16.S Hydraulic Excavators, Wheel/Track/Backhoe Loaders Used to Hoist Loads with Rigging.
16.S.01 Personnel must not work in, pass under, or ride in the buckets or booms of excavators in operation.
16.S.02 Hydraulic excavating equipment must not be used to hoist personnel. The riding of personnel on loads, hooks, hammers, buckets or any other hydraulic excavating equipment attachment is prohibited.
16.S.03 Excavators used with attachments such as drill rigs, pile driving equipment, etc. must require training specific to that operation for the operator.
16.S.04 Hydraulic excavating equipment may only be used to hoist loads if allowed by the equipment manufacturer. If these procedures are unavailable, you are prohibited from performing this function.
16.S.05 When hydraulic excavating equipment is to be used to hoist loads utilizing hooks, eyes, slings, chains, or other rigging the following requirements must apply:
- Operations involving the use of hydraulic excavating equipment and rigging to hoist loads require different operator skills and considerations than the standard excavating operations routinely performed with hydraulic excavating equipment. An AHA specific to the hoisting operation must be prepared. The AHA must include, but not be limited to:
- (1) Written proof of qualifications of equipment operators, riggers, and others involved in the hoisting operations;
- (2) Other personnel may also operate this equipment under the specific conditions as identified in Section 16.B.01.
- (3) Operational testing must be performed as described in Section 16.S.05.b;
- (4) Proper operating procedures in accordance with the equipment manufacturer's operating manual;
- (5) Proper use and on site availability of manufacturer's load rating capacities or charts;
- (6) Proper use of rigging, including positive latching devices to secure the load and rigging;
- (7) Inspection of rigging;
- (8) Use of tag lines to control the load;
- (9) Adequate communications;
- (10) Establishment of a sufficient swing radius (equipment, rigging and load); and
- (11) Stability of surfaces beneath the hydraulic excavating equipment.
- An operational test with the selected hydraulic excavating equipment will be performed in the presence of the GDA.
- (1) The operational test must consist of a demonstration that the test load and selected rigging can be safely lifted, maneuvered, controlled, stopped, and landed.
- (2) The operational test must be representative of the complete cycle of the proposed hoisting operation, including configuration, orientation and positioning of the excavating equipment and the use of identical rigging.
- (3) The test load must be equivalent to the maximum anticipated load, but must not exceed 100% of the manufacturer's load rating capacity for the excavating equipment as configured. Written documentation of the performance of the operational test outlining test procedures and results must be maintained at the on-site project office.
- All rigging and rigging operations must comply with requirements of Section 15.
- Hooks, eyes, slings, chains or other rigging must not be attached to or hung from the teeth of a bucket during the transporting or hoisting of a load by hydraulic excavating equipment.
- After the completion and acceptance of an operational test described in this Section, if repairs, major maintenance or reconfiguration are required to be performed on the hydraulic excavating equipment or attachments, another operational test must be performed to demonstrate that the completed repairs are satisfactory and that the test load and selected rigging can be safely lifted, maneuvered, controlled, stopped, and landed.
16.S.06 Loads must be lifted the minimum height necessary to clear the ground or other obstacles and carried as low as possible when the equipment is traveling.
16.S.07 Loads must not be lifted over personnel.
16.S.08 Adequate clearances must be maintained from electrical sources.
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