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SAFE WORK PROCEDURE

SWP-002

CRANE PRE-USE INSPECTION

Each shift, this machine, this configuration.

DOCUMENT
GOSPEL-SWP-002
REVISION
01 CURRENT
EFFECTIVE
2026-09-01
OWNER
GOSPEL Safety
APPROVED BY
GOSPEL
REVIEW
2027-09-01

PURPOSE

Find defects that affect lifting before the crane comes on load.

SCOPE

Every operator, every shift, on the crane they will run. Done as the manufacturer, the named 14.2 standard, and Part 14 require.

This document is the method — the steps. Hazards, consequence and residual risk for the same work are in the JHA library. A procedure is not a hazard analysis. A hazard analysis is not a procedure.

PROCEDURE

  1. 01

    IDENTITY

    This is the crane on this lift. Configuration matches the chart you will use.

  2. 02

    WALKAROUND

    Structure, welds, pins, tires or tracks, outriggers, leaks, rope, hook and latch, sheaves.

  3. 03

    CAB AND SAFETY DEVICES

    LMI / RCI, anti-two-block, horns, windows, fire extinguisher, load chart in the cab.

  4. 04

    FUNCTION

    Hoist, boom, swing, travel, brakes, outrigger controls — through the range you will use, without a load.

  5. 05

    RECORD

    Complete the inspection record. Defects that affect lifting: crane down, supervisor and the employer at the workplace told.

  6. 06

    DO NOT START

    If a safety device is bypassed or inoperative, the crane does not lift.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This program

The published method for the work. Stop-work is named in it. It does not own the site.

Supervisor

Confirms the plan, the crew, the zone and the stop criteria. Owns whether the hook moves.

Crane operator

Runs only the machine they are competent on, to the chart, after inspection. Stops on an unclear signal or a broken plan.

Rigger

Selects, inspects and applies the hitch. Does not guess weight, centre of gravity or angle.

Signalperson

One set of hands on the crane. Holds the zone. STOP means stop.

Worker

Works to this program and to site rules — whichever is stricter. Uses the three rights. Reports damaged gear.

REQUIRED COMPETENCY

  • Operator for this class
  • Knows this machine’s inspection points

EQUIPMENT

  • Manufacturer inspection list
  • This SWP
  • Inspection form GOSPEL-FRM-002

PPE

  • Hard hat
  • CSA-grade footwear
  • High-visibility clothing
  • Eye protection
  • Task-rated gloves
  • Hearing protection where required
  • Fall protection where the work exposes a fall

PROHIBITED PRACTICES

  • Signing an inspection you did not do
  • Bypassing LMI / RCI or anti-two-block to “get the day going”
  • Lifting with a known lifting defect

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Stop the lift. Make people safe. Land or hold the load if it can be done without a second incident. First aid. Notify the site and the employer. Hold the scene.

DOCUMENTATION

  • GOSPEL-FRM-002
  • Machine log if the site requires it

REFERENCES

  • Workers Compensation Act s. 21 — known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; instruction and supervision
  • OHS Regulation (B.C. Reg. 296/97, in force 15 Apr 1998) Part 3 — OHS program, instruction, inspections
  • OHS Regulation Part 4 s. 4.13 — risk assessment where rescue or evacuation may arise
  • OHS Regulation Part 8 — PPE; headwear CSA Z94.1-05 or Z94.1-15
  • OHS Regulation Part 11 — fall protection
  • OHS Regulation Part 14 — Cranes and Hoists
  • 14.2(5) — CSA Z150-1998, or ASME B30.5-2004, or ASME B30.22-2005 (articulating boom)
  • 14.2(6) — CSA Z248-2004 for tower, hammerhead and self-erecting tower cranes
  • 14.35 pre-use inspection · 14.36 load weight · 14.42.1 critical lift · 14.44 loads over work areas · 14.45 unattended loads · 14.47–14.49 signals
  • OHS Regulation Part 15 — Rigging
  • Manufacturer load chart, manual and configuration limits
  • Site lift plan, FLHA and site rules where stricter

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