| File Reference : | GG-7-14 Lifting Operations |
| Date File Updated | 07-10-26 |
| File Format | MS Word |
| No. of files | 1 |
| Category | General Guidance | Tags: ISO 45001, 8.1 |
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This guidance covers planning and supervising lifts, selecting and marking lifting equipment, thorough examination, planned maintenance and operator training.
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Further guidance on lifting equipment and lifting operations:
These files are included in the alphaZ subscription. The training talk is also included in the ISO 45001 Toolkit and the integrated toolkits that include it.
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Lifting Operations Guidance
A general guidance document on lifting operations, for anyone who plans, supervises or carries out lifts and those who manage lifting equipment. It explains planning and supervising lifting operations, selecting and marking equipment, thorough examination and inspection, maintenance and training.
Topics Covered
- Lifting operations and equipment - planning lifts properly, using competent people and supervising them, and equipment that is not classed as lifting equipment
- Selecting equipment - equipment strong and stable enough for its use, positioned so the equipment or load cannot strike people, drift or fall
- Marking equipment - safe working load markings for every configuration, accessory markings, and markings for equipment that does or must not lift people
- Thorough examination and inspection - examination before first use, after installation, at set intervals and after exceptional circumstances, with records and defect reporting
- Planned maintenance - a planned system of regular maintenance, carried out safely, so lifting equipment stays safe and reliable
- Operator training - full training for every employee who operates lifting equipment, and no use of equipment without that training
Who Is It For?
Employees who operate lifting equipment, and the managers and supervisors who plan lifting operations or own, operate or control lifting equipment.
Included in the ISO 45001 Toolkit
This guidance is supplied with the TT-7-14 Lifting Operations training talk, which is part of the ISO 45001 Toolkit and the integrated toolkits that include it.
Using the Guidance
Issue it to everyone who operates lifting equipment before they start, and keep it as a reference alongside your thorough examination records. Record who has received it, for example on the training matrix.
When Thorough Examinations Are Due
The guidance sets out the minimum points at which lifting equipment is thoroughly examined. These are before first use, after installation or reassembly at another site, at the intervals set by law or an examination scheme, typically at least every 6 months for equipment that lifts people and for accessories and every 12 months for other equipment, and after damage or failure.
Adapting the Guidance
Edit the guidance to match your own arrangements - the lifting equipment you use, your examination scheme and intervals, who keeps the thorough examination records, and how lifting training is given.
Related Documents
Other documents that work alongside this guidance:
- PP-7-14 Lifting Operations Policy Procedure
- P-75 Lifting Operations Policy
- RA-HS31 Lifting Operations
- GG-1-06 Management of Equipment and Premises
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