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    Operator error, equipment failure, and procedural non-compliance led to several lifting incidents on a construction project over the past month, including hydraulic equipment overturning, loads falling, and a fatal crane accident. To improve safety, the document outlines several required actions such as following lifting procedures, maintaining daily lifting logs, conducting risk assessments, ensuring cranes have load indicators, only using certified operators, barricading lifting areas, and conducting regular training programs.

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    – PREVENT ACCIDENTS SAVE LIVES

    MPMC Construction HSE Bulletin Issue No.41, 14th June 2013

    HSE Alert – LIFTING OPERATIONS

    There has been a recent increase in incidents involving lifting equipment on the
    project, during past month. Several Hydras have overturned, loads have fallen, and
    a crane has overturned resulting in a fatality. Operator error, equipment failure and
    procedural non-compliance have been the cause of these incidents.
    The systems established at site need to be re-evaluated to improve work practices
    and compliance to avoid any similar incidents occurring in future.

    Action Required
    • Follow the required project procedure for any lifting activity conducted at site.
    • For all lifts (below 20 ton) daily lifting log for the particular crane to be maintained
    by the contractor.
    • Daily lifting log should provide the basic information about weight of the material
    and its lifting radius / boom angle for particular crane.
    • Simple risk assessment/JSA to be done for each lift accounting for site conditions.
    • All cranes must be fitted with load radius indicator with automatic safe load
    indicator.
    • Authorized Crane operators certified by Consultant and rigging group only to be
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    deployed for crane operation.


    • Lifting area need to be barricaded. Use tag line to control the loads and always
    stay clear of the load, materials or tools during this process.
    • Morning tool box meeting must cover the topics on the day work to be carried out
    at site.
    • Crane operator shall carry out a routine checking of the crane prior to start the
    day’s activities.
    • Monthly maintenance of all the lifting equipment must be done by Contractor P&M
    department Engineer and provide the fitness certificate for the equipment.
    • Lifting activities shall not be allowed at site if the job supervisor is not available at
    spot.
    • Conduct regular training programs for the rigging team and crane operators on the
    lifting and rigging activities .
    Compiled by MPMC Construction HSE
    IOCL Paradip Refinery Project, Paradip, Orissa, India

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