DocumentnumberRevisionnumberEffectivedateNE–SOP–04-150223.07.2015Page1of6NAMAQUAENGINEERINGSTANDARDOPERATINGPROCEDUREMOBILECRANEOPERATIONSDocumentnumberRevisionnumberEffectivedateNE–SOP–04-150223.07.2015Page2of61.OBJECTIVES...........................................................................................................................................................32.RESPONSIBILITIES..................................................................................................................................................32.1SITEMANAGER............................................................................................................................................................32.2SUPERVISORS...............................................................................................................................................................32.3ALLEMPLOYEES............................................................................................................................................................33.PROCEDURE..........................................................................................................................................................3DocumentnumberRevisionnumberEffectivedateNE–SOP–04-150223.07.2015Page3of61.OBJECTIVESTheobjectiveofthisprocedureistoprovideguidelinesforsafeandeffectiveuseofmobilecranesatNamaquaEngineeringprojects.2.RESPONSIBILITIES2.1SITEMANAGERTheSiteProjectManagershallhavethefollowingaccountability:EnsureeffectiveimplementationofthisprocedureArrangeappropriatetraining.2.2SUPERVISORSSupervisorsshallhavethefollowingaccountabilities:Ensuretheapplicationofthisprocedure.EnsurethatContinuousRiskAssessments(MiniHIRA)arecompletedfortasksassociatedwiththisprocedure.EnsurethatemployeesreviewandsigntheseRiskAssessmentspriortotaskcommencement.Ensurethatemployeesareeducated/providedwiththeappropriatePPE;2.3ALLEMPLOYEESAllemployeesshallhavethefollowingaccountabilities:EnsurethatanapprovedworkmethodisselectedaccordingtothisprocedurebeforeoperatingmobilecranesEnsurecompliancewiththisprocedure.EnsurethataContinuousRiskAssessment(MiniHIRA)isfilledoutandallriskminimizationmeasuresarefullycompliedwith.3.PROCEDURE3.1Thesafeworkloadofthecranedeterminedbythemanufacturermustnotbeexceeded.3.2Onlyemployeeswhohavebeentested,foundcompetentandauthorizedwillbeallowedtooperatethemobilecranes.Theoperatorshouldhavehisauthorizationcardathandatalltimes.3.3Eachoperatormustdoapre-startinspectionandcompletethepre-startchecklistbeforeputtingthemachineintooperation.Inspecttheworkareaforunknowndanger.Defectsshouldbeaddressedbytheforemanbeforecommencementofoperations.3.4ThefollowingPPEshallbewornbythecraneoperator:EyeProtection;Safetyboots;Overall;Hardhatforoutsideofcrane;Glovesforoutsidework?DocumentnumberRevisionnumberEffectivedateNE–SOP–04-150223.07.2015Page4of63.5Examinecranehookbeforeuse.Everyhookshallbefittedwithasafetylatch&SWL.3.6Ensurethattheloadcellisinworkingcondition.Thisisdoneduringthepre-startchecklist.3.7Testthecontrolsbeforethecraneisputintooperation(up,down,left,right,boomupandboomdown).3.8Thegroundmustbewellcompactedandcapableoftakingtheweighttransferredtotheoutriggers.Theoutriggersmustbefullyextended.3.9Additionalsupportmayberequiredduringabnormaloperations(sleepersorbiggerbas...