Lifting Devices
More important rules to follow when lifting and hoisting:
Pre-Lift Rigging Inspection
- Never leave a suspended load unattended.
- Leave all the controls in neutral, the brakes locked, and loads lowered to ground level when shutting down a lifting device.
- Keep loads as close to ground level as possible and use tag lines when hoisting materials.
- Make sure inspection and maintenance records for each lifting device are available for review by the company representatives.
- Do not exceed manufacturer safe lifting limits on loads exerted on rigging.
- Tag rigging equipment for safe working load limit information.
- Do not use rigging equipment until it is properly tagged or marked with a rating of the equipment for safe workloads.
- Inspect to verify that running lines of the sling do not contact the shackle bolt.
- Make sure slings are protected from any cutting edges.
- Do not shorten legs of a sling using knots and/or bolts.
- Use shackles to pin the eye of the sling or lifting lugs and do not let pins meet the running part of any sling.
- Ensure hooks on lifting and rigging equipment have properly functioning safety latches.
- All of the following conditions should be considered when using cranes, pickers or hoisting equipment:
- wind velocity
- temperatures
- reach or extension of lifting equipment
- weight of the load including the rigging being used
- proximity to other workers and equipment
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
6-9. Which of the following should NOT be followed when shutting down a lifting device?
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