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26. CRITICAL AND GENERAL LIFTING

1. PURPOSE
To ensure that any critical lifting activities are undertaken without significant risk to health or safety and
to reduce the risk of damage to lifting equipment, adjacent plant, structures and items being lifted. To
control general lifting activities.

2. SCOPE
This procedure applies to lifting activities intended to take place on Marafiq controlled sites, executed
by Marafiq employees and adjacent to Marafiq assets. Critical lifting activities are those lifting activities
where, due to complexity, the nature of the lifting equipment or of the load to be lifted, the risks of
failure to control the load are greater and where additional control measures are warranted. For the
purpose of this procedure, critical lifting includes:

o Lifting loads greater or equal to 5T

o Using two or more items of lifting equipment (crane and/or lift truck) simultaneously
o Using a crane with a fly-jib
o Lifting in proximity to overhead power lines or transmission equipment
o APC or OHS Section may decide that the lifting activities involved should be treated as Critical
Lifting even though they do not fall under any of the descriptions listed above. Typical reasons
may include proximity to buildings, public scrutiny, hazardous substances or commercially
sensitive loads or equipment.

3. DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

3.1 Acronyms:

API – Authorized Permit Issuer

APC – Authorized Permit Controller
MEWP – Mobile Elevating Work Platform
PTWC – Permit to Work Certificate
SOP – Standard Operating procedure
TSD – Technical Services Department

3.2 Definition

Lifting Equipment – an item of powered work equipment designed and used to lift objects and/or
people. Examples include mobile and overhead cranes, hoists, lift trucks, MEWPs and powered
winches.

Lifting Accessory – an item of non-powered work equipment designed and used to lift objects
and/or people. Examples include slings, chains, shackles, lifting eyes, man-rider baskets,
extension forks, chain-blocks and lift-truck attachments.

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Fly-jib – An extension attached to the boom of a crane with the purpose of extending the radius
of the crane. Fly-jibs may be detachable or retractable and are typically rated for lifting lesser
loads than the boom when operating without a fly-jib

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

Department Manager
The Department manager will ensure that this procedure is applied to all lifting equipment and lifting
operations within their departments. They will ensure that all lifting equipment is maintained in a safe
working condition, that all persons involved in lifting operations are competent and that lifting operations
are carried out safely.

Superintendents and Supervisors

Superintendents and Supervisors will ensure that the lifting equipment under their control is maintained
in a safe working condition, that all persons involved in lifting operations under their control are
competent and that lifting operations under their control are carried out safely. They will maintain
sufficient competence in lifting safety to monitor lifting operations carried out by their employees.

Technical Services Department

The Technical Services Department will review and, where warranted, accept lifting plans and
associated documents submitted by Lift Planners. TSD will observe critical lifting operations on
occasions where risk levels are perceived as high and require improvement where warranted. TSD will
maintain sufficient competence levels to conduct effective reviews of lift plans and observations of
critical lifting operations. Note that this competence will extend to analysis of ground conditions
sufficient to support bearing pressures created by cranes.

OHS Section
The OHS Section will provide advice and guidance on the safety of lifting operations and lifting
equipment. They will inspect cranes, lift trucks and similar lifting equipment brought onto site by
contractors prior to work by that equipment commencing.

Lift Planner
The Lift Planner may represent the Maintenance Department or a contractor and is responsible for
planning the lifting activity to ensure that all relevant factors are considered when selecting the lifting
equipment, lifting accessories, positions, sequence, load path, precautions and personnel involved in
the lift. The Lift Planner, and by association his company too, is considered to be the most competent
person involved in the lift and must be covered by insurance to reflect this level of responsibility.

Lift Supervisor
The Lift Supervisor will be the competent person present during the lifting activity responsible for
implementing the lift plan prepared by the Lift Planner. He will be responsible for all activities within the
immediate area of the lift and for ensuring that the lift is executed safely. Lift supervisors will be
certified and competent operators/riggers with experience of supervising lifts of a similar type and
complexity to the one proposed.

Operators, Slingers and Signalers

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Operators, Slingers and Signalers will execute the lifting activity safely in accordance with the lifting
plan, the instructions of the Lift Supervisor and their own competence. They will bring to the attention
of the Lift Supervisor any defects, actual or potential unsafe situations and suggestions to improve the
safety of the lift.

5. PROCEDURE CHARTS:

5.1 Critical Lifting Operations Chart

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Step 5 Step 1
Identify competent Lift Planner Lifting activity identified

Step 2
Step 6 Yes
Will the lifting activity involve
Risk assessment, plan the lift critical lifting?
and prepare a documented
lifting plan
No Step 3
Step 7 Risk assessment and control
measures
Submit lifting plan supporting
documents to TSD
Step 4
Step 8 Step 15 Safe lifting equipment
Competent persons
Are the lift plan and supporting Clear the area (if required) and Safe method of lifting
documentation accepted? close the permit PTWC where required
No
Yes Step 9
Issue a permit

Step 10 No Step 14
Lift Planner hands over to Lift Yes Can the lift continue within the
Supervisor. Brief lifting team constraints of the permit?

Step 11 Step 13
Set up the lift in accordance Involvement from the Lift
with the plan and permit, check Planner to resolve problems
equipment & perform a test lift

Step 12
No
Is it safe to perform the lift?

Yes Step 16 Step 17

Carry out lift, supervise lifting TSD observe the lift
activity and surrounding area (risk-based decision)

Step 18
Clear the area and close the
permit

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6. RELATED DOCUMENTS

Procedure – OHS Inspection

Procedure – Permit to Work
Procedure – Risk Assessment
Form – Lifting Plan Review
Form – Lifting Plan Template

7. GUIDANCE

Step 1 – Lifting Activity Identified

A lifting activity involves the use of work equipment to raise or lower a load. The use of handles and
straps or similar to lift a load using bodily force only is excluded from this definition. However, the use
of chain-blocks to lift, lower or hold loads in position is included in this definition of a lifting activity.
Lifting activities may be carried out by employees or contractors and this procedure applies to all lifts.

Step 2 – Critical Lifting or Not

Many lifting operations can be executed without the need for lift plans or specific approval every time
the lift is carried out. Examples of these lifting activities include loading and unloading using a lift truck,
accessing high-level equipment using a MEWP and lifting a small item of equipment out of a chamber
as part of regular maintenance. However, some lifting activities require detailed planning and higher
levels of supervision and competence to ensure that the complexity or high-risk nature is managed
correctly. Critical Lifting activities include:
 Lifting loads greater or equal to 5T (including overhead cranes) – 5T represents a convenient
threshold between routine and non-routine lifting operations and typically indicates the use of
equipment hired in for a specific lift.
 Using two or more items of lifting equipment simultaneously – due to the complexity of
calculating loads carried by each item of lifting equipment and the need for greater control and
communication during the lift. Examples would include the use of two lift trucks to lift a long
load, the use of two cranes to achieve positional control or one crane and one lift truck to in
confined areas.
 Using a crane with a fly-jib – the use of a fly-jib indicates a need to extend the radius of the
boom beyond normal operation. The reduction in lifting capacity at extended radii and need for
communication at distance require additional control.
 Lifting in proximity to overhead power lines or transmission equipment – there is a very real risk
of electrocution, fire and/or explosion when lifting equipment or loads make contact with power
conductors. Proximity means that the boom of a crane can extend to within 15m of a power line
supported on metal pylons or within 9m of a power line supported on timber poles.
 Testing of cranes – formal tests of deflection under load

In the process of planning a construction or maintenance activity, the Technical Services Department or
The OHS Section (possibly at the request of the API) may decide that the lifting activities involved
should be treated as Critical Lifting even though they do not fall under any of the descriptions listed
above. Typical reasons may include proximity to buildings, public scrutiny, hazardous substances or
commercially sensitive loads or equipment.

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Overhead Crane Lifting – The need for a lifting plan applies to lifting with overhead cranes. The only
affect this has is to require a lifting plan for loads over 5T. Once this lift has been assessed and a safe
method developed, the same method can be used again and again with a lift permit covering a period
of anything from a day to a year. If a lift with an overhead crane involves 2 pieces of lifting equipment,
a permit must be issued for every occasion.

Step 3 – Risk assessment and control measures

General lifting activities do not require a written lifting plan but the safe method of work will be
documented in an SOP or method statement. The person responsible for the safety of general lifting
activities will typically be the person controlling the lifting equipment and/or the lifting accessories and
their direct supervisor. These persons will assess the risks from the lift in line with the Risk
Assessment procedure and will identify and implement appropriate control measures which will be
captured in either a Standard Operating Procedure or a method statement.

Step 4 – Safe equipment, competent persons and safe method

All those involved in planning, supervising and executing lifting operations, whether employees or
contractors, must be competent to perform the tasks assigned to them and must also be competent to
inspect the equipment before commencing the lift. The company responsible for the lifting equipment,
Marafiq, the contractor or the hire company, will be responsible for ensuring that all lifting equipment
and lifting accessories are formally inspected in line with defined inspection frequencies and that the
currency of such inspections is visible. They will implement the safe method of lifting in line with the
Standard Operating Procedure or method statement. The Permit to Work Procedure will be applied
where required.

Step 5 – Identify the Competent Lift Planner

The organization responsible for the lift will identify a competent person to act as the Lift Planner
(Maintenance Department or contractor). The Lift Planner will typically be a specialist in planning,
organizing and supervising lifting activities and will have sufficient training, qualifications and
experience to plan the lift being considered. Lift Planners may be employed by the company
responsible for the lift or may be employed by the crane company or other specialist company. Note
that the Lift Planner, and the company employing him, must carry sufficient insurance to cover failure of
the lift, damage to the lifting equipment and damage to structures or equipment during the lift or during
travel to or from the proposed lift location.

Step 6 – Plan the Lift

The Lift Planner is responsible for assessing the risks from the lift and planning the lifting activity so that
it can be performed without damage, loss or injury. A lift plan will typically include the following
information where relevant:
All critical lifts
 Details of the loads to be lifted
 Details of the lifting equipment and lifting accessories required
 The means of securing the load
 A plan showing the position(s) of lifting equipment
 The sequence of lifting activities
 A section showing positions and clearances

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 Confirmation of the suitability of the bearing surface or support structure (for loads suspended
from existing steel or concrete structures)
 Locations of services, inspection chamber covers or weak supporting surfaces
 The load path
 Arrangements for communication
 Arrangements for foreseeable emergencies

Critical Lifts involving cranes

 Boom angles, lengths and radii with safe working loads
 Number of boo, parts/sections and number of lines/slings
 Special rigging instructions including counterbalance and jib configuration

Critical Lifts involving two or more items of lifting equipment

 Load calculations showing the possible loads carried by each item in the planned and
foreseeable lifting configurations

Step 7 – Submit Plan for Approval

The Lift Planner will submit the lifting plan and supporting documents to the Technical Services
Department for review one week in advance of the proposed lift date. In emergency situations lift plans
may be submitted with less notice but the Lift Planner, or his representative, will be expected to present
the plan in person and be prepared to answer questions and/or make amendments in order to achieve
approval.

Supporting documents will typically include evidence of formal inspection of the proposed lifting
equipment and evidence of the competence of the individuals who will act as the Lift Supervisor,
Operator(s), Slinger(s) and Signaler(s).

Step 8 – Review of the Lifting Plan

Technical Services Department will review the lift plan and supporting documents to establish whether
the lift has been planned correctly, whether the equipment to be used is within inspection dates and
whether the individuals proposed are competent. Where possible, a TSD representative will visit the
location of the proposed lift to confirm that all foreseeable hazards have been identified and will be
managed.

If the lift plan is unsatisfactory it will be returned to the Lift Planner as soon as is possible with an
explanation of why the plan is rejected. The Lift Planner will repeat steps 6 and 7. If the lift plan is
accepted move on to step 9.

Step 9 – Permit to Work

The APR will present the approved lifting plan to the API along with any other supporting information
required by the API. The API will apply the permit to work procedure before signing on the PTWC.

Step 10 – Hand-over to the Lift Supervisor

On receipt of the permit to work the Lift Planner will hand the lift plan and supporting documents to the
Lift Supervisor. He will explain the lift, precautions and constraints or requirements and seek
confirmation that the Lift Supervisor understands and is capable of supervising the proposed lift. The
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Lift Supervisor will brief the team involved in the lift on the relevant parts of the lift and will confirm
understanding and capability. The team briefing will typically take place on the day of the lift
immediately in advance of work commencing.

Step 11 – Set-up, Check and Test

The Lift Supervisor will direct the lifting team to set up the area, the equipment and the load ready to
commence lifting. In particular, reasonable effort will be made to define the area affected by the
proposed lift using an appropriate form of barrier and/or signage. Non-essential and non-authorized
personnel must be excluded from this area during lifting operations.

The Lift Supervisor will check that all lifting equipment and all lifting accessories to be used have a valid
formal inspection and he will perform a visual inspection to identify any defects. The lifting team will
check the equipment for which they are responsible and report to the Lift Supervisor. Where
communication devices, such as radios, are used the lifting team will confirm their operation within the
range required. Where hand-signals are to be used, the lifting team will confirm that line of sight can be
maintained during all stages of the lift. The Lift Supervisor will direct the lifting team to conduct a test lift
where the center of gravity, security of the load and operation of the lifting equipment are checked
before commencing the full lift.

Step 12 – Is it Safe to Lift?

If, during the test lift or any of the pre-commencement activities, the Lift Supervisor becomes aware of
an issue that may prevent the lift taking place, he will attempt to resolve the issue on site and continue
to step 16. In the event that the issue cannot be resolved on site, the Lift Planner will be involved in
step 13.

Step 13 – Revision of the Lift Plan

The Lift Planner will work with the Lift Supervisor to resolve any issues identified during the pre-
commencement process. If the details of the lift change, the Lift Plan should be amended to reflect the
changes.

Step 14 – Is the Permit Still Valid

The Lift Planner and Lift Supervisor will review the amended lift plan against the requirements and
constraints on the lifting permit. Where the amended lift plan falls outside the lifting permit constraints,
move to step 15. If the amended lift plan falls within the constraints of the lifting permit, the Lift Planner
repeats step 10.

Reasons for non-validity of the lifting permit would include (but are not limited to):
 Replacement of one or more items of lifting equipment with equipment or a capacity greater or
lesser by a factor of 20% or more.
 Relocation of lifting equipment positions outside of the zones occupied by any part of the
intended footprint of the lifting equipment.
 An increase in the load by a factor of 20% or more.
 Use of an additional item of lifting equipment.

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Step 15 – Cease lifting operation

If the lifting permit is no longer valid, the Lift Planner must seek approval of the amended lift plan by
repeating step 6 onwards. Ideally, approval will be sought and achieved within the working day.
However, where the amendments require either the delivery of alternative or additional lifting equipment
or detailed review, the lifting equipment may need to be de-rigged and the area cleared for normal use.

Step 16 – Carry out the lift

If it is safe to proceed with the lift the Lift Supervisor will supervise the lifting operation, manage the
area around the lift and ensure that the lift proceeds in a safe manner. The lifting team will work safely
and comply with the directions of the Lift Supervisor.

Step 17 – Technical Services Department Observation

The Technical Services Department may elect to observe critical lifting activities. Typically, reasons for
observation may be linked to perceived higher risk of injury, damage, loss, inconvenience or public
perception. The Lift Supervisor remains responsible for the lift but TSD representatives may request
improvement or suggest reasonable additional precautions. The Lift Supervisor will decide if the
additional precautions are beneficial or detrimental and will respond accordingly.

Step 18 – Completion of the Lift

On completion of the lift the Lift Supervisor will confirm that the load and the area are safe and secure
and will ensure that the area is cleared of all lifting equipment and accessories. The barriers and/or
signage will be removed and the lift permit signed off.

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