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SP-2275: Specification for Lifting and Hoisting Equipment Inspection and Testing
Requirements

Document ID SP-2275

Document Type Specification

Security Unrestricted

Discipline UED

Owner UEQ/3

Issue Date Feb 2024

Version 3

Keywords: This document is the property of Petroleum Development Oman, LLC.

Neither the whole nor any part of this document may be disclosed to others or
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means
(electronic, mechanical, reprographic recording or otherwise) without prior written
consent of the owner.
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i Document Authorisation

Authorised for Issue

Document authorization
Document authority Document custodian Document author
(CFDH)

Sultan Al Owaisi (UEQ) Fahad Rabani (UEQ3) Chari.CS.S.V.Subrahmany

Quality Manager Lifting Lead (UEQ31x)
Lifting Advisor

ii Revision History

The following is a brief summary of the four most recent revisions to this document. Details of
all revisions prior to these are held on file by the issuing department.

Version No. Date Author Scope / Remarks

Hugo den Boogert,
Version 0 1.9.07 New Procedure – Initial Issue
UEC/14
Version 1 1.9.11 Hugo den Boogert UEQ/3 Update to reflect user’s comments
Update to reflect new developments and
Version 2 1.3.16 Hugo den Boogert UEQ31
user’s comments
Revised entirely to SP (previously, it
Version 0 1.10.18 Habsi, Haitham UEQ32
was PR-1708)
Version 1 June-2019 Rabani, Fahad UEQ3 Added six SOPs
Version 2 April-2021 Chari.CS.S.V.Subrahmany Version 2 issued, reflecting users input
UEQ31x and business need

Version 3 Feb-2024 Chari.CS.S.V.Subrahmany Version 3 issued, reflecting users input

UEQ31x and business need

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iii Related Business Processes

Code Business Process (EPBM 4.0)

iv Related Corporate Management Framework (CMS) Documents

The related CMS Documents can be retrieved from the Corporate Business Control
Documentation Register TAXI.

Design: CP-117 Project Engineering

Procurement: CP-129 Contracting and Procurement CoP
PR-1233 Contracting and Procurement Procedures
Lifting and Hoisting: SP-2273 Lift Planning/-Execution
Maintenance: CP-114 Maintenance Code of Practice
SP-2274 Lifting Equipment Numbering Procedure
HSE: PL-04 HSE Policy
CP-122 Health, Safety and Environment Mgmt. System
SP-2000 HSE Specification - Road Transport
SP-1143 Specification for Earthmoving and Construction Equipment
SP-1257 HSE Specification - Scaffolding, Working at Heights or Over
Water, and Earthworks
PR-1172 Permit to Work Procedure
Well Engineering: SP-2234 Equipment Inspection and Certification Procedure

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Table of Contents

i Document Authorisation .......................................................................................2

ii Revision History .....................................................................................................2
iii Related Business Processes .............................................................................3
iv Related Corporate Management Framework (CMS) Documents ..................3
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................7
1.1 Purpose........................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 Scope ........................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Exclusions ................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Changes to the Specification .................................................................................... 7
2 Abbreviation and Definition ..................................................................................8
2.1 Abbreviation ................................................................................................................ 8
2.2 Definition ..................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Fundamentals ............................................................................................................. 8
3 Roles & Responsibilities & Competence Assurance ........................................9
4 Lifting Equipment ...................................................................................................9
4.1 Lifting Appliances ...................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Lifting accessories ..................................................................................................... 9
4.3 Lifted equipment / load. ............................................................................................. 9
5 General Requirement ........................................................................................... 11
5.1 Inspection body ........................................................................................................ 11
5.2 Lifting Equipment Register ..................................................................................... 11
5.3 Storage (Loft) ............................................................................................................ 12
5.4 Document Retention ................................................................................................ 12
6 Lifting Accessories .............................................................................................. 12
6.1 Inspection Frequency .............................................................................................. 12
6.2 Repairs ....................................................................................................................... 12
6.3 Service Life of Lifting Accessories ........................................................................ 12
6.4 Marking of Lifting Accessories ............................................................................... 12
6.5 General Requirements of Chain slings .................................................................. 13
6.6 General Requirements of Flat and Round Synthetic Webbing Slings ............... 13
6.7 General Requirements of Wire Rope Slings ......................................................... 13
6.8 General Requirements of Eye bolts ....................................................................... 14

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6.9 General Requirements of Shackles ........................................................................ 14

6.10 General Requirements of Hooks ......................................................................... 14
6.11 General Requirements of Swivels ....................................................................... 14
6.12 General Requirements of Plate Clamps ............................................................. 14
6.13 General Requirements Fixed and Adjustable Beam Clamps ........................... 14
6.14 General Requirements of Lifting Caps and Stubs ............................................ 14
6.15 General Requirements of Rigging Screws/Turnbuckles .................................. 15
6.16 General Requirements of Master Links and other Rings & Hammer
Locks/Connectors .............................................................................................................. 15
6.17 General Requirements of Sheave and Snatch blocks ...................................... 15
6.18 Rejection Criteria’s ............................................................................................... 15
7 Cranes .................................................................................................................... 17
7.1 Definition of crane .................................................................................................... 17
7.2 Initial Inspection ....................................................................................................... 17
7.3 Thorough Examination ............................................................................................ 17
7.4 Mobile & Crawler, Lorry Loading Cranes .............................................................. 17
7.5 Side Boom ................................................................................................................. 19
7.6 Overhead, Gantry, Pedestal & Jib Cranes ............................................................. 19
7.7 Tower cranes: ........................................................................................................... 20
8 Chain blocks, lever hoists, all winches, Jaw winch (Tirfors), pad eyes &
Monorails/Runway beams and Davits, .................................................................... 21
8.1 Inspection and Testing: ........................................................................................... 21
8.2 Manual Chain Blocks: .............................................................................................. 21
8.3 Lever Hoists: ............................................................................................................. 21
8.4 Trolleys: ..................................................................................................................... 22
8.5 Electrical Chain Hoists with Trolleys: .................................................................... 22
8.5.1 Rejection Criteria for Electrical Chain Hoists with Trolleys .............................. 22
8.6 Jacks (Hydraulic or Pneumatic or Mechanical) .................................................... 23
8.6.1 Rejection Criteria for Jacks (Hydraulic or Pneumatic or Mechanical) ............ 23
8.7 Tirfors / Jaw Winch................................................................................................... 23
8.7.1 Rejection Criteria for Triffors / Jaw Winch ........................................................... 24
8.8 Winch (Powered, Manual) ........................................................................................ 24
8.8.1 Man-Riding/Stabbing board winches. ................................................................... 24
8.8.2 Rejection Criteria for Man-riding Winches ........................................................... 25
8.9 Pad eyes .................................................................................................................... 25
8.9.1 Rejection criteria ....................................................................................................... 25
8.10 Runway /Cantilever Beams .................................................................................. 25

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8.11 Davits ...................................................................................................................... 26

9 Inspection and testing requirements of Mechanical Handling Equipment .. 26
9.1 Tool Carriers (wheel loader with forks): ................................................................ 26
9.2 Forklifts and Tele handlers: .................................................................................... 26
9.3 Pallet Stackers / Trucks: .......................................................................................... 27
9.4 Floor Cranes: ............................................................................................................ 28
9.5 Marking requirements .............................................................................................. 28
10 Passenger and Goods Lifts ............................................................................. 28
10.1 Passenger and Goods Lifts: ................................................................................ 28
11 Mobile Elevating Work Platforms .................................................................... 29
12 Containers, skids, man baskets and spreader bars ..................................... 29
12.1 Containers and Skids: .......................................................................................... 30
12.2 Cargo shipping containers requirements: ......................................................... 30
12.3 Lifting Beams, Frames and Spreader Bars: ....................................................... 31
12.3.1 Marking ........................................................................................................................ 32
13 Inspection / Weight Verification of Test Weights and Load cell calibration
32
13.1 Test Weights: ......................................................................................................... 32
13.2 Load Cell: ............................................................................................................... 32
14 Colour Coding ................................................................................................... 32
15 Application & Step-Out Approval .................................................................... 34
15.1 Application ............................................................................................................. 34
15.2 Step-out and Approval.......................................................................................... 34
16 Appendixes ........................................................................................................ 35
Appendix 1: Glossary of Definitions .....................................................................................................35
Appendix 2: Roles and Responsibilities and Competency Requirements .....................................40
Appendix 3: Service life extension of Mobile cranes .........................................................................41
Appendix 4: Design, Test and Inspection Matrix ................................................................................44
Appendix 5: Well engineering requirements .......................................................................................46
Appendix 6: SOPs Hyper links ..............................................................................................................47

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
Lifting operations have always been identified as a main or frequent contributor to potential
loss of life, personnel injuries and asset damages in the Oil, Gas & Petroleum industry. It is
therefore necessary for all lifting equipment to be appropriately inspected and certified and in
full adherence to the COMPANY specifications and industry best practices such as
international oil and gas producer recommended practices.

1.2 Scope
This SP shall apply to all inspection activities involving lifting equipment such as mobile,
crawler, tower, overhead travelling, portal, jib cranes and lorry crane/ loader, etc.

1.3 Exclusions
The following items are specifically excluded from the definition of this specification:
 Guy and stay wires and other items subject to static loading conditions only.
 Safety harness and fall arrestors and escape and rescue from height devices.
 Crown block, travelling block and top drive systems. Inspection criteria are covered by SP-
2234 for well operations.
 Specialised lifting operations on offshore.

1.4 Changes to the Specification

Responsibility for the upkeep of the Document shall be with the Functional Manager UEQ,
the Owner. Changes to this document shall only be authorised and approved by the
Owner.
Users of the Document who identify inaccuracy or ambiguity can notify the Custodian or
his/her delegate and request changes be initiated. The Requests shall be forwarded to the
Custodian.
The Document Custodian on behalf of the Document Owner shall ensure review and re-
verification of this procedure every 3 years.

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2 Abbreviation and Definition

2.1 Abbreviation
LEC : Lifting Equipment Controller
MEWP : Mobile Elevated Work platform
ALARP : As Low As Reasonably Practicable
RCI : Rated Capacity Indicator
RCL : Rated Capacity Limiter
PTW : Permit to Work
SOP : Standard Operating Procedure
WLL : Working Load Limit
LEEA : Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
ID : Identification number
UNF : Unified National Fine thread
NDT : Non-Destructive Test
daN : decanewtons
MPI : Magnetic Particle Inspection

2.2 Definition
Company : Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO)
Contractor : Company direct contractor.
Shall : The word ‘shall’ used throughout this document indicates
a mandatory requirement.
Should : The word ‘should’ used throughout this document indicates
a strong recommendation

2.3 Fundamentals
The guiding principle upon which the Specification is based on Omani Law, Ministerial Decree
286/2008, issued 22/6/2008 and effective as of 1/7/2008, Chapter 4, Section 3, Article 34. It
takes precedence over all other documents.

The documents which specifically relate to this Specification in the standards hierarchy are
presented below:
Applicable Law
Policies
Code of Practice
Specifications
Procedures
Guidelines
International Standards
Industry accepted Best Practices

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3 Roles & Responsibilities & Competence Assurance

A summary of the roles and responsibilities and competency that are required to both
implement and manage the specification and its associated documents are given in App 2.

4 Lifting Equipment

Work equipment for lifting or lowering loads including its attachments (used for anchoring,
fixing, or supporting the load). It includes of lifting accessories or loose gears, lifting
appliances and lifted equipment (load). Refer to Table 1: Classification of Lifting Equipment for
lifting equipment classification.
Lifting Equipment shall only be used if:
 It has adequate strength for its intended use.
 A suitable margin of safety is applied, based on the accuracy of quantifiable data, lift
characteristics and environmental conditions.
 It meets relevant legal requirements and is designed in accordance with a recognised
industry standard and/or code applicable to its intended use and environment where
the task will be performed.
 Has valid thorough examination certificate.

4.1 Lifting Appliances

Any mechanical device capable of raising or lowering a load, e.g., cranes, forklift trucks,
powered hoists, manual hoists, lever hoists, beam trolleys, winches, runway beams, and
mono-rail hoist.
Lifting appliances such as trucks with self-loading crane, forklifts and mobile cranes used at
COMPANY worksites shall comply with the requirements included in the Road Transport
Specification SP-2000.

4.2 Lifting accessories

Lifting accessories means a component or equipment are attached to the lifting machinery,
allowing the load to be held, which is placed between the machinery and the load or on the
load itself. These accessories include amongst other chains, ropes, slings, shackles, eyebolts
and open wedges, etc.

4.3 Lifted equipment / load.

The load includes any material or people (or any combination of these) that is lifted by the
lifting equipment. Loads are often provided with permanent or semi-permanent fixed or
attached points for lifting. In most cases, these are part of the load. Examples of loads include:
 Loose bulk materials.
 Basket.
 Sacks, bags, pallets and stillages.
 Discrete items (such as a large concrete block).
 Machinery and any permanently attached lifting eyes.
 Containers and skids

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Lifting & hoisting equipment

Lifting and hoisting Lifting and hoisting Lifted and hoisted

appliances accessories equipment = load

Hoisting: Chain work Cargo Carrying Units

Mobile cranes Slings (chain) (CCU)
Tower cranes Shackles Containers
Loader cranes Plate clamps Skids
Jib cranes Eye bolts & swivel rings Skips
Portal / Overhead cranes Wedge sockets Drum racks
Side booms Hooks Gas cylinder racks
Chain lever hoist Pad eyes and bolts Frames
Chain block Beam clamps Big bags
Jaw winch Sheave blocks Baskets (Man and
Winches Beam trolleys Material)
Davit Turnbuckles Pallets

Lifting: Miscellaneous
Forklifts Slings (wire rope)
Reach truck Synthetic slings
Motor pallet forklift Clamps(other)
Stacking truck Spreader beams
Jacks Equalising beams
Mobile Elevated Work Spreader frames
Platform Hoisting beams
Wheel Loader with Pallet hooks
attachment

Beams:
Fixed hoisting beams &
monorails

Table 1: Classification of Lifting Equipment

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5 General Requirement

All lifting equipment, new and existing, used within the Company and its Contractors shall
undergo initial and periodic testing, inspection and certification by Company approved LIA
(lifting inspection agency). For inspection frequency refers Appendix 4 and section 6 for lifting
gear rejection criteria.

During constructions phase, lifting equipment supplied by the vendor shall be certified by
Company approved third party inspection agency.

Site Acceptance Test (SAT) shall be witnessed by the Company lifting engineer/ inspector.

Thorough examination shall be carried out on all lifting equipment that underwent repairs or
any changes to the load carrying component. Risk assessment shall be carried out by lifting
inspector prior to any test/inspection.

Company Lifting Authority shall approve any deviations to this requirement and documented
in respective equipment records.

Inspection Intervals shall not exceed Appendix 4. However, the lifting inspector has authority
to reduce the interval if required.

All lifting equipment shall be prepared by the asset holder/custodian prior to periodic
inspection. It is the responsibility of the asset holder/custodian to provide any required
documents i.e., previous inspection certificates, manuals and maintenance records including
arrangement of test loads etc.

The user shall be visually inspected / function tested of all lifting equipment prior to use to
ensure they are safe to use.

Note: All modifications in any lifting equipment contingent by OEM approval

5.1 Inspection body
The Inspection body shall comply with the following requirements.
 The Inspection body shall have government license to conduct inspection.
 The Inspection body shall be certified to ISO/IEC 17020 type ‘A’ inspection body.
 The Inspection body agency shall comply with Company specification.
 Competency requirements as per Appendix 2.
 The final decision of approval is upon the Company Lifting Authority.

5.2 Lifting Equipment Register

The details of all existing and new lifting equipment and accessories shall be recorded in a
lifting equipment register established for each location. The Lifting Equipment Controller
(LEC) is responsible for maintaining master list and issue/receive registers at each location.
The Company Contractors shall maintain a similar system.
The following minimum information shall be recorded in the register:
 Manufacturer and description
 Identification number
 SWL
 Dates of inspection and next due date
 Date of issuing, receiving and condition

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5.3 Storage (Loft)

It is the responsibility of the asset holder/custodian or the Contractor to appoint a LEC to ensure
proper storage of loose lifting equipment to avoid mechanical damage, corrosion, chemical
exposure, etc. Lifting equipment register shall be maintained by LEC to ensure traceability of
issues / return and to quarantine rejected items.

5.4 Document Retention

All new lifting equipment and equipment that have undergone major repairs shall be
accompanied by manufacturing records, certificate of conformity, 3rd party certificate etc.
depending on the type of equipment. All these records shall be provided in soft copy and
retained during the life span of the equipment. Records of periodic inspection shall be retained
for a minimum of 4 years.

6 Lifting Accessories

6.1 Inspection Frequency

Any lifting accessories before being put into service shall be certified by Company approved
inspector.
All lifting accessories shall be thoroughly inspected in accordance with this specification at time
intervals not exceeding 6 months.
Defects observed resulting in the item being unserviceable and not repairable, shall be painted
red, placed in a quarantine area, and disposed of immediately after the inspection has been
completed. If it can be repaired, it shall be painted black.
Test certificates and associated documents shall be issued by the Manufacturer’s/ Authorized
representative. They shall be reviewed and verified at the time of initial inspection by the Lifting
Inspector including relevant valid design standards. All records of OEM certificates, test,
examination, and maintenance shall be retained.
Failure to provide the original Manufacturer’s Test Certificates for new equipment will result in
the equipment being rejected.

6.2 Repairs
Any loose lifting equipment such as chain block, lever hoist, etc. shall be repaired only as per
manufacturer recommendation followed by proof load test before being reinstated into service.
Note: No repairs are allowed for slings, shackles, rings & links or eyebolts.

6.3 Service Life of Lifting Accessories

Manufacturer recommendations shall be followed to determine the safe life of any lifting
accessories.

6.4 Marking of Lifting Accessories

All lifting accessories shall have as a minimum a unique ID number and their safe working load
(SWL). Marking type and methodology shall be as per manufacture recommendation.
If the hook is an integral part of the lifting equipment, no separate identification marking is
required.

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Sheave and Snatch blocks including attachments (hook or shackle) shall be marked with
rope size.
Note: No direct marking shall be applied on synthetic webbing slings.

6.5 General Requirements of Chain slings

 Only short links chain shall be used for lifting.
 A medium tolerance chain shall be used in chain slings and for general lifting
services.
 Wrought iron chain or fittings shall not be allowed.
 Mechanical assembled chain slings: Shall be examined visually to ensure free from
defects. Each component of assembly shall have the manufacturing test certificates.
 All chain sling and its components shall be minimum grade 8.

6.6 General Requirements of Flat and Round Synthetic Webbing Slings

 Webbing sling safety factor shall not be less than 7:1.
 Webbing sling eyes shall have protective reinforcement (sleeve of suitable material).
 Single ply webbing sling thickness shall be minimum of 2mm thickness.
 Effective Working Length (EWL of a flat woven webbing sling shall not differ from the
nominal length by more than 3 % of the nominal length, in case of round slings 2% of
the nominal length.
 Information label shall contain, WLL, reference standard number (EN 1492-1 & 2 or
equivalent), the material used, mode factors of straight, basket & choked hitches and
serial number/identification number, manufacturer name.
 Synthetic slings shall be free from solar degradation (due to sunlight or other sources
of Ultraviolet rays)

6.7 General Requirements of Wire Rope Slings

 Wire rope sling safety factor shall not be less than 5:1
 The minimum length of plain rope between the inside ends of ferrules terminating a
sling leg shall be 20 times the nominal rope diameter.
 In case of Turn back loop method, the protruded tail length of end termination shall
not be more than one half of the rope diameter.
 All terminal fittings minimum shall be grade 8.
 The measured individual leg lengths shall not differ from the nominal length of the
sling by more than two rope diameters or 1 % of the nominal length, whichever is the
greater.
 Certificate of multi-leg wire rope sling shall provide details of master link and other
terminal fittings for verification; master link assembly shall be used for above two
legs.
 Synthetic fiber core wire rope slings shall not be used on rig sites due to risk
exposure.
 Wire rope slings terminated with clips (Bulldog clamps) are prohibited for lifting.

Note: The usage of braided wire rope, hand splice and metal mesh slings subject to
approval of Company lifting authority.

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6.8 General Requirements of Eye bolts

 The minimum safety factor for eye bolts shall be minimum 4:1.
 Nonstandard eyebolts shall be designed as per ISO 3266.
 For metric threaded eye bolts shall be marked with symbol of ‘M’
 NDT test of eyebolts shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.9 General Requirements of Shackles

 Minimum grade shall be 6 and safety factor shall be 5:1.
 No welding shall be carried out on any part of the shackle body or pin.
 Pins below 13 mm diameter shall have as a minimum grade number or the
traceability code.
 NDT of shackles shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.10 General Requirements of Hooks

 Shall have minimum safety factor of 4:1.
 All types of hooks shall have a safety latch unless; it is being manufactured without a
safety latch for specific purposes.
 Hooks is an integral part of another lifting Equipment/accessory.
 Shall not be hand forged.
 Shall be machined to a smooth finish to avoid stress raisers.
 Shall not be welded at any stage of manufacturing.

6.11 General Requirements of Swivels

 The minimum design safety factor shall be 5:1.
 Bail of the swivel hoisting ring shall have free movement and the bail should pivot
180 degrees and swivel 360 degrees.
 Nondestructive test of swivels shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.12 General Requirements of Plate Clamps

 Safety factor to prevent the load from slipping shall be at least 2.
 Shall be equipped with locking mechanism.
 The minimum plate thickness shall be considered for testing 10% less of that of the
rated plate thickness.
 NDT of plate clamps shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.13 General Requirements Fixed and Adjustable Beam Clamps

 Minimum safety factor of the beam clamps shall be 5:1.
 Manufacturer instructions for inspection and testing shall be followed.
 NDT of Beam clamps shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.14 General Requirements of Lifting Caps and Stubs

 Welding shall not be allowed.
 NDT of caps and stubs shall be as required.

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6.15 General Requirements of Rigging Screws/Turnbuckles

 A minimum length of at least 1.6 times of thread diameter shall be maintained within
the body at each end.

Note: NDT of rigging screws/Turnbuckles shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.16 General Requirements of Master Links and other Rings & Hammer Locks/Connectors
 Loose master link shall be tested individually.
 Master link attached with sub /intermediate links shall be tested as a set.
 The working load limit of any intermediate links fitted with three-leg or four-leg sling
shall be at least equal to 1.6 times the WLL of one of the legs suspended from it.
 Intermediate and master links shall not be connected more than two slings.
 Hammerlocks/connector size shall be matched with chain size.
 Hammerlocks/connectors shall be not connected with more than one chain sling.
 NDT of master links and other Rings & hammer locks/connectors shall be at the
discretion of the lifting inspector.

6.17 General Requirements of Sheave and Snatch blocks

 Safety factor shall not be less than 4:1
 Sheave block groove depth shall be at least 1.5times of the nominal diameter.
 The radius of the groove shall be within 5% to 10% more of half the diameter.
 Cheek plates should be provided as additional.
 Sheave block opening system shall be captive and prevent inadvertent opening.

6.18 Rejection Criteria’s

The table below shows the most common rejection criteria, but not limited. For specific
acceptance criteria of item shall be at the discretion of the lifting inspector and standard
requirements. The following criteria need to be considered for rejection. For more details in
rejection criteria refer to Table 2:Rejection criteria for lifting .

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Item Description Missing Twist & Nicks Kink Loss Heat Chemical
Wear1 Elongation2 Bend Cracks others
SWL & ID Knotted &Gouges of diameter3 damage exposure

Chain sling          

Broken
Wire rope sling          wires4
Cuts & stitch
Webbing Sling      damage

Shackles          

Eye bolts          

Master links         

Swivels         


Plate clamps       

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Beam clamps       


Turnbuckles         


Lifting Caps       

Opening5
Hooks          

Table 2:Rejection criteria for lifting accessories.

Note:
1. Hard stamping with sharp edged stamps or hard stamps in low stress area.
2. Wear and Elongation more than 5% of the original dimension. In case of wire rope slings
maximum elongation is 4% allowed.
3. @Loss of diameter exceeds 10% of the original diameter.
4. 6 randomly distributed broken outer wires in a length of 6d but no more than 14 randomly
distributed broken wires in a length of 30 d where d is the nominal rope diameter or 3
adjacent broken outer wires in one strand.
5. Increase of hooks throat opening distance more than 10%.

Note: For inspection guidance refer to Appendix 6 section-1, SOP for Lifting
Accessories Inspection

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7 Cranes

7.1 Definition of crane

A device or mechanism that used to suspend a load includes below listed categories:
 All Terrain
 Rough terrain & Truck mounted
 Crawler, - Lorry loading cranes
 All types of Jib cranes
 Overhead travelling cranes (Electrical & Manual)
 All types of Gantry cranes
 Pedestal cranes
 Tower cranes
 Side booms.

7.2 Initial Inspection

At time of initial inspection, the Manufacturer’s Certificate shall be produced by the asset
custodian / owner for review by the Lifting Engineer/inspector to verify compliance to the design
standard and Equipment details.

7.3 Thorough Examination

The thorough examination of the crane shall be at intervals not exceeding 12 months.
However, in some conditions such as initial inspection, major repair or any shock load
additional thorough examination shall be performed to Appendix 4 for inspection frequency.

7.4 Mobile & Crawler, Lorry Loading Cranes

 Where applicable Mill test certificate of wire ropes shall be verified at the time of
inspection.
 Hook safety latches shall be available all the time and hook block shall have
manufacturer test certificates.
 Overload protection shall be available. Lorry loading cranes shall have either
electrical cut off or hydraulic relief protection.
 Shall be equipped with boom angle indicator where applicable.
 Cranes shall be thoroughly examined, and performance tested with SWL and at
least for 3 configurations as per applicable load chart (Minimum, intermediate,
Maximum).
 Thorough examination shall be carried out after assembly of the boom or fly jib of
the crane,
 Cranes shall be fitted with a hoist lowering limiter. As a minimum the lowering
limiter shall ensure three (3) turns of rope on the drum.
 All ropes shall be replaced as per manufacturer recommendation or at the
discretion of the lifting inspector. The replacement is subjected to thorough
examination.

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 Hook is integral part of crane, NDT of hook at the discretion of the lifting
inspector. Unless proof load test is required, then shall undergo NDT.
 Slew ring clearance measurement shall be taken and recorded annually by the
Owner and made to be available at the time of inspection.
 Slew ring clearance measurement report shall be attached to the inspection
certificate in every 10 years
 Safe egress and access shall be available to the crane operator cabin in every
operating position of the crane. For more details refer to EN13586.
 Automatic Safe Load Indicators (ASLI)/Rated capacity indicators of the crane shall
be verified according to BS 7262/7121.
 Inspection and discard of wire ropes shall be in accordance with ISO 4309.
 SWL and inspection dates shall be legibly marked in characters of a contrasting
color not less than 75mm high, on the boom of the crane.
 Crane operation manual, load chart and maintenance records shall be available in
operator cab.
 No obstacles shall be in the swing path. Toolbox shall not be fitted on the chassis.
 Crane used for personnel lifting shall comply with the BS7121-2-1 sec 12
requirements and refer SP-2273 sec 6.4.4
 Hook block Reeving shall be verified as per the manufacturer recommendations.
 End termination of wire rope shall be verified, i.e., align live end of rope with
center line of pin (wedge socket) and shall not attach deadline to live line.

Live line
Deadline

Figure 1: live line vs deadline fitting

Note: For inspection guidance refer to Appendix 6 section -1 SOP for Mobile Crane

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7.5 Side Boom

 The minimum safety factor of the wire rope shall be 5:1.
 Wherever applicable rated capacity indicator or load monitoring system is
recommended.
 If equipped with boom angle or load overhang indicator shall be functional tested
and verified.
 Always shall ensure not less than three full wraps (as a minimum) of rope
remaining on the drum during operation.
 Load chart and operation manual shall be available in the operator cab.
 Anti -two-block systems or equivalent devices shall be available.
 Emergency free fall function should be on load winch.
 End termination of wire rope shall be verified, e.g. align live end of rope with center
line of pin (wedge socket) and do not attach deadline to live line.

7.6 Overhead, Gantry, Pedestal & Jib Cranes

 Shall comply with the requirements specifications SP-2202.
 Shall have positive end stops with resilient buffers to end carriages.
 For all outdoor cranes exposed to wind, the anti- storm lock shall be provided.
 Jib crane with electric hoist shall have hoist limit switches where applicable.
 Gantry rail tolerances shall be as per ISO12488-1 or manufacturer
recommendation.
 Maximum deflection of structures (gantry beams) built in accordance to EN-1993-
6 should not exceed 1/600 of the span (where the distance between two columns)
 The vertical deflection at center of the bridge shall not exceed 1/750 of the span
(where the span is the distance between center of two rails).
 The deflection of post-mounted jib cranes shall not exceed (R+UA)/250, where R
is the effective radius and UA is height to underside of jib arm.
 Overload protection is Company requirement. If, provided, it needs to be verified.
 All bolts shall be of high tensile steel minimum grade 8.8.
 ‘A ‘frame mobile gantry deflection shall not exceed 1/500 of the span.
 Parking jacks should be fitted to ‘A’ frame mobile gantries.
 Ensure that at least three full turns of wire rope remain on the drum, when the
bottom limit is activated.
 Adjustable gantries shall be tested in its full extended position.
 Ensure the unique identification number and SWL is legibly marked in characters
of a contrasting color not less than 75mm high, on the structure of the crane.
 For inspection and discard of wire ropes shall be in accordance with ISO 4309.

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 Crane used in explosive area shall comply with EX requirements.

 Pedestal crane load chart shall be available and legible.
Note: For inspection guidance refer to Appendix 6 sec-3, SOP for Electrical
Overhead Crane Inspection

7.7 Tower cranes:

 Construction of the base shall be in accordance with the design specification of
the manufacturer. This shall be checked, and results documented.
 It is desirable but not compulsory for a safe load indicator to be fitted to aid the
operator
 Device that warns of the approach to overload and prevents the crane from being
overloaded in accordance with BS 7262.
 Requirements for safe access in accordance with EN 13586, all access ways
should be kept clear of obstructions and other hazards.
 Safe access to and along jibs and counter jibs for inspection and servicing shall
be provided.
 Tower cranes shall be fitted with anemometers or other wind-speed monitoring
devices.
 If more than one crane is operating in the same location zoning devices shall be
fitted to avoid collision.
 Electrical installations should conform to BS 7671. Electrically operated cranes
shall have an effective earth connection.
 The lifting points on ballast blocks shall be inspected regularly.
 Rail mounted tower cranes are recommended to be fitted with an audible travel
alarm.
 Rated capacity charts applicable to the various specified operating conditions of
the crane and shall be prominently displayed to the operator.
 Tower crane ties shall be verified in accordance with the manufacturer
recommendation.
 Manufacturer recommendation shall be followed for Wind speed limits.
 Overload testing is to be carried out after each erection, and after each
reconfiguration.
 Verticality of mast shall be verified after erection prior to slew section being
installed and complete installation.
 Climbing frames (not a permanent equipment, but device for lifting persons) shall
be thoroughly examined periodically at intervals not exceeding 6 months.
 Thorough examination shall be carried out after load test.
 Inspection of tower cranes shall be in accordance with EN 7121-2-5.

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8 Chain blocks, lever hoists, all winches, Jaw winch (Tirfors), pad eyes &
Monorails/Runway beams and Davits,

8.1 Inspection and Testing:

This section covers chain blocks (as a loose item), lever hoists, all winches, Jaw winch
(Tirfors), pad eyes & Monorails/Runway beams.

All Equipment shall be clearly marked with the following information:

 Identification Number
 Safe Working Load (S.W.L.)
 Date of Inspection
 Next Due Date (of Inspection)

Note: For lifting equipment load test and thorough examination frequency refer to
appendix 4

8.2 Manual Chain Blocks:

 Load chains shall be in accordance with EN 818-7, for fine tolerance short link chains
(grade T).
 The connecting links of the hand chain shall resist without permanent deformation a
force of at least 120 daN.
 Hooks (Top & Bottom) shall be fitted with safety latches and SWL marking
 The braking function shall be automatic when the operating force ceases, whether
the motion is lifting or lowering.
 Hand chains shall be secured against unintentional disconnection from the hand
chain wheel.
 Hand chains shall have no sharpness around the welds.
 Overload protection shall be fitted in accordance with EN 13157.
 Chain blocks shall be subjected to light load test with a test load of between 2% and
10% of the rated capacity.
 Marking shall be as per EN 13157.

8.3 Lever Hoists:

 Load chains shall be in accordance with EN 818-7, for fine tolerance short link chains
(grade T).
 Free end of the chain shall be fitted with end stop and shall be able withstand 2.5
times of tension in the chain when SWL lifted.
 Hooks shall be swivel freely under load and fitted with safety latches.

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 The operating effort shall not exceed 55 daN at the end of the lever to lift the rated
capacity.
 Lever hoists shall be subjected to light load test with a test load of between 2% and
10% of the rated capacity.
 Marking shall be as per EN 13157.

8.4 Trolleys:
 Trolleys shall have anti-derailment system.
 Anti- fall shall be provided to prevent from falling.
 Anti-tilt device shall be fitted and adjustable (wherever applicable).
 Trolleys shall be fitted with buffers.
 Hand chains shall have no sharpness around the welds.
 The operating effort of each operator shall not exceed 25 daN on the hand chain
 The wheels profile shall be suitable to runway beam.
 Side clearances between the wheel flanges and toes of the beam shall be minimum
1.5mm in each side.
 Maximum longitudinal slope of the travelling surface shall not exceed 0.3%.

8.5 Electrical Chain Hoists with Trolleys:

 Electrical chain hoist shall be as per EN14492-2.
 Hoists shall be provided with an emergency stop function.
 Hooks shall be fitted with safety latches
 Load chains shall be short steel link chains made in accordance with EN 818-7
 Power-driven trolleys shall always be under the control of a braking system.
 Dynamic test shall be with 1.1 x rated capacity of the hoist
 Trolleys shall incorporate features to prevent derailment or fall.
 Hoists for use of in an explosive environment shall comply with the Ex-requirements.
 Trolley buffers shall be provided with suitable material.
 Overload protection should be provided as per requirement.
 Chain container shall be provided where necessary.

8.5.1 Rejection Criteria for Electrical Chain Hoists with Trolleys

 Load chain wear more than 5% of original link dimensions.
 Illegible markings or no markings of identification number and serial number, SWL.
 Missing/ damaged safety latches.
 Slack end anchor/ end stops insecure.
 Hooks shall be verified for damages, distortion and hook opening exceeds 10%.
 The pitch of load chain and its elongation are not as per manufacturer.
 Any cracks, damages nicks, bends, distortion.
 Missing of Anti-tilt device of trolley (trolley guide)

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 Loose or distorted side plates, load bar or suspension of trolley.

 Damaged or worn hand chain of gear trolley.
 Hand chain guide is missing or loose.
 Excessive wear of wheels and gears.
 Broken gears and pins.
 Load attachment points (Hook) shall be as per section 6.
 Incorrect wheels tread for example RSJ (Rolled Steel Joists) is not suitable for use on
universal beams.

8.6 Jacks (Hydraulic or Pneumatic or Mechanical)

 Manual driven jacks shall be provided with self-blocking drives.
 Power driven jacks shall be provided with self-braking drives.
 Non-return valves at supporting cylinder shall be provided.
 Pressure relief valves shall be fitted as security devices against overloading.
 End stops mechanism shall be available for power driven jacks.
 Maximums descend of 5 mm is admissible for hydraulic jacks.
 Stability test shall be carried out for jacks in accordance with EN 1494.

8.6.1 Rejection Criteria for Jacks (Hydraulic or Pneumatic or Mechanical)

 Any cracks and damages and excessive corrosion, pitting on cylinders.
 Severe gouging or distortion, excessive corrosion on Rams.
 Ram (piston) seals damage and leaks.
 Pins wear in excess of 10% of original dimensions
 Control and operating lever wear, bents.
 Illegible marking

8.7 Tirfors / Jaw Winch

 The maximum force to be applied on the lever to lift the rated capacity shall not
exceed 55 daN.
 Wire rope clamping mechanism shall be capable of holding load of 1.1 times of rated
capacity. (Wire ropes having 10% reduction of the nominal diameter of wire rope shall
also be capable of holding the same load)
 Wire rope discards criteria shall be in according with ISO 4309.
 The coefficient of utilization for load bearing fiber ropes shall be at least 7.
 Rope eyes with wire rope grips shall not be used as rope-end terminations.
 Legible marking with lifting and pulling capacity along with applicable rope diameter.

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8.7.1 Rejection Criteria for Triffors / Jaw Winch

 Casing damage and cracks.
 Any crack or broken part, of the operating lever.
 Pins wear more than 10% of original dimensions and shearing of load pin.
 The rope shall be examined to ensure it is undamaged. No broken wires shall be
permitted as these can protrude from the rope and snag between the jaws
 Hooks shall be verified for damages, distortion and hook opening exceeds 10%.

8.8 Winch (Powered, Manual)

 Manual winches shall be as per EN 13157
 Powered (Pneumatic/ Hydraulic /Electrical) winches shall be as per EN 14492-1.
 Powered winches shall be provided with an emergency stop function.
 Hooks shall be fitted with safety latches to prevent unintentional detachment.
 Guide rollers shall be fitted to guide the cable (wire rope) onto the spooling drum.
 If applicable, winch shall be equipped with pressure rollers to presses the wire rope
onto the drum to improve winding if applicable.

 Wire ropes shall be in accordance with EN 12385-1 and EN 12385-4.

 The safety factor of wire rope shall be 5 for all winches except manual operated.
 In the case of a load suspended by a single-fall rope drive and not guided, non-
rotational ropes shall be used.
 Overload protection shall be provided for electric winches. In case of hydraulic
winches relief valves to be provided.
 At least 3 full turns of rope shall remain on the drum all times as a minimum.
 Shall be equipped with manual drum brake.

Note: Oil field truck winches are excluded from this specification because it is hauling
operation.

8.8.1 Man-Riding/Stabbing board winches.

 Man-riding winches shall be restricted to capacity / SWL150kg.
 Shall be equipped with non-rotating wire rope.
 Shall be equipped with secondary brake system.
 Limit switch shall be available for high and low levels.
 Emergency descending system shall be available.
 Shall be equipped with slack prevention system.
 6 monthly thorough examination
 Load testing to be performed annually at a proof load of 1.25x SWL.

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8.8.2 Rejection Criteria for Man-riding Winches

Any of the following defects found during inspection shall be cause for rejection: -
 Excessive wear in drive mechanic.
 Brake worn or slipping.
 Any cracks, a loos bolt or covers.
 Corrosion, pitting and damages.
 No excessive wear of wire rope and broken wires at anchorage point. Broken wires
more than 5% are acceptable in remaining parts.
 Frame is corroded, damaged, or distorted.
 Markings are illegible.
 Hooks shall be verified for damages, distortion and hook opening exceeds 10%.

Note: For inspection guidance refer to Appendix 6 sec-4, SOP for Man Riding Winch
Inspection

8.9 Pad eyes

 Pad eye holes shall be machined, flame cut is not allowed.
 Pad eyes shall be welded to the frame with full penetration welds.
 The shape of the pad eye must permit free movement of the shackle through the
range required. The orientation of shall be in line with slings.
 Maximum pad eye’s hole diameter shall not to exceed 6% of shackles pin nominal
diameter.
 Pad eyes welded to containers, baskets etc. shall need to follow the load test
requirements of that equipment.
 Note: For concrete blocks with rebar lifting points shall have proper design
calculations that indicates enough SWL with minimum safety factor of 2 and shall be
reviewed.

8.9.1 Rejection criteria

 Pad eye’s hole elongation and wear.
 Cracking at weld areas.
 Distortion and damages.
 Flame cut evidence at pad eye hole.

8.10 Runway /Cantilever Beams

 For structural design of runways refer EN1991-3 or EN 1993-6
 The maximum measured deflection of a runway beam under the safe working load,
relative to its supports, shall not exceed 1/500 of the span.
 End stops shall be provided on the runway to prevent the trolley falling from the
beams.
 Trolleys wheels tread shall be suitable to the Runway beams.
 Cantilever beams the maximum measured deflection under the safe working load shall
not exceed 1/250 of the span for cantilever beams. However, if the cantilever deflection
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exceeds for continuous beam, the combined deflection shall be considered as per
Figure 1: live line vs deadline fitting

Figure 2: cantilever deflection

 Runway beams shear connection (connecting to supporting structure beam web)

shall always be fitted with bolts.
8.11 Davits
 Initial load test of davits shall be with 125% of SWL or as per manufacturer.
 Davits connected to vessels (used for manhole cover flanges and others) shall be
excluded from periodic inspections. Pre use inspection is mandatory.
 Davits used frequently shall be inspected every six months.

9 Inspection and testing requirements of Mechanical Handling Equipment

Mechanical handling equipment is not limited to Forklifts, Tele handlers, Tool carriers, Floor
cranes, Pallet stackers / trucks.

This section does not cover earth moving equipment like excavators, wheel loaders, Skip
loaders and dumpers, Dozers. Any lifting attachment such as hook or forks to this equipment
shall considered as lifting equipment and shall undergo proper thorough examination at
intervals not exceeding six months. Any additional test like NDT shall be carried out at
discretion of the surveyor or inspector.

9.1 Tool Carriers (wheel loader with forks):

 Fork attachment shall be as per the manufacture recommendation.
 Rated capacity chart shall be available and prominently fixed in the operator cabin.
 SWL and date of inspection and next date of inspection shall be marked on the
equipment.
 No modification of forks shall be permitted without approval from the manufacturer.
 Fork arms shall be associated with ID number.

9.2 Forklifts and Tele handlers:

 Load test shall be followed by complete thorough examination of the mast and guide
rollers and internal chains and inaccessible welds.
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 Load chains shall be replaced as per the manufacturer recommendations and at

discretion of the surveyor or inspector.
 Heel, top and bottom hooks of forks to be subjected to NDT at the discretion of the
surveyor or lifting inspector.
 Any welding or flame cutting carried out on any part of the fork shall not be permitted.
 Straightness of the forks shall not to exceed 0.5% of the length of the blade.
 Fork tip height differences shall not to exceed 3% of the length of the blade.
 In all cases, fork angle shall not be exceeding 93 degrees.
 Any modification i.e. holes or drilling on the forks shall not be allowed.
 The drop of Hoist rams during the static load test shall not exceed 50mm in 10
minutes the drop of Tilting rams during static load test shall not be exceed 10mm in
10 minutes.
 Lateral and longitudinal stability of forklift shall be carried out as per ISO 22915.
 Only manufacturer recommended attachment shall be used with proper certification.
All attachments including fork arms shall be associated with identification numbers.
 Only integrated platforms (controls from platform) approved by manufacturer shall be
allowed for man riding.
 Tele handlers shall have a proper load chart for each attachment.
 SWL and date of inspection and next inspection date shall be marked on the
equipment.

Note: For inspection guidance refer to Appendix 6 sec 5, for Forklift Inspection

9.3 Pallet Stackers / Trucks:

 The minimum safety factor of chain using for pallet stackers shall be 5.
 The actuating force shall not exceed 150 N.
 The descent of a load equal to the rated capacity caused by an internal leakage in the
hydraulic system shall not exceed 25 mm during the first 10 min.
 Manually operated lifting trucks shall be equipped with pressure limiting device. In the
case of powered pallet stackers/trucks, they shall be equipped with pressure relief
valves.
 Lowering speed of powered stackers/trucks shall be limited to 0.2 m/s or otherwise as
recommended by manufacturer.
 Fork tip height differences shall not to exceed 3% of the length of the blade.
 Fork angle shall not be exceeding 93 degrees.
 Lateral and longitudinal stability shall be carried out as per ISO 22915.
 Pallet stackers/ trucks shall be equipped with a parking brake.

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9.4 Floor Cranes:

 Recommend being equipped with internal load limiting devices and don’t not to
exceed 125% of rate capacity.
 Load hook shall be equipped with a safety latch.
 The release mechanism shall be operated to control the rate of descent to not more
than 76.2 mm/s.
 Stability test shall be carried as per standards or manufacturer recommendations.
 The Mobility test shall be carried out on slope at 15°.
 Rear wheel shall have a braking mechanism.

9.5 Marking requirements

All the above mechanical handling lifting equipment shall be clearly marked with the following
information:
 Identification Number
 Safe Working Load (S.W.L.)
 Date of Inspection
 Next inspection due date

Note-1: All attachments shall be marked and certified individually.

Note-2: All lifting devices on earth moving machines used for object handling shall be
provided with the Rated Lifting Load (RLL) and marked as per EN 474-1

10 Passenger and Goods Lifts

Manufacturer’s Certificate of Test and commissioning tests shall be made available by asset
custodian / owner for review by the surveyor/ inspector to verify Equipment details at the time
of initial inspection.

Note: Inspection frequency and load test as per appendix 4

10.1 Passenger and Goods Lifts:

The below given list of requirements are not limited to:

 Shall be equipped with emergency alarm.

 Fire control switch shall be provided.
 Push buttons shall be clearly marked.
 Buffers shall be provided at the bottom limit of travel for CARs and counterweights.
 Energy accumulation type buffers with buffered return movement shall only be used if
the rated speed of the lift does not exceed 1.6 m/s.
 The factor of safety for the suspension ropes shall be not less than 8 in the case of
traction drive with three ropes or more.
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 Compensation ropes shall be provided and shall comply with EN12385-5 for rated
speeds exceeding 3.0 m/s.
 Shall be equipped with manual emergency release lever.
 CAR top shall be equipped with limit switches.
 Shall be equipped with landing door electric safety device to ensure the door closed.
 The braking system shall have an electro-mechanical brake (friction type); band
brakes shall not be used.
 The interior clear height of the CAR, i.e. height between the finished floor level and
the underside of the false ceiling, shall be not less than 2.4 m.
 Shall be equipped with emergency door in lift well.
 Shall be equipped with door interlock mechanism.
 Where an overload detection device is fitted, a full load calibration test shall be
carried out at time of load test.
 Dynamic test, drop test, proof load and over speed governor test shall be as per
EN81-1.
 Always follow the manufacturer requirements.

11 Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

 Shall comply with EN280.

 The initial test load shall be 125 % of the rated load for power operated MEWPs, and
150 % of the rated load for manually operated MEWPs
 Shall be equipped with tilting and motion alarms.
 Safety features shall be checked at specified intervals including safety devices, load
holding actuators, overriding emergency device.
 Shall be equipped with emergency lowering system and emergency stop.
 Shall be equipped with overload warning alarm/ overload cut-off
 Truck mounted boom lifts shall be equipped with level indicators.
 Requirements specified by Manufacturer shall be followed
 If MEWPs is manually operated, the height of MEWP shall not exceed 5m above
ground level.

Note: For inspection guidance refer to Appendix 6 sec 6, SOP for MEWP Inspection.

12 Containers, skids, man baskets and spreader bars

At time of initial inspection, the Manufacturer’s Certificate and design calculations including
Manufacturing Record Book (MRB) shall be made available by asset custodian / owner for
review by the surveyor/ inspector.

All permanently attached lifting accessories shall be inspected along with equipment.

Man riding baskets shall comply with BS EN 14502-1 and thorough examination and load test
as per Appendix 4.

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Note: For inspection and testing frequency of the above, refer to appendix 4.

12.1 Containers and Skids:

 The design force on the primary structure shall be calculated to 2.5 Rg. Where R is the
rating load, g is the gravitational force.
 Pad eyes shall be designed for a total vertical force of 3 Rg.
 Forklift pockets shall be as per standards 200 mm x 90 mm. Pocket shall be designed
to prevent the container toppling from the forks.
 One forklift pocket centre to another pocket centre shall not exceed 2050mm.
 Any difference in the diagonal measurements between lifting point centres shall not
exceed 0,2 % of the length of the diagonal, or 5 mm, whichever is the greater
 Clearance between shackle pin and pad eye hole shall not exceed 6 % of the nominal
shackle pin diameter.
 The tolerance between pad eye thickness and inside width of shackle shall not
exceed 25 % of the inside width of the shackle.
 Pad eyes shall be welded to the frame with full penetration welds.
 Load test shall be followed by MPI of pad eyes.
 Pad eyes shall be to permit free movement of the shackle and sling termination
without fouling the pad eye.
 The container shall be loaded to a total gross weight of 2.5 MGW-Tare weight and
lifted using all the pad eyes.
 The sling set used for test purposes shall have a minimum safe working load rating of
1.3 times the load subjected to the container.
 No deflections during testing shall be greater than 1/300 of the span of the member.
 Container corner castings shall comply with requirements ISO 1161.
 Data plate shall be fixed to the container and information shall be filled.

Note-1: If a container is permanently fitted with a sling set, this sling set shall not be used
for the load test.
Note-2: The inspection frequency of permanently fitted lifting set, shall not exceed 12
months. In case the initial inspection expired, it shall be re certified along with the
container.
Note-3: The test load is obtained by putting in or suspending a test mass of 2.5MGW-T.

12.2 Cargo shipping containers requirements:

 CSC (Convention for Safe Containers) sets forth important standards to ensure the
safety of shipping containers through the global supply chain.
 CSC, or the International Convention for Safe Containers, incorporates design
requirements, minimum functionality requirements and measurements of capacity,
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weight, and resistance to forces containers are subjected to when they ship by sea or
on land within ships, trains, or trucks.
 The first CSC safety examination must occur no more than five years after the date of
production, and re-examinations shall occur at least once every 30 months after that.
 Inspectors work to determine whether the container has sustained any damage that
places a person in danger.
 Shipping containers shall have CSC approval, if, CSC approval is within one-year,
thorough examination or examination of lifting points MPI is exempted.
 If CSC approval and yearly thorough examination of the container is available, then
MPI requirement can be exempted.
 Shipping containers with one time lifting provision and having No CSC approval and
thorough examination certificates, shall have mandatory visual and MPI examination.

Note: Refer appendix 4 for offshore containers standards.

12.3 Lifting Beams, Frames and Spreader Bars:

 For lifting Beams /Frames and Spreader Bars with a safe working load up to 10 tons,
initial load test 2XSWL shall be applied and for inspection frequency- refer appendix
4.
 The initial load applied shall be SWLX1.04+9.6t for Lifting Beams /Frames and
Spreader Bars with a safe working load greater than 10 tons up to 50 tons.
 For lifting beams/frames and spreader bars with capacities over 50 tones the initial
load shall be applied @ SWLX 1.1, However, in some conditions load testing may be
waived. This waiver shall be approved by Company lifting engineer on condition that:
 Proper design calculations of pad eyes and structure are available for review as per
standards.
 Thorough inspection of the structure and welds shall be carried out. All welds shall be
subjected to MPI and all full penetration welds to UT (Ultrasonic Test) inspection prior
to start of the lift program.
 Dimensional check of the lifting beam/frame or spreader bar shall be undertaken to
ensure conformance with material and dimension tolerances.
 Supplementary tests (if any) in addition to the above shall be carried out at the
discretion of the surveyor/lifting inspector.
 The load shall be sustained for a minimum of 2 minutes.
 For pad eyes requirement refer sec 9.9
 Load test shall be followed by MPI.
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Note-1: Lifting rods for lifting concrete blocks shall proper design calculations and
tested twice the SWL.
Note-2: Modular spreader beams shall be used as per manufacturer recommendations
and configurations.

12.3.1 Marking
The following information shall be marked.

 Identification Number.
 Safe Working Load (S.W.L.).
 Date of Inspection.
 Next inspection date.

Note: The tare weight of spreader beams is known before lifting.

13 Inspection / Weight Verification of Test Weights and Load cell calibration

13.1 Test Weights:

For concrete test weights with lifting points:

 Initial inspection and verification shall be carried and followed by NDT. The
verification shall be done by using calibrated load cell.
 All manufacturer documents shall be reviewed before verification.
 Inspection frequency of test weights at intervals shall not exceed 12 months.
 NDT examination and weight verification intervals shall not exceed 60 months.
 All lifting points shall be designed for a total vertical force of three times the gross
weight of the test weight.
 Test weights shall be clearly marked with following information and legibly marked
with characters of a contrasting color not less than 75mm height that shall include:
o Weight in kilograms.
o Date Inspected and Next Due Dates.
o Unique identification number.

Note: Lifting points of steel test weights shall be verified by NDT not exceeding 12
months.

13.2 Load Cell:

Load cells require to be calibrated annually by ISO 17025 Accredited labs. The accuracy
shall be ± 2%.

14 Colour Coding

Bellow requirement shall be considered: -

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 The color code scheme applicable to lifting accessories only. It indicates to the user
that a thorough examination has been carried out and certified.
 Before inspection, the equipment shall be properly cleaned and free from previous
color code.
 Upon satisfactory results of the thorough examination, the Color Code shall be
marked on every piece of lifting accessories.
 If inspection results are unsatisfactory the equipment shall be colored red and
quarantined.
 If equipment is repairable, it shall be colored black and locked away to prevent
unintended use.
 If the equipment cannot be repaired, it shall be disposed.
 A new color shall be introduced every six months. The two months overlap is to
ensure lifting accessories is always available for use. There are four colors in the
sequence and the cycle is repeated every 2 years Figure 3: Lifting Gear Color Code
Biannual cycle
 Company practice is to have all available lifting accessories examined and color
coded twice per year in February/March and August/September.
 Any certified lifting accessories that do not have a visible color band shall be re color
by competent person.
 If the color is out of date, equipment shall not be used. It shall be returned to the
rigging store and quarantined. Such equipment shall not be re-issued or used until
after satisfactory thorough examination by a lifting equipment Inspector.
 Preparation prior to inspection (collecting certificates/cleaning etc.) and marking of the
color codes after satisfactory results of the inspection shall be the responsibility of the
asset custodian or his nominee and shall be witnessed by the lifting equipment
Inspector.
 The validity of lifting accessories inspection is 6 months. However, if the next
inspection date is still valid, color code shall be changed by a competent lifting
equipment controller.

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Figure 3: Lifting Gear Color Code Biannual cycle

All main work sites shall have a visible Colour Code Identity Board with the current colour
codes displayed.
The board shall display both valid colors during “change out period” and the single valid color
at other times.

Notes-1: Webbing slings shall not be colour coded with paint directly. Colour code
tags or plastic strap as alternative.
Note-2: Other lifting accessories shall be colour coded at appropriately place.
Note-3: Crane hook is integral part of the crane, colour code shall not be applied.

Note: For colour code application refer to Appendix 6-sec 7, SOP for Colour coding

15 Application & Step-Out Approval

15.1 Application
This specification is applicable to all lifting equipment in the Company and its Contractors.

15.2 Step-out and Approval

Any step-out from this specification shall be addressed to the COMPANY lifting function in
writing.

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16 Appendixes

Appendix 1: Glossary of Definitions

Alpha/numeric A combination of letters and/or numbers used for identification.
Anemometer Instrument (used on some cranes) for measuring wind speed.
Angle Indicator A device that shows the angle at which the crane boom is operating
and the corresponding rated capacity.
Asset Owner Entity that owns lifting equipment. Either COMPANY or Contractor.
Automatic Safe Load Indicator A device that automatically provides, with a specified tolerance,
(ASLI) or Rated Capacity warning for the load is approaching rated capacity and another
Indicator warning when capacity is exceeded.
Auxiliary Hoist A secondary lifting system usually fitted to cranes, operating from
a separate winch drum from the main hoist rope. Usually used on
cranes to lift light loads, relative to the crane’s capacity, faster than
is possible on the main hoist system.
Bilingual Text English and Arabic
Block A hook sheaves and frame assembly attached to a rope used for
raising and lowering loads.
Boom A steel lattice or steel box section structure that forms a lifting mast.
Cantilever Beam Section of beam supported at one end only.
Centre of Gravity Point at which the total mass of a body may be regarded as being
concentrated, or about which the parts of the body exactly balance
each other.
Certificate of Test and or A Test Certificate is issued by the third-party certification lifting
Examination engineer on completion of a satisfactory survey. A new Test
Certificate is mandatory if the equipment is subject to repair or
modification. Where a Test certificate states that it is also a report
of thorough inspection/examination it must contain all the
information as required by LOLER 98, Schedule 1.
Certificate of Compliance A document in which the manufacturer certifies that the products
supplied comply with the requirements of the purchase order,
without mentioning of any test results.
Certification Company third Independent body providing inspection services, upon satisfactory
party results of which, certificates are issued and conforming to the
requirements of BS EN ISO/IEC 17020. Independent body
providing inspection services (conforming to the requirements of
BS EN ISO/IEC 17020), and issues certificates upon satisfactory
results of inspection/ testing.
Color Code A method of marking equipment (normally with paint or plastic
cable ties) to give a visual indication of its certification/inspection
status. This ‘coded’ color is changed every six months.
Container Any form of unit or device used for the transportation of cargo.
Crane, Truck Loading or A crane mounted on a commercial truck chassis that has been
Articulating Crane specially strengthened to accept the crane.
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Crane, Carrier-Mounted or Truck type crane that has been specially designed for crane
Mobile or Truck Crane service and the heavy loads the crane is required to carry.
Crane, Crawler-Mounted Except for the base these cranes are identical to the Carrier-
Mounted
Crane, Rough Terrain Short wheel-based cranes with crab steering and fitted with
oversized tires to facilitate travel across rough terrain.
Effective Span The distance between the centers of the adjacent supports, after
due allowance being made for the end fixing, continuous beams
and cantilevers.
Effective Working Length (EWL) The distance between the extreme inside ends of the eyes in a
straight sling.
Effort The pull on the hand chain or lever required to lift a specified load
(chain blocks and pull lifts). The specified load is usually the
working load limit of the block.
Equipment Tag Number (ETN) A unique identification number given to an item of lifting equipment
for registration purposes and to facilitate traceability.
Extended Dimension The distance between the suspension level and the bottom hook
saddle of a chain block, when the bottom hook is in the extended
position. It equals the sum of the drawn-up dimension and the
range of lift (or height of lift).
Factor of Safety The ratio of the load that would cause failure of an item of lifting
equipment to the load that is imposed upon it in service i.e. SWL
(This is to allow for detrimental criteria such as wear and tear,
dynamic loadings etc.).
Ferrule A compression fitting used to secure the eye of a wire rope.
Ferrule-secure eye termination A wire rope termination made by forming an eye, which is secured
by means of a ferrule, pressed on to a rope.
Fit-for-purpose Equipment free from defect and used only in the manner for which
it was designed.
Frame The primary load bearing elements of a container.
Free Fall A boom or hook-block descending under its own weight, or that of
the load.
Functional Testing Operation of each motion of the lifting equipment without a load
applied in order to determine whether the equipment performs as
the manufacturer intended.
Gantry Elevated structure supporting the track of an overhead travelling
trolley or crane.
Gross Capacity (Cranes) The gross capacity is the capacity shown in the crane’s load or
capacity charts.
Gross Weight The maximum allowable weight of a loaded container, at the
design sling angle, i.e. the Tare weight (weight of empty container)
plus the Pay Load (maximum weight of cargo that can be carried
by the container).

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Hand Operated Chain Block A block revved with a load chain and operated by a hand chain to
give a mechanical advantage.
Lifting engineer (Company) A person from Company who has the appropriate practical and
theoretical knowledge and experience of the lifting equipment.
To provide of expert advice and technical solution.
Participate in Audits of sites to ensure compliance with legislative
and Company Standards.

Lifting Inspector/ Surveyor A person from an approved third-party certification Company who
has the appropriate practical and theoretical knowledge and
experience of the lifting accessories and equipment to be
thoroughly inspected against the applicable lifting equipment
standards in relation to the safety and continued use of the lifting
accessories and equipment.

Lifting Equipment Controller A person who is officially appointed by the operations manager and
(LEC) who controls the lifting equipment at relevant location
Lifting Set / Sling Set Lifting slings and shackles used to connect a container to the lifting
equipment.
Loose Lifting Equipment Lifting Equipment that is portable and enough so that it can easily
be moved or carried by a person(s) to/from a store / location to a
worksite to conduct a lifting operation.
This may include Lifting Equipment (e.g. manual lever hoists, chain
falls, beam clamps etc.) and Lifting Accessories (e.g. slings,
shackles etc.)
Luffing The movement of a crane boom from one angle to another in the
vertical plane
Measured Deflections The deflections measured in such a manner that they relate to
precisely the same conditions as those covering the calculated
deflection.
Mobile Lifting Equipment Lifting equipment that can be transported from one installation to
another (e.g. mobile cranes, forklift trucks etc.). This equipment is
likely to be owned and used by the Contractor.
Mode Factor A factor, which considers, the geometry of the sling assembly, the
number of parts and other constants as specified in the appropriate
British Standard.
(NDT)-Inspector Person competent to carry out NDT inspection on lifting
equipment. In all cases, the inspector shall have experience and
training suitable to the NDT inspection being performed. (min. as
per ASNT Tc-1a level 2 or equivalent)
Overload Testing Operation of the lifting equipment with a load exceeding the rated
load but without operating the full range of motions of the
equipment in order to determine whether the equipment is stable,
structurally sound and fit for the use for which it was designed.
Overload Testing (Dynamic) Operation of the lifting equipment with a load that exceeds the
rated load applied in order to determine whether the equipment is
stable, structurally sound and fit for the use for which it was
designed.
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Others Skids, skips, baskets used for load transfer

Pay Load The weight of a load within a container.
Permanently Attached Slings Permanently Attached Slings Sets are used only for transportation
Sets of containers. They must not be used for general lifting duties.
These slings are additionally color-coded Purple.
Performance Testing Operation of each motion of the lifting equipment with the rated
load applied in order to determine whether the equipment performs
to the manufacturer’s specification.
Pre-use Inspection A visual check and, if necessary, a function check of the Lifting
Equipment by a competent person before each use. In determining
the suitability and scope of the inspection, reference should be
made to information such as manufacturer’s instructions and
relevant industry standards.

Proof Load Test A test load (mass or force) applied to an item of lifting
equipment/accessory to prove its integrity. Proof load tests can be
carried out to various standards, but results must be recorded on
a Test Certificate.
Pulley (or Sheave) A grooved wheel over which a rope passes. Pulleys are usually
shaft mounted and free to rotate in response to movement of the
rope.
Rated Capacity Limiter A device that automatically cuts, with a specified tolerance,
motions that could increase risks, if the rated capacity is exceeded.
Rated Capacity Indicator See ASLI
Reeving Configuration of the hoisting rope in a winching system.
Report of Inspection A report of inspection is the report issued by the third-party
certification lifting engineer on completion of an unsatisfactory
survey. The report of inspection shall contain all the information as
required by LOLER 98, Schedule 1.
Rigging Store or also called An ISO container, or similar, modified specifically to suit the
Rigging Loft storage of lifting equipment.
Runway Beam/Monorail An overhead structural beam certified to a specific SWL and used
for the attachment of lifting equipment, such as trolleys, beam
clamps, etc.
Safe Working Load (SWL) or The maximum load (as determined by a competent person) which
Rated Capacity an item of Lifting Equipment may raise, lower or suspend under
service conditions, e.g. the SWL can be lower than, but can never
exceed, the WLL.
Normally SWL = WLL unless the Lifting Equipment has been de-
rated.
Slewing An angular movement of a crane boom or crane jib in a horizontal
plane.
Sling Assembly A sling in the form in which it is used.
Soft Eye An unsupported loop formed at the end of a rope to facilitate
connection of a lifting device.

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Snatch Block A single pulley with a hinged side plate to allow easy access to the
pulley wheel for rope attachment.
Structural Integrity The reliability of the load bearing structure.
Tare The weight of the container without cargo. Tare weight shall
include all fixtures normally fixed to the container in service.
Lifting Technical Authority Shall mean the COMPANY person who is legally delegated or
invested authority, capacity, or power to perform lifting function
duties.
Test Certificate of Proof Load A Test Certificate of Proof Load is the certificate of a proof load
test, which would normally be carried out at the completion of
manufacture and be supplied with the equipment. A new Test
Certificate of proof load will require to be issued if the equipment
is subject to repair or modification of any load bearing structure, or
if the independent lifting engineer deems it is necessary to ensure
continuing integrity.
Thorough Inspection or A visual Inspection by a lifting inspector, carried out carefully and
Examination critically, and supplemented by other means, such as
measurement and where necessary non-destructive testing, in
order to arrive at a reliable conclusion as to the condition and
safety of the equipment. If necessary, for the inspection, part of the
equipment shall be dismantled.
Webbing A part of a flat lifting sling, comprising a woven narrow fabric,
generally of a coarse weave and multiple plies, the prime function
of which is load bearing.
Working Load Limit The maximum load, determined by the manufacturer, which an
(WLL) item of Lifting Equipment is designed to raise, lower or suspend.
Some standards and documents refer to WLL as the ‘maximum
SWL’.

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Appendix 2: Roles and Responsibilities and Competency Requirements

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain lifting equipment standards and specifications.

Lifting Equipment Lead • Verify that Company and its Contractors are complying with specifications
and guidelines for lifting equipment through periodic audits.
• Participate in investigations of lifting equipment incidents.

• To raise the awareness of all Lifting equipment custodians of their roles and
responsibilities.
Lifting Engineer • Provision of expert advice to personnel at work sites.
(Company) • Participate in audits of specialist lifting sub-Contractors and specialist rigging
suppliers.
• Approval authority of lifting inspection.

• To verify the competency of lifting personnel who involved in lifting

Lifting Competency operations.
Assessor • Conduct ad hoc visits and audits of company and all contractor’s facilities to
(Company) verify lifting and hoisting compliance.
• To provide technical expert advice to ensure for lifting operations.

Undertake inspection and certification of lifting accessories in accordance with

Lifting Inspector/Survey
this specification
Undertake all types of NDT as required by this specification or as requested by
NDT Inspector
the surveyor
• Ensure all items of lifting equipment are maintained and certified in
accordance with this specification.
Lifting equipment asset
• Ensuring that the lifting equipment is cleaned prior to the inspection, test
custodian
All locations weights are available and after satisfactory results of the inspection the lifting
equipment is marked/color coded.

• Control lifting equipment at relevant location.

• Ensure that lifting equipment identification is maintained.
Lifting Equipment • Maintain lifting equipment records and advise of any non-conformities.
Controller (LEC) • Monitor the condition of lifting equipment at the relevant location.
All locations • Coordinate and organize inspection and certification work at site.
• Liaise with lifting engineer.

Competency requirements of Lifting engineer and Inspector/Surveyor

• Have a Technical Diploma as a minimum.

• Have assessed/participated during ISO/IEC 17020 assessment.
• Qualified as a competent person by either LEEA or NSL or IPAF (for
MEWP’s only)
Lifting Inspector
• Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in inspection
• Be familiar with “Specification SP-2275 for Lifting Testing and Certification”
• Be able to speak, read and write in English
• Be physically fit to undertake the lifting inspector duties

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Appendix 3: Service life extension of Mobile cranes

The maximum allowable lifetime limits for mobile cranes from its date of manufacture is 25
years.
The Company lifting engineer may grant an extension for cranes to be used beyond the
maximum allowable years of service if they are satisfied. The maximum extension shall not
exceed 5 years and depends on the crane history.
The owner of a mobile crane who wishes to extend the service life of his crane may apply for
an extension by submitting to Company’s Technical Authority a “Proposal for Extension of
Service Life of a Crane”. This proposal shall comprise:
 Case proposal
 Inspection and Testing Report
 Final Assessment and Recommendation Report.

The owner of the mobile crane shall prepare the Case Proposal. The owner shall engage an
Independent Third-Party Certification Company to carry out the inspection, testing,
assessment and submit recommendations on the estimated remaining service life shall include
proposed inspection / maintenance scheme.
The elements of the Assessment Procedures are outlined as follows:
Elements of the Assessment Procedures
To be performed by
for Extension of Service Life of a Crane
I. Case proposal:
Part 1 of the Case proposal is a written record of the crane
detailing the following:
Usage patterns (e.g. number of operating cycles per hour at
certain loading condition);
Records of any past accidents, failures, defects that could affect
the structural integrity of the crane, and replacement carried out
Records of maintenance carried out Owner (can be
Possible modes of failure. assisted by an
Independent Third-
Part 2 of the Case Proposal shall detail the proposed scheme to Party Certification
evaluate the remaining service life of the crane and include the Authority)
following:
The methodology and assessment employed including testing
and inspection to be carried out to address the potential fatigue
stresses experienced by the crane; and the acceptance criteria
adopted. The criteria shall be based on an acceptable code and
standard such as British Standard 7910; “Guide on the methods
of assessing the acceptability of flaws in fusion welded
structures” and any other codes / standards acceptable to
COMPANY’s Technical Authority.
II. Inspection of the mobile crane:
Independent Third-
The inspection of the mobile crane shall be carried out in a Party Certification
suitable testing environment and shall include but not limited to Authority
the following:

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A thorough visual inspection shall be carried out on the mobile

crane. Critical load bearing parts such as the boom section and
areas that are not accessible during the annual inspection shall
be dismantled to facilitate the inspection.
Welding at critical load bearing parts (e.g. hinges) shall be
inspected and any defects shall be recorded.
Direct a Non-Destructive Testing Company to conduct the
necessary testing such as NDT and / or mechanical testing.
III. Non-Destructive Testing and Mechanical Testing:
The following load bearing parts shall be tested using an
appropriate testing method to ascertain its mechanical integrity:
Main Jib/Boom
Fly Jib and / or other attachments; and
Slew ring Non-Destructive
Testing Company
Hook Blocks
Wire ropes, etc.
The Independent Third-Party Certification Authority may specify
other parts of the cranes to be tested if it has reason to believe
that there are possible defects, which can only be detected by
NDT.
IV. Inspection and Testing Report:
At the end of the inspection and testing, a report shall be
prepared and shall include the following details:
 General condition of the crane based on the visual inspection
Independent Third-
 Location where visible defect/s was/were found
Party Certification
 Method/s of Non-Destructive Testing Authority
 Description of the types of flaws detected (with photographs
attached)
 Recommend any corrective actions to be carried out on the
crane.

V. Assessment
The Independent Third-Party Certification Authority shall
thereafter review the results of the inspection and testing based Independent Third-
on the proposed methodology and assessment carried out on the Party Certification
mobile crane and carry out, if his professional experience and Authority
judgment think it necessary, a stress analysis on critical locations
of the crane.
VI. Recommendations
The Independent Third-Party Certification Authority shall then Independent Third-
recommend an estimated remaining service life for the crane Party Certification
based on his professional experience, and the possible failure Authority
mode and mechanism stipulated in the Case Proposal.

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The Independent Third-Party Certification Authority shall also

propose an inspection / maintenance scheme for the crane for the
extended service life, so that any defects or deterioration in the
crane can be detected and actions can be taken to remedy any
unsafe situation before the mechanical integrity of the crane is
affected.
VII. Final Report
At the end of the assessment, the Independent Third-Party
Certification Authority shall furnish a report to COMPANY’s
Technical Authority, submitted through the owner of the crane.
Independent Third-
The report shall detail the results of the Assessment and
Party Certification
Recommendations as outlined above and shall be duly endorsed
Authority
by the Independent Third-Party Certification Authority.
This final report will be used as a supporting document by the
owner to apply to COMPANY’s Technical Authority for the
extension of the service life of the mobile crane.

IMPORTANT NOTES
The Third-Party Certification Authority and the testing agency appointed under Section III
(Appendix 3) Non-Destructive Testing and Mechanical Testing shall be Independent of each
other.
The crane shall meet the requirements as stipulated in the COMPANY’s Lifting and Hoisting
specification for Inspection, Testing and Certification.

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Appendix 4: Design, Test and Inspection Matrix

Initial Proof load testing Periodic Examination Required Documents required
% Above SWL Months These may dependent on manufacturer

Sample destruction

Stress calculation
Category

Full Fabrication
conformity /test
Certificate of
Manufacturing /Inspection

MGW x2.5
Lifting Equipment

Package
Pre-use

Others
Standard

3.5:1

10:1
Test

2:1

4:1

5:1

7:1
10 25 50 100 6 12 48

1 Mobile Cranes EN13000/BS7121-2-3 XX V VF X X

2 Lorry loading Cranes EN13000/BS7121-2-4 XX V VF X X
3 Pedestal cranes API SPEC 2C/ASME B30.4 X V VF X X X
4 Overhead-Gantry Cranes EN15011/BS 7121-2-7/LEEA X V VF L X X
5 Tower cranes BS 7121-2-5 X V VF L X X
6 Monorails (Runways) BS EN 1991-3/BS 2853 X V V L X X X
7 Jib Cranes EN 16851 & EN 14985
x V VF X X X
8 Davits BSMA41
X V V X X
10 Mobile gantries (A frame) /Goal post BS 5744 X V VF X X X
11 Side boom pipe layers BS 7121-14/ASME 30.14 X V VF X X
Lifting Appliances and Equipment

12 Forklifts / Tele handlers ISO22915-2 /BS EN 1459 X V V VF X X

13 Winches Stationary and General EN 14492-1/EN13157 X V V VF X X X
14 Winches for man riding /Stabbing board winch MFG spec
X
ANSI/ASSE A10.4 X V V L X X
15 Hydraulic Jacks EN 1494 X V VF X
16 Pallet trucks & stackers &Floor cranes EN ISO 3691-5/ASME PASE X V V VF X X
17 Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWP) EN280/ISO18893 X V V VF X X
18 Lifts (Passenger & goods) EN 81-20 X V V VF X X
19 Chain blocks (connected permanently to EN 13157
monorail) X V V L X X
20 Electric Hoist (Chain/wire rope) (Loose item) EN 14492-2 X V V VF X
21 Chain blocks (Loose) EN 13157 X V V X X X
22 Lever hoists EN 13157 X V V X X X
23 Jaw winch/ wire rope grip hoist (Tirfors) EN 13157 X V V X
24 Push & Gear Trolleys & Beam clamps EN 13157/13155
X V V L X X X
(connected to Monorail)
25 Pad eyes welded to rig/ hoist structure API Spec 4F/ LOLER/DNV2.22 V V V/N X X X X
26 Pad eyes welded to runway beams LOLER/DNV2.22/MFG SPEC X V V VF X X X
27 Containers/skids/baskets/Gas cylinder racks EN ISO 10855- 1,2,3 X V V VF X X X

Man Basket EN 14502-1/ASME B30.23 X V V L X X X

28
X

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Periodic Examination
Initial Proof load testing Documents required
Required
These may vary slightly dependent on
% Above SWL Months
Category

manufacturer
Manufacturing /Inspection
Lifting Equipment

Certificate of
Standard

Fabrication
destruction
MGW x2.5

calculation
conformity

Package
Pre-use
Sample

Others
Stress

3.5:1

10:1
Test

/test

Full

2:1

4:1

5:1

7:1
10 25 50 100 6 12 48
29 Crane forks & C- hooks EN13155 X V V X X X X
30 Spreader Beam/Lifting Frame EN 13155/ LOLER/MFG spec X V V V/N X
31 Hooks (for Sling) EN 1677-2 X V V X X X
32 Plate/Pipe clamps EN 13155 X V V X X X
Push & Gear Trolleys & Beam clamps (loose EN 13157/ 13155
33
items) X V V X X X
35 Wire rope EN12385 X V V
Lifting Accessories

36 Wire rope slings EN 13414 X V V X X

37 Shackles EN 13889/BS 3551/USFED RRC X V V X X
38 Webbing slings EN 1492 -1&2 X V V X X
39 Chain EN818 X V V X
40 Chain slings EN 818-4 & 5 X V V X X
41 Eyebolts/ Eye Nuts BS EN ISO 3266/ASME B 30.26 X V V X X
42 Master links & Rings EN 1677-4/ ASME 30.26 X V V X X
43 Swivels / Hoist rings ASME B30.26 X V V X X
44 Turnbuckles /Rigging Screw BS 4429 X V V X X
45 Sheave /Snatch Blocks EN 13157/ASME 30.26 X V V X X
46 Wedge sockets EN13411-6 &7/ASME B30.26 X V XX X
Barrel/Drum lifters LOLER /ASME B30.20/MFG
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SPEC X V V/N X X

V= Thorough visual examination includes functional test (for item numbers 8,19,21,22,23,24 functional & light test with load between 2 to 10% of SWL)
V/N= Thorough visual examination and NDT
VF= Visual, functional and Performance test (load to be applied equals to SWL), NDT of pad eyes (for items 26, 27, 28, 30)
L= Proof load test as per standards and load bearing points shall be followed by NDT.

Others= for example MPI report

Wire rope safety factor depends on application (ex: static FS 3:1, dynamic FS 5 :1)
XX= Applicable, if the manufacturer allows to do overload tests (in case of pad eyes welded to rig & hoist structure 1.3XSWL)

Note1. For more information about cargo shipping containers inspection refer section 12.2

Note2: For inspection frequency, lifting sets fixed permanently to the container refer sec 12.1 notes.

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Appendix 5: Well engineering requirements

1. Four-part shackles shall be used for permanent installations only.
2. Fiber core wire rope slings shall not be used in Rigs and Hoist areas.
3. Pad eyes fixed to the Rig/hoist structure shall follow the API requirements or initial proof
load test for lifting pad eyes shall be tested to 1.3 X SWL and thereafter thorough visual
and NDT examination to be carried out.
4. Inspection requirements of BOP (Blowout Pressure) handling systems in accordance with
API 7L. Proof load test after initial installation shall be carried out (at least 1.25 times the
static weight of the BOP stack and all its attachments). Periodic load test shall be carried
out at least to SWL or as per manufacturer recommendation.
5. Wire rope inspection in accordance with API 9B
6. Traveling block inspection requirements in accordance with API RP 8B. Traveling block
hood-eye shall be established with minimum safety factor of 2.25.
7. Crown blocks inspection requirements in accordance with API RP 8B.

Periodic Examination Documents

Initial Proof load testing
Required required
These may vary slightly
% Above SWL Months dependent on
Category

manufacturer
Manufacturing

Stress calculation
Lifting Equipment
destruction test

/Inspection Standard

Full Fabrication
conformity /test
MGW x2.5

Pre-use
Sample

Certificate of
10 25 50 100 6 12 48 60

package
Others

3.5:1

10:1
2:1

4:1
5:1
7:1
API SPEC 8C/ API RP V/N
Travelling Blocks X V V X X X
8B
API SPEC 8C/ API RP
Elevators. X V V V/N X X X
8B
Well Engineering

Elevator links API SPEC 8C X V V V/N X X X

Crown Block API SPEC 8C X V V V/N X X X
Drilling Hook API SPEC 8C X V V V/N X X X
MANUFACTURER
Lifting Bails/caps X V V X X
SPEC
Hoisting Sheaves API SPEC 8C X V V X
API 7K / API 16D / RP
BOP Handling systems
7L V VF

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Appendix 6: SOPs Hyper links

1. Section: SOP for lifting gears inspection.

2. Section: SOP for Mobile cranes inspection.
3. Section: SOP for EOT cranes inspection.
4. Section: SOP for Man riding winches inspection.
5. Section: SOP for Forklifts inspection.
6. Section: SOP for MEWP inspection.
7. Section: SOP for Colour code.

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