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DATE
AUTHOR
REMARKS
01
January, 2011
FIRST ISSUE
REGISTERED COPY
No.
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VERSION 01 BY MJEC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
REFERENCE
1.0
PURPOSE
1.1
PROCUREMENT
1.2
LIFTING APPLIANCES
1.3
LIFTING ACCESSORIES
2.0
LIFITING EQUIPMENT
2.1
LIFTING EQUIPMENT
2.2
3.0
LIFTING OPERATIONS
3.1
4.0
LIFT PLAN
4.1
EXECUTION
5.0
5.1
MAINTENANCE
6.0
6.1
CERTIFICATION
7.0
AUDITING
8.0
APPENDIXES
8.1
APPENDIX
A,
GLOSSARY
OF
DEFINITIONS,
TERMS
ABBREVIATIONS
AND
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8.2
APPENDIX B, RESPONSIBILITIES
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8.3
12
8.4
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1. Purpose
The purpose of this document is to describe the framework and means to achieve safe and
efficient lifting operations to prevent incidents related to these activities which might
result in loss of life and damage to assets. It specifies the mandatory requirements for
lifting operations and lifting equipment used by MJEC and its contractors, which includes
inspection, testing and certification requirements.
The target audience of this Document is anyone (MJEC and contractors) involved in
lifting equipment and lifting operations. Its prepared in line with OHSAS 18001
requirements.
These procedures cover all activities required to achieve safe and efficient lifting
operations. It applies to all aspects of lifting operations, using, mobile cranes, overhead
cranes, hiabs, hooks, slings and powered industrial trucks (forklifts), jacks, containers,
cargo baskets, pocket trucks etc.
1.1 Procurement
It is the Purchasing departments (MJEC PMO department) responsibility to ensure that
selected companies provide lifting equipment with appropriate certification and provide
services with properly certified equipment.
All Lifting Accessories shall comply with applicable international standards and industry
and be provided with the appropriate test certificates.
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2. Lifted Equipment
All Lifted Equipment e.g. skips; containers shall be designed, manufactured, inspected,
tested, and certified in accordance with applicable international standards and industry.
Lifting Accessories
Mobile cranes,
Overhead crane,
Shackles
Forklifts
Side booms
Beam trolleys
Turnbuckles
Sheave blocks
Wedge sockets
Lifting harnesses
Hooks
Load cells
Pad eyes and bolts
Rigging screw
Pallet hook
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Item
Yes / No
Remarks
Lifting Accessories e.g. wire rope slings & belts are in good
conditions and tagged or marked with:
- SWL ( Safe Working Load)
- A valid certification date available?
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6
7
8
9
Are all safety devices e.g. alarms and cut-outs on the lifting
equipment working?
Do People involved know the Person-in-Charge of the lift?
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5.1 Maintenance
To ensure equipment reliability, a maintenance program (MJEC and contractors) shall be
established for all lifting appliances according to the manufacturers instructions.
A maintenance program shall be available for every lifting appliance.
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Certification services shall be provided by an independent authority. They shall record the
results of their activities and the certificate shall clearly state safe or not safe for use.
The details of all existing and new lifting equipment shall be recorded in a lifting equipment
register established for each MJEC regions. Contractors who operate lifting equipments
shall provide the following information to MJEC and shall be recorded in the registers:
Name of contractor,
Identification of equipment with ROP registration no.
SWL
Date when the equipment was first taken in use
Dates and numbers of certificates of tests, inspections, and examinations, and name of
the contactors focal point who can be contacted in case of queries.
Due dates for previous and next periodic inspection or periodicity of inspections
Maintenance program
All lifting equipment should be marked with safe Working Load and the next
certification date.
6.1 Certification
To ensure that tasks are performed adequately, personnel (MJEC and contractors) involved
in lifting operations / lifting equipment shall be qualified.
The Qualification process shall comprise requirements on:
The physical condition of the person (3 yearly medical check)
The level of competency
Specific MJEC approved training courses to be followed
Examination organized by a MJEC approved companies which can do the lifting
equipment certification.
This process shall be documented and the records are available for review.
The duration of the certification shall not exceed 3 years.
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7.0 Auditing
Auditing is an important activity to verify implementation of MJECs requirements and to
be able to identify areas for improvement.
Audits shall be carried out on all lifting activities within MJECs operations at least once a
year. An annual audit plan for lifting equipment shall be prepared for the start of each
year by MJEC HSSE department and applicable line managers. The plan takes into
account the status and importance of the activities to be audited.
8.0 Appendixes:
8.1 Appendix A, Glossary of Definitions, Terms and Abbreviations
Blind Lift
Job Safety/Hazard
Analysis
(JHA)
Lift Plan
Lifted
Equipment
Lifting
Accessories
Lifting
Appliances
Lifting
Equipment
A lift where at any point in time during the lifting operation the crane operator
cannot directly see the load.
Is a process for discussing and documenting each step of a job, identifying the
existing or potential HSE hazards and then determining the best way to perform
the job to reduce or eliminate the hazards. The JHA will typically include:
Selecting the job to be analyzed;
Breaking the job down into a sequence of steps;
Identifying potential hazards;
Determining preventive measures to overcome these hazards;
Identifying the resources required, i.e. manpower and equipment, to
execute the task safely.
The Lift Plan details of how the lifting operations should be undertaken, the
Lifting Equipment and Lifting Accessories to be used, how the equipment and
Lifting Accessories shall be rigged up and the control measures in place to
manage the risks.
Any device which is used to suspend the load, including containers, tanks,
skips, skids, drum rackets, pipe racks, frames, gas cylinder racks, pallets,
flexible industrial bulk containers (big bags), tree cages, cargo nets, and cargo
baskets.
Any device which is used or designed to be used directly or indirectly to
connect a load to a Lifting Appliance and does not form part of the load e.g.
slings, hooks and fittings, swivels, shackles, eye-bolts, rigging screws, wedge
sockets, plate clamps, and spreader beams. It is also sometimes called lifting
gear or lifting tackle.
Any mechanical device capable of raising or lowering a load, e.g. cranes,
forklift trucks, HIABS, beam trolleys, beam clamps, sheave blocks, winches
etc.
Lifting Equipment, is a generic term and comprises Lifting Appliances
(equipment performing the lifting), Lifting Accessories (devices which connect
the load to the lifting appliance), and Lifted Equipment.
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E
Pre-use
Inspection
Routine Lifts
Safe Working
Load (SWL)
Toolbox Talk
Working
Load Limit
(WLL)
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Banksman
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Position
Be at least 21 years old
Shall hold the appropriate and valid ROP vehicle driving license
Have passed an approved crane operators training course / assessment,
appropriate to the type and capacity of crane he will be required to operate.
Crane / HIAB
operator
Powered
industrial truck
operator
(forklifts)
Shall hold the appropriate and valid ROP vehicle driving license
Have passed an approved fork lift truck driver training course / assessment
appropriate for the equipment to be used. The training must comprise practical
instruction / examination.
Be physically fit to drive a fork lift truck, demonstrable by a medical certificate.
Be at least 21 years old
Have passed a rigging and slinging course approved by MJEC.
Banksman
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Form
User-Comment Form
If you find something that is incorrect, ambiguous or could be better in this document,
write your comments and suggestions on this form. Send the form to the HSSE Manager,
who besides acknowledging will issue necessary revisions.
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