The rigger-in-charge shall coordinate the activities of other crane team members. The rigger-in-charge has overall control of the operation including: planning all aspects of the lift determining the weight of the load to be lifted establishing the appropriate method of communication with the operator ensuring the load is properly rigged ensuring the crane operating envelope remains clear of all obstructions providing signals to the operator or assigning another rigger or signal person to provide the signals and conducting the operation in a safe manner. Any crane team member shall stop the job any time unsafe conditions are found and report to supervision problems that cannot be resolved by the team.

While each member of the team has defined responsibilities, everyone is responsible for recognizing potential problems and making all team members aware of them. Team members shall work together to ensure the safety of crane operations. The concept of effective teamwork shall be stressed by management. The size of the team will vary to suit the job as determined by the rigger supervisor. The rigger supervisor shall designate the rigger-in-charge (team leader), crane riggers, and crane walkers. The crane team consists of the crane operator, rigger-in-charge, crane riggers, and crane walkers, as required. The following brief writing prescribes basic crane safety procedures that every crane team member and/or operator may just want to thoroughly understand and constantly practice to avoid a potential accident. In a vast majority of cases where team personnel are at fault, it is due to inattention, poor judgment, overconfidence, or haste to get the job done. In most accidents, a team member either performs an unsafe action or fails to perform a required safe action. From driving sheet piling for a simple bulkhead or seawall from land, piling for a dock structure or more hazardous yet, a crane mounted on a barge, working on a bridge project, cofferdam or other on-water structure.Ĭrane operation safety is the result of effective teamwork among operators, riggers, and crane walkers.

Many of these incidents involve Marine Construction. The vast majority of crane accidents are the result of personnel error and in many cases can be avoided. Crane accidents take a heavy and tragic toll each year in lives, serious injury, and/or property damage.

Crane lift plan flow chart