure
4

• Personnel should be physically & mentally fit for

hoisting
5
 • Conduct meeting with team especially Crane Operator, Lead
Rigger and Area Supervisor & review procedure with team
6

• Conduct a trial dummy lift immediately before performing

actual lift
PRE-HOISTING 7 • Trial lift should be done every time when crane is positioned

• Crane Operator and Rigger shall ensure all controls and no

hindrance in Cradle operation
8

• Check level of Crane and condition of outriggers while trial lift

• Lifted load should not exceed 50% of the crane rated capacity
9

• Safety harness is must to hook with Crane hook

• Lead men should be responsible for overall operations and
10 safety
 Mandatory participants: Crane operator, riggers
and personnel to be hoisted

Following points need to be discussed:

 Access clearance upto job location & height.

 Area barrication to be decided.
PRE-HOIST MEETING  Riggers / Caution man deployment
 Dummy Run of crane
 Inspection of Wire slings, shackles, ropes, cradle
and harnesses
 Approval of Authorization form
 Successful communication to area owner.
 • Continuous sight with verbal communication
• Walkie-Talkie to be kept in Cradle
1 • Assign additional riggers if required

• Crane Operator will remain at its seat

throughout the Cradle Operation
2

• Cradle should not be used in winds near 15

MPH (25 KM/H)
HOISTING 3

• Person should keep his body parts inside

cradle
4 • Person should not stand on the rails
 • No travelling of crane while Cradle in operations
5

• No other Crane should be operated in vicinity

when Cradle is in operations
6

• Cradle lift is not to exceed 100 ft. height

otherwise JSA should be done separately
HOISTING 7

• Up till a height of 30 ft. one tag rope should be

used
8 • For more height, two tag ropes should be used
 • Within battery limits, person should carry Full Face
Mask in Cradle
9
• Crane smooth and slow operation should be ensured
while lifting
• Fire extinguisher shall be carried if jobs involve fire
10 hazard

• In case cradle has to be tied to a platform, care should

be taken to tie the knot swiftly
HOISTING 11

• In case of emergency, Operations should be stopped

smoothly and lower the cradle with no hurry
12
 I have reviewed the work site and find no alternative means of reaching it (such as scaffold and ladder
etc.) Therefore Mr. ____________________ Maintenance Engineer / Supervisor is authorized
to hoist personnel through Crane to carry out
__________________ repair job using procedure

* Daily checklist for Cranes has been filled by Crane Operator, duly verified by the Area Engineer using
the crane hoisting purposes.

* Capacity of cradle: _________Tons

* Estimated weight of cradle: __________Tons

* Crane load lifting capacity at the required boom angle: _________Tons

* Number of persons in fit condition to be lifted: _____________

* Free- fall device is deactivated or not present

INITIATED BY: ____________________________ REVIEWED BY:

____________________________
ENGINEER
SECTION HEAD
AUTHORIZATION
APPROVED BY: ___________________________
FORM MANAGER

Authorization shall be maintained by the Engineer as record in the history sheet

Q&A