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The AZCC Zhuhai No. 1 PTA Project Safety Practice

11. 0 Mobil e Heavy Equi pme nt Practi c e s
Date of Issue: June, 2000
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11. 1 Introduct i on
The following is a description of the procedur es that will be used in the
oper at i on of all mobile heavy equipment .
1 1 . 2 Appli c at i o n
All activiti es involving the moveme nt or usage of mobil e heavy
equi pme nt .
11.3 Deinitions
Mobile heavy equipment includes cranes, cherry picker trucks and all
other mobile equi pme nt with rest rict ed visibility.
11.! "eneral #equirements
A safe work per mi t is required for all work involving mobil e heavy
equi pme nt
Refer Safe ractices !o. "# $ ermi t to %ork and &'A ractices
A (ob safet y analysi s study must be held prior to the beginni ng of
any lifting activities with mobil e heavy equi pme nt .
Refer Safe ractices !o. "# $ ermit to %ork and &'A ractices
Mobile heavy equipment oper at or s must be qualified and
compet ent to oper at e their equi pme nt .
)ualifications must be endors ed sit e safet y engi neer and a copy of
such must be held by the site safet y depar t me nt .
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All mobil e heavy equi pme nt must meet all required certificati ons
and be mai nt ai ned in a safet y oper at i ng condition at all times
whilst on the const ructi on site.
+rane spot t er must be trained and compet ent in the use of hand
signal for mobile heavy equi pme nt use.
All mobil e cranes must be fitted with load chart .
,per at or to be familiar in the use of such chart s.
All mobil e equi pme nt must be fitted with a boom indicat or.
All mobil e heavy equi pme nt is to be inspect ed and serviced on a
daily basis.
A daily inspecti on log must be recorded and mai nt ai ned.
All mobil e equi pme nt must be left in a safe condition at the end of
each working day.
11.$ %ae &or' Practices (or Handlin) *oads
The following are some safe work practices that will be followed for
handling loads-
!o ent ry barricades to be inst all ed around the crane . equipment .
The hook must be cent er ed over the load.
ersonnel shoul d keep hands out of the pinch point when holding
the hook or sling in place while slack is being taken up.
All personnel must be in the clear befor e the load is lifted.
+o one is to ,al' under a sus pe nd e d load .
A mini mum of two /"0 tag lines are to be used to guide loads.
!o slings that are either wet, brittle or have frayed edges or part ed
weavi ng may be used for a lift.
!o cabl es that have frayed or part ed lines may be utili1ed for a lift.
ersonnel working around the crane must keep clear of the swing
of the boom and cab.
!o load will be lifted or moved without a signal by the crane
spot t er.
2et ail ed rigging procedur es will be provided when any one of the
following conditions e3ist s-
4oad e3ceeds 56 tonnes.
4oad e3ceeds 768 of rat ed load chart for the crane.
4oad e3ceeds 568 of rat ed load chart for crane and possibl e failure
would endanger ma( or inst alled process equipment .
%hen two booms are needed for a lift.
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These procedur es will be approved by the site safet y engi neer and the
site pro( ect manager .
11.- .peratin) A /rane +ear Electrical Equipment or Electrical *ines
%hen a crane must oper at e or move near /less than *6 met er s0 from
elect rical lines or elect rical equi pme nt it must be det er mi ned whet her
the elect rical equi pme nt or elect rical line can be deener gi 1ed. 9f the
equi pme nt or lines can be deener gi 1ed, then they should be prior to
working or moving the crane.
9f the elect rical equipment or lines cannot be deener gi 1ed, then a
/&'A0 (ob safet y anal ysis must be perfor med and document e d and
approved by the pro( ect site manager and sit e 'S: manager . This
procedur e must include a met hod to insul at e the line from the crane.
11.0 (ire Prevention
%hen refueling vehicles and equi pme nt the engine will be turned off.
A fully charged and oper abl e fire e3tingui sher will be readily
acces si bl e during refueling activiti es. All unneces s ar y personnel will
st and at least *6 met er s away.
+rane and mobil e equi pme nt oper at or s will have an oper ati onal fire
e3tingui sher in their cabs at all times. +rane and mobile equi pme nt
oper at or s will be trained on the proper use and care of fire
e3tingui sher s.
!o refueling will take place if light ni ng is pres ent and visible in the
area.
11.1/rane Movements
2uring the moveme nt of the crane the crane spot t er will be in charge
and responsi bl e for the entire oper at i on. The spot t er will be in
const ant communi cat i on with the crane oper at or and will direct his
moveme nt s .
The ar ea invol vi ng crane oper a t i on s will be de mar c a t e d and no
per s on shal l ent e r t hi s area duri ng crane oper a t i ons . The
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personnel will need to be notified by the crane spot t er prior to moving
into the area. This notification will take place by the crane spot t er
only aft er receiving verbal or sight acknowl edgme nt by the crane
oper at or that the moveme nt is finished.
,nly aft er all personnel have left the signal ed ha1ar dous area; the
crane spot t er shall allow the crane oper at or to re< st art its moveme nt s .
%hen moving the crane around on the site, the boom must be in the
lower ed position.
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