RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL CREW MEMBERS
1. Unsafe conditions and/or practices must be corrected.
2. Obey all warning signs.
3. Watch out for your safety and the safety of others.
4. Know and understand proper machine erection and rigging procedures.
5. Alert operator and signal person of dangers, such as power lines, unstable ground, etc.
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Operators must be competent, physically fit and, if required, licensed.
2. Operator, signal people and riggers must be trained in correct crane operation and use.
3. Operator and signal people must know standard crane signals.
4. Have a supervisor at job site responsible for site safety.
5. Crew members must be given specific safety responsibilities and be instructed to
report any unsafe conditions to supervisor.
6. Supply the weight and the characteristics of all loads to be lifted to the operator.
7. Verify that all crew members are familiar with OSHA, ANSI B30.5 requirements, state
and local jobsite requirements, as well as the instructions in manuals.
PLANNING THE JOB
1. Have a clear understanding of the work to be done.
2. Consider all dangers at jobsite.
3. Know what crew members are needed to complete the job.
4. Assign job responsibilities.
5. Establish how signal people will communicate with the operator.
6. Appoint a competent signal person.
7. Know the weight and the characteristics of the loads to be lifted.
8. Utilize rigging and other equipment which will complete the job safely.
9. Establish how equipment can be safely transported to the job site?
10. Determine how the load will be rigged.
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Safety
34 P/N 12261-319 REVISED: August 2012
Courtesy of Crane.Market
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