CRANEOPERATIONS&RIGGINGSAFETYCRANEOPERATIONSWhoCanOperateaCrane!CertifiedoperatorsOtherqualifiedoperatorsdesignatedbytheZPEBSupervisorTraineesunderdirectionofacertified/qualifiedoperator.Manitenance,testpersonnelandinspectors,whennecessaryintheperformanceoftheirduties.PermitRequirementsCraneoperationsinthevicinityofpowerlinesmayrequireaWorkpermitKeepclearofoverheadpowerlinesThedistancebetweenpowerlinesandtheboom,mast,craneorloadmustbeaminimumof10feet.SafetyPrecautionsCranesshouldbeplacedonafirmlevelfoundationandproperlysecuredinplacebeforebeingoperated.Cranematsortimberpadsshallbeusedunderoutriggerswhenoperatingonunstablesurfaces.UsestandardhandsignalsonallcraneoperationsorhandsfreevoicecommunicationsThereshouldonlybeoneriggerdesignatedassignalman.Heshouldwearanorangevest.TheoperatorshouldneverstartmachinemovementsuntilthesignalmaniswithinsightandhandsignalsareunderstoodAllcranesshouldhaveloadchartsandboomangleindicatorslocatedattheoperatorsposition.SafetyPrecautionsWhilethecraneisinoperation,theoperatorshouldneitherperformanyotherworkorleavethecontrolsuntiltheloadhasbeensafelylanded.Usenon-electricaltaglinesforguidingloadsAllhooksshouldbeselfclosingAllcranesshallhaveanti-twoblockdevices.BypassofthissafetydevicerequiressuperintendentapprovalSafetyPrecautionsNooneshouldrideonleadsorbucketssuspendedfromcrane,boomorderrickThecraneoperatorshouldnotcarryaloaddirectlyabovepersonnelonthefloorAnappropriatefireextinguishershouldbeinthecabofthecraneSafetyPrecautionsRIGGINGSAFETYPracticesUseacceptedtechniquesforriggingDonotdamagemachinesandsoftsurfaceswithliftingapparatusAvoidsharpbendsinslings,andprotectslingsfromsharpedgesandabrasionsSetloadsdownonproperblocking-neverdirectlyonaslingPracticesAttachcableclipsproperly.Thesaddleshouldbeontheloadcable,theU-boltonthedeadend.Donotstandorwalkundersuspendedloads.Donotleaveloadsunattendedatanytime.Usetaglinesofsufficientlengthtocontrolthelift.RiggingEquipmentKnowthesafecarryingcapacityofslings,chains,wireropeandotherliftingapparatusanddonotoverloadthem.Inspectallriggingequipmentbeforeeachuse.Immediatelydiscarddefectiveliftingequipment.Donottieknotsinslingchains,ropeslingsorwirecablestoshortenthem.RiggingEquipmentDonotplaceboltsorothermaterialbetweenlinksofchaintoshortenorspliceit.Donotuseropeforriggingorliftingloadsexceptwhereitisimpracticaltouseothermethods.ModifyliftingequipmentonlyafterEngineeringapproval.THEEND