Ensure the Correct Personnel Are on SiteĪt the ideal workplace, each individual is accountable for a specific job they have mastered. Taking the time to make sure your crane is properly set up is crucial to completing lifts and ensuring the entire crew stays safe.

Is all necessary rigging equipment on site?.

Are there obstacles that the lift will need to navigate?.

Has the wire rope been reeved to be greater than the crane(s) capacity?.

Is the crane capable of achieving a sufficient setup radius, boom length, and boom angle?.

Things to consider when you’re setting up your crane for a critical lift include: Proper crane setup is crucial if you’re looking to make safe lifts - not just a critical lift, but any lift.

Documentation for verifying load weight on site.

Correct paperwork on site to complete critical lift plans.

An anemometer (a wind gauge that will monitor the wind before and during the lift).

Crane(s) with the capacity to make the lift.Equipment that you need to have on site for a critical lift can vary, but these are the items you’ll most likely need to make the lift: How are the ground conditions? Has it rained recently? What’s the weather prediction for the day of the lift? And there’s more than just weather to account for when making critical lifts - most importantly, what is the ground bearing pressure where the crane will be set up? The bearing pressure of the ground will play a role in the type of crane that’s used for a critical lift, how much matting is required, and the amount of weight that can safely be lifted. Take a look at the area where the critical lift will take place.

Critical Lift Plan Preparation Considering the Site Lifts that are appropriately planned are executed properly, and this planning can help ensure that everyone on site is sent home to their families after they’ve put in a day’s work. What goes into the proper planning of these lifts, though? We’ll give you these answers to help guide your team on how to create a critical lift plan. For example, a smaller company picking a valuable load might consider that lift to be critical, and the personnel making the lift may treat it as such. Some companies also have internal parameters in place to dictate what qualifies as a critical lift. OSHA defines a critical lift as any lift that (1) exceeds 75% of a crane’s rated capacity (2) utilizes more than one crane and (3) is lifting personnel. Today we’ll get into the details of how to create a critical lift plan.

Crane lift plan requirements