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Rigging and Material Handling Safety Program
$25.00
The Rigging and Material Handling Safety Program establishes requirements for the safe lifting, rigging, hoisting, moving, handling, and storage of materials and suspended loads. Rigging and material handling operations can expose employees to struck-by, caught-between, crushing, pinch-point, falling-object, equipment-overload, and load-shift hazards. The program emphasizes proper planning, equipment selection, inspections, load control, communication, and safe work practices when using slings, shackles, hooks, hoists, cranes, and other material-handling equipment.
The program addresses rigging safety, material handling, rigging inspections, load weight and capacity, slings, wire rope, synthetic slings, chains, hooks, shackles, lifting devices, tag lines, suspended loads, and equipment storage. Rigging equipment must be inspected before use, suitable for the intended load and conditions, and used within its rated capacity. Damaged, defective, or unidentified rigging equipment must be removed from service. Loads must be properly balanced, secured, and controlled before and during lifting, and employees must remain clear of suspended loads, fall zones, pinch points, and areas where shifting materials could cause injury. The program also addresses qualified riggers, signal persons, manual material handling, stacking and storage, training, inspections, and safe lifting practices to help prevent rigging accidents, dropped loads, and material-handling injuries.
Description
The Rigging and Material Handling Safety Program provides a structured approach for planning and performing lifting, rigging, hoisting, and material-handling operations. It establishes responsibilities for management, supervisors, qualified riggers, signal persons, equipment operators, and affected employees and addresses equipment selection, inspection, load evaluation, communication, and control of lifting areas.
The program addresses slings, wire rope, chains, synthetic rigging, hooks, shackles, hoists, lifting devices, tag lines, load capacities, rigging configurations, suspended loads, fall zones, pinch points, load stability, stacking, storage, and manual material handling. It also establishes requirements for removing defective or unidentified rigging from service, maintaining employees clear of suspended loads and hazardous areas, and coordinating lifting activities through appropriate signals and communication.
Provided in editable Microsoft Word format, the program can be customized for your company’s lifting operations, rigging equipment, material-handling activities, inspection procedures, and employee responsibilities. It can be incorporated into a comprehensive Safety Manual or used as a standalone Rigging and Material Handling Safety Program.
