Lifting Operations

Supervisor Instructions 2
LIFTING
TOOLBOX TALK
OPERATIONS

This toolbox talk is to help your team spot problems in different Lifting Operations situations; to encourage them to stop work if
they see similar situations on site and to describe how the work should be undertaken.

Carry out this tool box talk before:

• Beginning any work where any of your team will be doing lifting operations
• Beginning any work where other contractors are doing lifting operations

It is best to complete this talk in small groups – maximum 15 people.

1. Give a copy of the photographs and questions to the group. This could be by hard copy or on a computer projector.
2. Ask them to discuss the images for five minutes and try to suggest some answers (below).
3. If your team do not know the answers, describe the issues and then speak to your local manager about additional training that
they might need.
4. Ask if any of the unsafe situations in the photos are similar to any the group have seen on site and what your team should do if
they see them – (The answer is stop the job!)

Record the names of the team you give this talk to – and send these names to your local BG Group Manager.

NB. These images are of industry examples - NOT BG Group examples.

Answers:

1. There are two colour codes of lifting accessories in use (red on the master crane link and blue on the other links in this
picture). Each site should only have one colour code for its lifting accessories. In this case, which is the colour for current
inspection? Some of the certifications for links may have expired.
2. There are three things wrong:
i. The bolt through the pad eye is not correctly tightened.
ii. It also does not have its split pin in place.
iii. A band of metal is placed around the shackle. Lifting operations must never be carried out under these conditions.
3. In this picture, the load has been left on top of the wire sling. This can crush the sling, and separate the wires, leading to
loss of strength.
4. The cylinders are not secured, meaning they could fall against the sides of the cage when lifting or even fall out of the cage.

If you identify any specific gaps in knowledge or practice and for guidance on how to manage these, please contact Mashood
Ahmed, Group Technical Authority Lifting Operations - mashood.ahmed@bg-group.com

COMPETENT CORRECT LIFT PLAN

PEOPLE EQUIPMENT UNDERSTOOD
TRAINED AND INSPECTED AND AND FOLLOWED
CERTIFIED CERTIFIED
 Lifting Operations
Supervisor Instructions 2
LIFTING
TOOLBOX TALK
OPERATIONS

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These are industry images - not related

to any incident at BG Group

COMPETENT CORRECT LIFT PLAN

PEOPLE EQUIPMENT UNDERSTOOD
TRAINED AND INSPECTED AND AND FOLLOWED
CERTIFIED CERTIFIED
 Lifting Operations
Group Sheet 2
LIFTING
TOOLBOX TALK
OPERATIONS

1 2

3 4

These are industry images - not related

to any incident at BG Group

COMPETENT CORRECT LIFT PLAN

PEOPLE EQUIPMENT UNDERSTOOD
TRAINED AND INSPECTED AND AND FOLLOWED
CERTIFIED CERTIFIED
 Lifting Operations
Group Record 2
TOOLBOX TALK

Worksite Company

Date of
Name of Supervisor
Toolbox talk

Work team

Name Signature