10 QUESTIONS

FOR SAFE LIFTING

AND HOISTING

LIFTING & HOISTING: OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT TO

LIFT LOADS USING LIFTING & HOISTING EQUIPMENT.

PROCEDURES

PROCEDURES

4 Is everyone completely aware and fully understands

COMPETENCY

4 Is everyone competent and aware of his or her tasks?

the lifting & hoisting procedures applicable to the

lifting operation?

Qualification

4 Is required L&H training up-to-date?

4 Are all members of the crew fit to work today?

4A
 re emergency procedures clear and understood?

(e.g. the escape route, emergency lowering of personnel)

PRE-JOB
BRIEFING

4 Have all of the team members attended the pre-job briefing?

4 Does everyone understand the nature of work and the

necessary precautions that are required to execute the
lift safely?

signaling & communications?

specific PPE requirements?

carried out and are the lifting accessories tagged or

marked with:

PTW

JHA

4 If anything has changed from the Lift Plan, has MoC

what to do if an incident occurs?

4 Has a pre-use inspection of the lifting equipment been

PERMIT

Analysis and Permit to Work in place?

their roles & responsibilities?

LIFT PLAN &

JOB SAFETY
ANALYSIS

4 Is there a current Lift Plan, method statement, Job Safety

4 Does everyone understand:

PRE-USE
INSPECTION

LIFT PLAN & JOB

SAFETY ANALYSIS

been applied?

CRANE N CRANE
TIO INSPECT
INSPEC
ION
CRANE

CRANE

NO:

NO:

ENVIRONMENTAL
LIMITS

4 Does everyone know the environmental limits for this lift?

4 Are the weather conditions within the limits specified

in the Lift Plan? (e.g. high winds, rough sea and swell,
heavy rain or storm, lightning, low temperatures)

a Working Load Limit or Safe Working Load?

a unique identification number?
a valid certification date or color?

SAFETY
DEVICES

4 Are all safety devices calibrated and working?

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4 Is the lift area clear and controlled?

4 Are they being used in the way they were designed

to be used?

4 Do you understand their purpose and how to

operate them?

LIFT AREA/PEOPLE
CLEARANCE

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4 Is there anything that could fall out of or off the

suspended load?

4 Does everyone fully understand the potential dangers

LIFT
SAFETY
ZONE

of a falling or swinging load?

4 Has the load and rigging been checked for dropped

objects risks?

PERSON
IN CHARGE

4 Is it clear who the Person in Charge (PiC) of the lift is?

4 Are reporting lines clear and understood?

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SIGNALS/
COMMUNICATIONS

4 Are signaling and communication methods agreed

and clear to you?

4 Is a rescue plan in place and fully understood by

all concerned?

4 Do all personnel have certified fall protection equipment?

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REVISION 4. 10.14