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Critical Lift Determination Damage that would result in serious economic consequences. Damage that would result in unacceptable delay to schedule or other significant deleterious programmatic impact (such as loss of vital data) Undetectable damage that would jeopardize future operations or safety of a facility.

Components of a Lifting Plan Details of the load; Lifting equipment and gears; Lifting crew (including their roles and competencies); Lifting method; Requirements to erect or dismantle lifting equipment (if any); Means of communications; Physical and environmental conditions;

Critical lift means a lift that (1) exceeds 75 percent of the rated capacity of the crane or derrick, or (2) requires the use of more than one crane or derrick.

Factors to include may be any or all of the following: working under suspended loads. visibility. attaching / detaching and securing loads. environment. location. overturning. proximity hazards. derating.

Critical lift means a lift that (1) exceeds 75 percent of the rated capacity of the crane or derrick, or (2) requires the use of more than one crane or derrick.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) defines a critical lift to include a load that approaches the maximum capacity (70% – 90%) of the crane, involves two or more cranes, involves the lifting of personnel, use of nonstandard crane configurations, or is in the presence of special hazards.

Critical lifts include: lifts made where the load weight is greater than 75% of the rated capacity of the crane; lifts which require load to be lifted, swung or placed out of the operator's view ; lifts made with more than one crane; lifts involving non-routine/technically difficult rigging arrangement; hoisting ...

The Hartford and Rigger suggest a critical lift safety plan should include the following: Crane configurations and position. Environmental and ground conditions. Load radius, size and weight. Personnel and qualifications. Plans for hoisting personnel and rig. Procedures for communication and inspection.