Equipment lifting

The term lifting equipment covers any equipment used in the process of lifting loads or people and includes lifts, cranes, hoists and lifting accessories that join the load to the crane. The legislative requirements for the 

Cranes are any lifting machine and associated parts where the movement of the load is not restricted by guides or rails. The description includes permanent fixed installations in buildings such as overhead traveling cranes, temporary installations typically found on construction and building sites, self-contained mobile cranes and hand-operated chain pulley blocks. 

Cranes and their accessories are work equipment and as such must be designed and manufactured to conform wifh SMSR wifh supporfing documentation as evidence of conformify. In addifion, before fhey are put into service they must be subjected to the tests summarised in Table 4.3.1. The supplier should issue a Test Certificate on completion of the test. 

The manufacture of lifts follows the same procedural requirements as other work equipment but with the added requirements contained in the Lifts Regulations (LR) which recognises the value of quality assurance schemes and also the fact that many of the components may be supplied by specialist manufacturers. Similar obligations are placed on both the lift 

The Lifts Regulations also recognise the important role quality assurance schemes play in ensuring high standard of product, and consequently safety, and use it as a core requirement in the conformity assessment procedure. The conformity assessment (reg. 13) is undertaken by notified bodies who  

The legislation concerning lifts and lifting equipment occurs in two parts -manufacture and use. This section deals only with manufacture. The use of lifts and lifting equipment is covered in section 16. 

The manufacture of all lifting equipment except Hfts should comply with SMSR (see 13.1), which contain the main requirements for the construction of machinery including lifts and which, for the special conditions of lifts, are supplemented by the Lifts Regulations 1997 whose contents are summarized below  

Conformity assessment procedure for a safety component to include  

1 access to lift shaft only if lift isolated 

1 cars doors must remain shut except at landings 

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Artificial lift systems are mostly required later in a field s life, when reservoir pressures decline and therefore well productivities drop. If a situation is anticipated where artificial lift will be required or will be cost effective later in a field s life, it may be advantageous to install the artificial lift equipment up front and use it to accelerate production throughout the field s life, provided the increased revenues from the accelerated production offset... 

Plant and equipment generally portable tools flexible hoses lifting equipment pressure systems... 

Lifting equipment Pallets and containers Conveyors and stackers... 

In the early 1980s, Don Oris of American President Lines followed Kaye s lead. This shipper purchased its own double-stack railroad cars and did not rely on railroads to furnish equipment for shipping containers from the West Coast. Because it was now involved in both sea and rail transport, American President Lines saw the benefit of modifying the double-stack car design to fit all lift equipment at port and rail terminals. 

Chlorination plant Crane/lifting equipment Cooling tower (ID/FD/natural) Settling pond... 

Availahility at the correct time of specialist trades and services -builders, lifting equipment, labourers, fitters, welders, electricians, commissioning engineers, etc. 

Lists of mechanical equipment available, e.g. diggers, cranes, lifting equipment, and of emergency supplies, e.g. sand, wood. 

You will need to ensure that all plant and equpment (eg lift trucks, vehicles, gas appliances, machinery guarding, ladders, electrical equipment, lifting equipment, air receivers, ventilation plant) that requires maintenance (eg pre-shift checks, servicing, thorough examinations) is identified and that the maintenance is done. 

You can find more guidance in the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Reoulations 1998. UftinQ Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 and HSE s Buying new machinery INDG271 1998. 

Dismantling operations will create materials that are heavy and unwieldy. Handling heavy objects will create a risk of damaging structures and equipment still in operation or intended for abandonment in place. Workers could also incur risks. The placement and use of lifting equipment must be carefully planned to minimize the possibility of boom overload, collision of a boom or load with fixed objects, and contact with energized electrical distribution lines. 

Recommendation 18. The Army should carefully assess the need for redundancy in utility systems so that needed utilities are available for planned operations. Special training may be necessary to assure the safe use of lifting equipment and to preclude utility system failure. 

Equipment moved only by human power, a hand operated pump, hand powered lifting equipment, hand-operated valves... 

The functioning of a spring valve is based on a pre-stressed spring. When the pre-stress force is reached, the disc starts to move and the valve opens. With lifting equipment attached to the valve spindle, the valve is opened and the pre-stress force measured, taking into account the above factors (seat area and operating pressure). 

Molds can be made from either metallic or nonmetallic materials. Metallic and nonmetallic molds are heated to the same temperature, which can be up to 120°C. Metallic molds are much more heat conductive than molds made from polyurethane or epoxy. When handling the metal molds, clean, heat-resistant gloves must be worn to prevent burning of the skin. The weight of these molds must be taken into account when handling them. Suitable lifting equipment such as a crane, block and tackle, or a forklift must be used. 

The transportation and installation of hardware is something to be considered for such installations that are in many cases remote and with poor access. The capacities of the systems involved in the present site were on the limit of conventional tracks and lifting equipment in terms of size and weight in combination with the poor access road quality. 

Store in a cool, dry place, away from sources of heat and ignition. Be cautious when handling with lifting equipment that the containers are not punctured. 

Road transport accidents are a common cause of death or injury at work and internal site roads should be designed to avoid blind corners and junctions. Consideration should also be given to access for lifting equipment used in maintenance and construction. 

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