Lift planning and Supervision

Sam Evans EPS Plant & Safety Ltd

Update on BS 7121 2016 & IS 361

� The language used in Part 1 is “Intermediate Lifts”(standard)

� “Lift Plan” is an inclusive term for risk assessments, method statements and supporting information, such as a schedule of lifts, drawings and photographs.

� Leans towards a more definitive requirement for Appointed Person attendance on Complex Lifts.

� Increase to derating tandem lifting operations from 25% to at least 30%

Ground bearing

� Hirer to supply information on GBC (same in

contract lift scenario)

� CBR test to determine potential capacity of the

ground

� Determine the jack load of the crane

� Calculate the pad size required under the

outrigger foot

Employing Organisation

EMPLOYING ORGANISATION

EMPLOYING ORGANISATION

- BUILDING COMPANY -

REQUIRE LOAD LIFTED

HIRE CRANE

PLAN AND MANAGE

CPA Crane Hire

� Loss of, or damage to crane on hire to you

� Continuing hire charges

� Injury to operator

� Injury to other parties including damage to property

� Loss or damage to goods lifted

� Driver to report to Appointed Person on site

� Hire company to supply competent driver &

Crane that is tested, inspected, with documents etc.

EMPLOYING AND USER ORGANISATION

USER ORGANISATION

- CRANE HIRE COMPANY -

PLAN AND MANAGE

CONTRACT THE LIFT

Q1, 9

EMPLOYING ORGANISATION PROVIDE WRITTEN

DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE

S5-P3S1-P24 S4-P3,4

Contract Hire

� Crane Co. supplies Appointed person etc.

� Loss of or damage to plant caused solely by owners negligence.

� Loss of or damage to other property caused by owners negligence

� (a) Liability Goods,25,000.00 Stg.

� (b) Liability loss/damage 5,000,000.00

� Hirer (you) to pay for insurance

F O B B

�Falls of rope

�Outrigger configuration

�Boom Configuration

�Ballast Configuration� All information available from the duties chart!

Falls of Rope

�Maximum permissible line pull

�Weight to be lifted

�Calculate falls required

�Identify correct hook block

Outrigger Configuration

�Full extension

�Half extension

�Pick and carry

�Free on wheels

Boom Configuration

� Identify length of boom required

� Identify type of Boom (telematik or telescopic)

� Identify correct individual section extension telematik (0, 46, 92, 100)

�Telescopic boom identify correct percentage of extensions.

STRUCTURAL STRENGTH

STRUCTURAL

STRENGTH

STABILITY

Ballast (counterweight)

� Identify correct amount of ballast (from duty chart)

�Many cranes have at least 6 different ballast combinations

Wind speed

�Wind speed for crane configuration

�VmaxTab

�Wind speed for operational Vmax

�Calculate the working wind speed

Tower crane collapse in Poland

� https://youtu.be/x4OW4WtVsPE

� https://youtu.be/VEIEO4jj1Z4

Greenwich London

Summary

�Falls of rope

�Outrigger configuration

�Boom configuration

�Ballast configuration

�Wind speed rigged and operational

�All info from duties charts

Thank you

�Sam Evans EPS Plant & Safety Ltd.