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SAFE WORK PROCEDURE

SWP-009

RIGGING INSPECTION

The gear is the truth. The guess is the hazard.

DOCUMENT
GOSPEL-SWP-009
REVISION
01 CURRENT
EFFECTIVE
2026-09-01
OWNER
GOSPEL Safety
APPROVED BY
GOSPEL
REVIEW
2027-09-01

PURPOSE

Keep failed slings and hardware off the hook.

SCOPE

Every sling, shackle, hook, ring, spreader and below-the-hook device the crew will load. Part 15 and ASME B30.9 as named.

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

    IDENTIFY

    Type, WLL, hitch and environment (heat, chemicals, sharp edges).

  2. 02

    IDENTIFICATION

    Missing tags, illegible ratings, homemade modifications — out of service.

  3. 03

    BODY

    Wire rope: broken wires, kinks, birdcaging, crush, heat. Synthetic: cuts, UV, chemical, stretched stitches. Chain: nicks, stretch, gouge, seized links.

  4. 04

    HARDWARE

    Latch, pin engagement, wear at the saddle, opened throat, bent shackle.

  5. 05

    REMOVE OR USE

    Fail: tag, isolate, report on GOSPEL-RPT-004. Do not leave failed gear on the pile.

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

  • Rigger who can apply rejection criteria
  • Does not need a supervisor to recognize a cut

EQUIPMENT

  • The gear
  • Rejection criteria
  • Out-of-service tags
  • GOSPEL-FRM-003

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

  • Using gear you have not inspected
  • “It will be fine for this one”
  • Replacing a shackle pin with a bolt from the truck

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-003
  • Damaged rigging report if it fails

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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