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SAFE WORK PROCEDURE

SWP-020

LIFT PLANNING

Weight, COG, chart, path, people, abort — before the hook.

DOCUMENT
GOSPEL-SWP-020
REVISION
01 CURRENT
EFFECTIVE
2026-09-01
OWNER
GOSPEL Safety
APPROVED BY
GOSPEL
REVIEW
2027-09-01

PURPOSE

Build a plan that a crew can actually follow.

SCOPE

Non-routine lifts, tight sites, and any lift the supervisor or operator asks to be planned. Routine picks still need an FLHA.

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

    COLLECT FACTS

    Load data, drawings, crane, ground, energy, other work.

  2. 02

    CHART IT

    Configuration, radius, deductions, rigging weight. If it does not fit, change the method — not the numbers.

  3. 03

    RIGGING

    Hitch, WLL, angles, hardware. Attach a rigging plan when the hitch is not obvious.

  4. 04

    PATH AND ZONE

    Walk it. Mark it. Include the swing.

  5. 05

    PEOPLE AND ABORT

    Names. Radios. Wind, visibility, radio loss. Numbers, not vibes.

  6. 06

    BRIEF AND KEEP IT

    The plan stays at the lift. Drift = stop and rewrite.

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

  • Supervisor or designated planner
  • Operator who will refuse a plan they cannot run

EQUIPMENT

  • GOSPEL-FRM-006
  • Drawings and shipping data
  • Chart

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

  • Planning in the cab after the load is hooked
  • Using last week’s plan because the steel “looks the same”

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-006
  • FLHA
  • Rigging plan if used

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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