ISSUES

SAUDI ARAMCO PROCEDURES

1.

ProvideCraneInspection,Certification/Rejectioncriteria'sthatareappliedbythe
thirdpartycraneinspectionagencieswhiletestingacrane.InspectionDept

2.

ProvideRigger1&2,trainingandtestingprocedures. IndustrialTraining

SAUDI ARAMCO OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

Requires3-4monthsforobtainingSaudiAramcoOperatorsCertificationdueto
cumbersomeprocedures;tobereducedtotargetof1monthwithimprovements.
IndustrialTraining

2.

Needtoconsidercertificatesissuedbytheinternationallyaccreditedcertifying
agenciessuchasCITB,LEA.etc.andwaveSaudiAramcoswrittentest.Only
practicaltesttobeconducted.
H.E.SafetyCommittee

3.

Anycompetentperson/liftsupervisorsmeetingRigger-1qualificationshouldbe
testeddirectlyforRigger-1insteadofgoingthroughRigger3,2&1testinglevels.
IndustrialTraining

4.

RenewalofOperatorscertificationshouldrequireonlypracticaltesting;nottobe
testedwithalltestsappliedtonewcandidates.IndustrialTraining

1.

Current Situation

Current Situation
a. ContractorssubmitrequestthruPMTwithlistedGIrequirements:
i.

HeavyEquipmentGovernmentLicense

ii.

MedicalReports

iii.

ProjectManagementSponsoringLetter

iv.

Requestform

b. ITDRegistrationOffice:
i.

Immediatelyschedulehimforwrittentestwithin5workingdays.Test
resultisobtainedonthesametestdate.

ii.

Afterpassingthewrittentest,Craneoperatorsarescheduledforthe
practicaltestattheirjobsitewithinthenext5workingdays.

iii.

Ifthecraneoperatorpassesthepracticaltest,acertificateisissuedby
theITDRegistrationOfficewithinthenext2workingdays.

Recommendations

Possiblesuggestionstoexpeditethecranecertificationprocess:

a. PotentialHazardsSites:MaintainthesameSaudiAramcoGIcertification

standard&restrictionsforcraneoperatorsthatareaoperatinginpotential
hazardsitesthataredefinedlikewisebyLossPreventionDeptGI
standards.

b. AutomaticITDCRANECertificationProcess:toeliminatethemanual

requestauditandautomatethetestscheduling/requestingprocedures.

c.

CraneRequestCertificationRequirements:
i.

Startacceptingrecognizedtheapplicantsnativecountrycranelicense
orcertificates.

ii.

Startacceptingmedicalreportsgeneratedfromtheapplicantnative
country.

d. WrittenTest:Conductthewrittentestinseverallanguagesifthetest&
proctorsareprovided.

Recommendations

e.CraneOperatorCertificationForGross-rootSites:
i.

Certificationshouldbeauthorizedforaperiodof6month
intervals.IncidentsshouldbeevaluatedandreportedbyPMTto
theHeavyEquipmentSafetyCommittee.

Ii.

Wavethewrittentestprovidedparticipantspassthepracticaltest.

III. ITDwillacceptcranecertificationrequestsforapplicantwith

cranelicense/certificateandmedicalreportsgeneratedfromthe
applicantnativecountry.

Concerns
ITDwillproceedwithanyoftheabovesuggestedcrane
certificationexpeditingproceduresoncetheyareapprovedbythe
HeavyEquipmentSafetyCommittee.