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Rigging Equipment Inspection SOP

This document provides standard job procedures for rigging tasks. It outlines important steps to inspect rigging equipment for safety issues like cracks or wear. Proper protective equipment like hard hats and gloves should be used. When rigging a load, the correct lifting equipment for the weight must be chosen and secured properly. The load should be tested slightly before moving to check brakes. Slings must be well fastened to prevent accidents from an unsecured load. After moving the load, all rigging gear should be removed and stored away.

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Rigging Equipment Inspection SOP

This document provides standard job procedures for rigging tasks. It outlines important steps to inspect rigging equipment for safety issues like cracks or wear. Proper protective equipment like hard hats and gloves should be used. When rigging a load, the correct lifting equipment for the weight must be chosen and secured properly. The load should be tested slightly before moving to check brakes. Slings must be well fastened to prevent accidents from an unsecured load. After moving the load, all rigging gear should be removed and stored away.

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STANDARD JOB PROCEDURE

SOP 25

Task: Rigging

WSWP- 25
A. B. Significant steps C. What can D. What must be E. Special tools, F. P P E to be G. General comments
No of Task/Process cause an incident done to prevent an equipment to be used
incident used

1 Inspection of rigging Hard hat, Inspection to be done


equipment spectacles, ear as per planned
plugs, overall, maintenance schedule
gloves, boots,
safety harness

1.1 Check steel ropes Broken wire Ensure ropes are in Load test certificates
a serviceable to be available
condition

1.2 Check chains Link wear and Ensure that links Load test certificates
tear are not worn to be available

1.3 Check web slings Cut and tear Ensure that web Load test certificates
marks sling has no cut and to be available
marks

1.4 Check shackles Cracks, bent, pin Ensure that shackle


thread damaged is in a good
working order

1.5 Check turfor and Brake failure, Ensure turfor and Load test certificates
rope broken wires rope is in a good to be available
working order

1.6 Check chain block Damaged gears, Ensure chain block Load test certificates
link wear and tear is in a good to be available
working order

WSWP- 25
A. B. Significant steps C. What can D. What must be E. Special tools, F. P P E to be G. General comments
No of Task/Process cause an incident done to prevent an equipment to be used
incident used

1.7 Check electric hoists Broken wires, Ensure hoist ropes


and cranes, hoist kinks, hooks and hooks are in a
ropes and hooks straightened, no good working order
safety catch

2 Rigging of material

2.1 Select lifting Weight Ensure SWL of


equipment and equipment is
tackle correct

2.2 Position lifting Unsecured Ensure lifting


equipment equipment equipment is well
secured

2.3 Check load weight Overloading Do not attempt to


lift a load beyond
the load capacity of
the lifting
equipment and
tackle

2.4 Test braking systems Brake failure Lift the load a


couple of cm’s off
the floor and hold
to ensure brakes
are working

WSWP- 25
A. B. Significant steps C. What can D. What must be E. Special tools, F. P P E to be G. General comments
No of Task/Process cause an incident done to prevent an equipment to be used
incident used

2.5 Move the load Slings unsecured Ensure that slings


are well secured to
load and that sling
is properly seated
in hook

Not lifted high Ensure load is


enough lifted high enough
to clear all
obstructions

Moving load over Ensure that loads Barricade area of


people are not transported rigging
over people

Suspended load Ensure load is not


left suspended

2.6 Unhook load and Dangling slings All slings and


remove slings ropes to be
removed when not
in use

2.7 Store equipment Equipment left Ensure all


lying around equipment is
returned to store
for safe keeping

WSWP- 25

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