{"id":604,"date":"2014-08-14T13:26:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T17:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2014-08-14T13:26:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T17:26:58","slug":"planning-a-safe-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/planning-a-safe-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning a Safe Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A meeting with all of the people involved with a lift is an absolute<br \/>\nnecessity. The total parameters of a lift plan will be required. Are all of<br \/>\nthe equipment for a proper lift must be available at the site, the aim here<br \/>\nis for all parties to be assured that some small (or major) aspect has not<br \/>\nbeen overlooked. This could turn into a dangerous situation or stop the lift<br \/>\nall together.<\/p>\n<p>It is not possible to have a safe lift without load stability.<\/p>\n<p>Stability is created by choosing the correct sling based on capacity,<br \/>\nverification of the sling angle and its impact on the sling when it is under<br \/>\nload, understanding the center of gravity of the load and any environmental<br \/>\nconditions that may arise and affect the lift. We also must consider the<br \/>\nbelow the hook device, and any lift attachments to be used.<\/p>\n<p>There are, however, other important factors to be confirmed prior to a lift.<br \/>\nFrom a practical point of view, the placement of all personnel in the area<br \/>\nof the lift and the role they are to play under any circumstance is critical<br \/>\nto a safe lift. Also, understanding and manner of communication and the<br \/>\nvital role of leadership can also play a key role<\/p>\n<p>One of the keystones to a safe lift is the inspection. The review must be<br \/>\nrigorous and meticulously followed, all aspects must be checked for damage<br \/>\nand any doubts about its ability to carry the maximum capacity will result<br \/>\nin a tag and it will not be used.<\/p>\n<p>The theoretical aim of riggers is to have the load just as safe in the air<br \/>\nas it was on the ground. There are many variables particular to each<br \/>\nsituation and each must be considered.<\/p>\n<h4>Joe Harnest has been president of Crane Training Canada since 1995 and has International experience with overhead cranes, hoists and material handling equipment since 1975. To speak to him directly, call 905-981-1432 or email <a href=\"mailto:info@cranetraining.ca\">info@cranetraining.ca<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A meeting with all of the people involved with a lift is an absolute necessity. The total parameters of a lift plan will be required. Are all of the equipment for a proper lift must be available at the site, the aim here is for all parties to be assured that some small (or major) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-crane-safety-training","category-industrial-health-and-safety"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":605,"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604\/revisions\/605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cranetraining.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}