Maintenance, Inspection and Thorough Examination of Mobile Cranes

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The planning process for work at height on mobile cranes should take into account the particular hazards of lone working and thorough examination at height by lone workers should not be undertaken. A5.11.0 Work at Height Some maintenance and thorough examination activities on mobile cranes may require maintenance personnel or competent persons to work at height outside edge protected areas on the mobile crane structure. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 set out a hierarchy of fall protection measures to be taken when planning work at height. This means that those planning work at height on mobile cranes should:- � Avoid work at height wherever possible and actively seek solutions to facilitate this; � If this is not possible, use “collective” means of protection such as guardrails; � If this is not possible, use “personal” means of prevention such as work restraint; � If this is not possible, use a personal fall protection system such as a work positioning system or fall arrest system; � Additionally provide training and instruction or take other measures to prevent any person falling a distance liable to cause personal injury. Where a risk assessment indicates that a personal fall protection system is required a work positioning system should always be used in preference to a fall arrest system. Where the use of fall arrest personal fall protection systems are unavoidable there will be a risk of the wearer being left suspended following a fall and arrangements must be made to ensure that they can be rescued in a safe and timely manner. A5.12.0 Isolation of Systems During Maintenance and Thorough Examination To avoid the risk of trapping, crushing, shearing or electrocution during the maintenance or thorough examination of mechanisms on mobile cranes, all systems should be provided with a means of isolation. Where a system requires power for maintenance or thorough examination, a safe system of work should be put in place to mitigate the risks of trapping. Such a safe system of work may well involve a “permit to work” and adequate communication between the crane operator and other members of the maintenance or thorough examination team. 90
A5.13.0 Communication Equipment Personnel carrying out maintenance or thorough examinations should be provided with an adequate means of communication, often hand held portable radios, to ensure that all members of the thorough examination team can communicate effectively with each other, the mobile crane operator and personnel on the ground. NOTE: Additional advice on radio communications is given in the CPA Technical Information Note TIN 017 - Radio Communication for Lifting Operations. A5.14.0 Additional Information Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998/SI2306 L22 Safe use of work equipment, HSE Books. Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998/SI2307 L113 Safe use of lifting equipment, HSE Books. BS 7121-1:2006, Code of practice for safe use of cranes — Part 1: General BS 7121-2:2003, Code of practice for safe use of cranes — Part 2: Inspection, testing and examination BS 7121-3:2000, Code of practice for safe use of cranes — Part 3: Mobile cranes 91
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HSE Logo When Approved Maintenance,
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Contents Foreword 1 1. Introduction
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Foreword Every year, the constructi
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Each mobile crane should have a doc
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Other Issues In addition to the iss
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overload testing (dynamic) operatio
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2.1 3.6 The Provision & Use of Work
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4.0 Approaches to Maintenance 4.1 M
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competent person at the time of the
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5.0 Maintenance Intervals 5.1 Intro
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6.0 Maintenance Personnel - Attribu
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working life. This is a joint respo
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of work (risk assessment, method st
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All the defect reports, including t
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� Records of unusual applications
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11.0 Site Issues For Maintenance 11
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This means that those planning work
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“as new” condition. Care should
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13.0 Maintenance Facilities and Equ
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13.10 Lifting Equipment Maintenance
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NOTE: Further information is given
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Page 111 and 112: BS EN 12385-4:2002, Steel wire rope
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