Lifting equipment construction sites

These Regulations apply to all equipment used for lifting on construction sites and include fixed, mobile and travelling cranes, hoists used for both goods and passengers and also the ropes, chains, slings, etc. that support the load being lifted. 

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. 

Hazardous malfunction - if a piece of equipment was to fail in its function (that is, fail to do what it is supposed to do) and, as a result of this failure have the potential to cause harm, then this would be defined as a hazardous malfunction. Consider an example - if a materials lift on a construction site was to collapse when the supply to its motor failed, this would be a hazardous malfunction. All the regulations concerning work equipment state that it must be ... 

Construction site lifting equipment is subject to the above requirements and, because of the hostile environment in which they have to work, may require more frequent examinations and checks. 

Heavy objects on construction sites are usually lifted by forklifts, hoists, platforms, cranes, and other t3rpes of materials-handling equipment. However, it s often necessary to load or vmload moderate to heavy objects by hand. When that is the case, knowing the proper ways to lift can save you a great deal of pain and misery from a sprained back. 

Four chapters (7, 8, 9 and 10) deal in detail with the protection required for members of the public in many different construction scenarios. These hazards may be conveniently divided between those which are present inside the site and those which may occur outside the site. Inside the site, the public may be visitors (authorized or unauthorized) or joint occupiers of the site if it is a refurbishment project. The hazards from the construction work presented to the public outside the site could include materials falling from working platforms, and the operation of cranes and other lifting equipment. 

Many of the hazards and controls required for vehicle movements on construction sites have been covered earlier in this chapter. Common vehicles found on construction sites include site dumper trucks, fork lift trucks with telescopic handlers, all terrain and rough terrain vehicles, excavators and tipper lorries. On larger construction sites various types of earth moving equipment may also be used. 

The most common form of mobile handling equipment is the fork-lift truck. It comes from the group of vehicles, known as lift trucks, and can be used in factories, on construction sites and on farms. The term fork lift truck is normally applied to the counterbalanced lift truck, where the load on the forks is counterbalanced by the weight of the vehicle over the rear wheels. The reach truck is designed to operate in narrower aisles in warehouses and enables the load to be retracted within the wheelbase. The very narrow aisle (VNA) truck does not turn within the aisle to deposit or retrieve a load. It is often guided by guides or rails on the floor. Other forms of lift truck include the pallet truck and the pallet stacker truck, both of which may be pedestrian or rider controlled. 

A formal constructability VIP workshop conducted in the conceptual phase (FEL-I) should focus on the overall project construction strategies regarding site layout, construction and turnaround laydown areas, access to the site for large equipment and modules, modularization, sequencing of heavy lifts, limitations regarding procurement, limitations regarding fabrication and transport, area labor limitations, and coordination with any existing or nearby structures or facilities. 

After arriving at the plant site, construction workers set the equipment in place. This entails placing the equipment on concrete or steel stmctural supports, prepared in advanced. Because some equipment could weigh tons, a crane will lift the equipment onto supports. Then, consttuction workers secure the equipment in place. A factor will account for this cost. 

The pressure tube concept has allowed all components to be shop fabricated and leads to easy erection and short construction periods. Development of commercial designs has been aimed at even greater use of shop facilities and a further reduction of site erection work. It has been found possible to keep component sizes down to such weights and dimensions that in all cases the power plant equipment of the Station dictates transport and lifting requirements. 

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