Lifting Operations Safety Checklist
Please not that lifting operations can only commence when all the questionnaires in the safety checklist for rigger is answered “Yes”
SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR MATERIAL HANDLING BEFORE SLINGING OR LIFTING
Safety Questionnaire

1.1 Is there a PTW for this lifting operations?
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Yes  

No   

1.2 Is Risk Assessment conducted on this lifting operation
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Yes  

No   

1.3 Is there a lifting plan
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Yes  

No   

1.4 Have you ensured that all chain block/sling wires are tested by an approved person?
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Yes  

No   

1.5 Have you checked with your supervisor to ensure that the engine room’s overhead crane has been tested by an approved person
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Yes  

No   

1.6 Are you trained and authorized to operate the engine room’s overhead crane?
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Yes  

No   

1.7 Are you familiar with the lifting operation and procedures?
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Yes  

No   

SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR RIGGER (SLINGING, SIGNALING AND LIFTING)
Before Lifting The Load
1. Activities
1.1 Are you appointed as a rigger to carry out rigging and signalling activities in your yard?
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Yes  

No   

1.2BHave you successfully undergone the training in riggling?
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Yes  

No   

1.3 Have you checked that the lifting gears or appliances such as chain blocks, wire ropes, shackles, eyebits and others
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Yes  

No   

I) Visible defects
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Yes  

No   

ii) Maximum safety working load
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Yes  

No   

iii) Date of last test
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Yes  

No   

iv) Current colour coding
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Yes  

No   

1.4 Have you checked to ensure that the welded eye piece or lifting lug of the load has no visible defects?
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Yes  

No   

1.5 Have you checked
I) The weight of the load to be carried and confirmed that this is below the safe working load of your lifting gear or appliances?
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Yes  

No   

ii) The load including all loose items and all lifting attachments are properly secured?
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Yes  

No   

iii) The pads are placed in areas where the mire ropes are bent around the sharp edges?
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Yes  

No   

iv) There is one trained person around to give the signal?
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Yes  

No   

1.6 Have you ensured that all the appropriate tag line is attached to the load?
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Yes  

No   

1.7 Have you ascertained the weight of the load which is to be lifted and informed the crane operator of the weight of the load
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Yes  

No   

Please not that lifting operations can only commence when all the questionnaires in the safety checklist for rigger is answered “Yes”
SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR RIGGER (SLINGING, SIGNALING AND LIFTING)

1 During Lifting Of Load
2.1 Have you ensured that the load is properly balanced?
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Yes  

No   

2.2 Has the load been prevented from swinging?
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Yes  

No   

2.3 Are the loose chain or wire rope slings properly secured?
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Yes  

No   

2.4 Are other workers in the vicinity warned of the potential Danger?
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Yes  

No   

2.5 Have the workers standing or working below the suspended load being cleared away?
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Yes  

No   

When Lowering The Load
3.1 Have you ensured that the resting place for the foot is suitable, and upon resting, that the load is stable?
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Yes  

No   

3.2 Have you ensured that the chain or wire rope sling is slackened before attempting to remove it?
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Yes  

No   

3.3 After removing the chain or wire rope sling, have you ensured that the shackle pins are properly secured
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Yes  

No