Maintenance, Inspection and Thorough Examination of Mobile Cranes

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Annex 1 Work at Height 66 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 Example of a typical Safe System of Work for Thorough Examination Activities Example of a Defined Scope of Thorough Examination for a Mobile Crane Sample Document Covering Maintenance and Thorough Examination Issues for Mobile Crane Users Annex 5 Typical In-service Maintenance Schedule 92 Annex 6 Daily Pre-use Checks and Weekly Inspections 93 Annex 7 Example of a Lift Accessory Register 94 Annex 8 Annex 9 Annex 10 Example of the Use of Key Performance Indicators for Maintenance Example of the Use of Key Performance Indicators for Thorough Examination Supplementary Reports and Tests Supporting Thorough Examination Annex 11 Qualifications and Assessment of Maintenance Personnel 103 Annex 12 “Grey” Imports 104 Bibliography 106 Index 109 Working Group Membership 110 74 82 88 95 97 98
Foreword Every year, the construction industry is responsible for causing deaths and serious injury. In recent times the industry has done much to improve its performance which I welcome, but there is always room for more improvement. Our construction industry relies on the use of mobile cranes to move materials on sometimes small, confined sites. Mobile cranes are an essential part of the construction process and can help resolve some of the safety problems on site arising from space constraints. Mobile cranes are often used in close proximity to people. The transportation, set up and use of mobile cranes provide the potential for death and serious injury to occur and indeed tragically, both site workers and members of the public off site have been killed in mobile crane accidents. In addition to the terrible cost in human suffering, accidents have a financial cost. There is a very strong business case for improving safety performance. The law relating on cranes is clear. There are requirements to ensure that cranes are inspected, examined and maintained to ensure they do not present a risk. However, investigations into recent accidents have shown that enhanced standards of maintenance and thorough examination could have reduced the chance of death or injury. This guidance has been prepared to provide clarity about the practical elements of maintenance, inspection and thorough examination. The guidance is simple but comprehensive and easy to adopt. It represents best practice for mobile cranes used in the construction industry and is equally applicable to all mobile crane use across all industry sectors. I thank those who have been involved in its preparation and commend the guidance to anyone who owns supplies or controls the operation of mobile cranes. Please read the publication and turn the advice into action. Picture Phillip White HM Chief Inspector of Construction Chair of the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC). 1
Page 1 and 2: HSE Logo When Approved Maintenance,
Page 3: Contents Foreword 1 1. Introduction
Page 7 and 8: Each mobile crane should have a doc
Page 9 and 10: Other Issues In addition to the iss
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Page 19 and 20: 5.0 Maintenance Intervals 5.1 Intro
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Page 23 and 24: working life. This is a joint respo
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17.0 Developing the Defined Scope o
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17.3.3 Generic Information Competen
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18.0 Reports of Thorough Examinatio
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19.0 Management Review of Thorough
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equirements of usage this is unavoi
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21.0 Practical Issues for Thorough
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The planning process for work at he
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22.0 Lifting Accessories Lifting Ac
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Domestic Premises Sole responsibili
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Figure 1 - Work Restraint System Wo
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4.1 Anticipating the Consequences o
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Prior to examination of cranes: 5.1
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crane if they have any doubt as to
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6.12 Crushing Keep hands, arms, fee
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Examination Areas Area Element Requ
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Operation Power Unit:- Controls:- B
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Structures Slew section structural
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A5.5.0 Availability of Operators Ma
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A5.13.0 Communication Equipment Per
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Annex 6 - Daily Pre-use Checks and
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Annex 8 - Example of the Use of Key
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Annex 9 - Example of the Use of Key
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The appointed person responsible fo
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A10.10 Wire ropes The examination o
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Annex 11 - Qualifications and Asses
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A declaration of conformity is requ
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BS EN 12385-4:2002, Steel wire rope
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Index (to be fully revised) 109
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