Guidelines differ between states and countries,” said Ball. There is also often a layer of state or local guidelines to meet, which can be at odds with national standards. The Australian Standards or international equivalents can be difficult to interpret. As an industry, we generally struggle with multiple crane lifts. Multiple crane lifts are among the most technically complex lifts to plan and execute. “It’s always important to properly plan any lift, but even more so when there are several cranes involved. When there are two or more cranes involved in an incident, the impact and outcome of the incident is often magnified. Several of the most high-profile crane accidents of recent times have been those involving multiple cranes (also referred to as tandem lifts). If the lift involves multiple cranes, a system must be instituted by the controlling entity to coordinate operations.Kevin Ball, group safety manager for Smithbridge Group/Universal Cranes and Standards Australia Committee Member, discusses the importance of planning a multi-crane lift.Whenever the load and/or travel radius is expected to travel over any portion of an occupied building.The load exceeds 75 % of the crane’s load chart.A pre-lift meeting to review the plan, must be held before the actual lift, and be attended by the operator rigger(s), competent person and others as required.Ī Critical Lift Plan and Critical Lift Checklist must be completed by the subcontractor and submitted to Princeton University Project Manager when any of the following conditions exist:.Applicable rigging to be used as well as precautions and safety measures.The name of the Operator, Rigger and Competent Person.
The type, size, model, lifting capacity, certification date and serial number of the crane to be used.
A lift plan must be provided to the Princeton University Project Manager for review and approval, prior to performing any lifting operations.
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