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PNNL Hoisting and Rigging Manual

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Purpose
  • Scope
  • Background
  • Manual Organization
  • Mandatory and Advisory Rules
• Responsibilities
  • Scope
  • Personnel Responsibilities
• Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
  • Scope
  • General Features
  • Design and Fabrication
  • Marking
  • Modifications
  • Inspections
  • Maintenance
  • Testing
  • Maintenance Files
• Critical Lifts
  • Scope
  • Critical Lift Determination
  • Guidelines and Rules for Critical Lifts
  • Critical Lift Equipment and Hardware
  • Critical Lift Plan
  • Prelift and Field Revision Review Meetings
  • Special Lifts Non-Critical Lifts That Require Special Precautions
  • Worksheets
• Forklifts
  • Scope
  • Responsibilities
  • Nameplate(s) and Marking
  • Attachments, Modifications, and Free Rigging from Tines
  • Overhead Guards
  • Warning Devices
  • Fire Hazard Areas
  • Work Atmosphere
  • Operator Care of the Truck
  • Maintenance and Inspection
  • Forklift Truck Load Test
  • Conduct of Operator
  • Lifting of Personnel
  • Standard Hand Signals
  • Designated Leader
  • Critical Lifts
  • Maintenance Files
  • Equipment Qualification
• Hoisting and Rigging in Hostile Environments
  • Scope
  • Equipment and Operations Review
  • Hostile Environment Plan
  • Marking and Posting
  • Inspection and Material Limitations
• Hoists, Jib Cranes, and Monorail
  • Scope
  • Installation
  • Attaching the Load
  • Moving the Load
  • General Construction and Installation
  • Brakes—Load-Controlling Mechanism
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Modifications
  • Inspection
  • Wire Rope Inspection, Replacement, and Maintenance
  • Welded-Link Chain Inspection, Replacement, and Maintenance
  • Roller Chain Inspection, Replacement, and Maintenance
  • Maintenance
  • Testing
  • Maintenance Files
• Hooks
  • Scope
  • New Hooks
  • Throat Latches
  • Inspection
  • Nondestructive Testing
• Mobile Cranes
  • Scope
  • Operator Qualifications
  • Conduct of Operators
  • Operating Practices
  • Signals and Instructions
  • Information From Crane Manufacturer
  • Equipment Requirements
  • Signs
  • Inspection
  • Maintenance
  • Testing
  • Crane Maintenance Files
• Overhead and Gantry Cranes
  • Scope
  • Inspection, Maintenance, and Testing
  • Crane Maintenance Files
• Personnel Qualifications and Training Requirements
  • Scope
  • Program Requirements
  • Qualification Prerequisites
  • Physical Examination and Substance Abuse Testing Requirements
  • Training and Qualification Programs
  • Previous Training and Qualification
  • On-the Job Training
  • Retraining
  • Training and Qualification Records
• Portable A-Frames and Trolleys
  • Documented Periodic Inspection
  • A-Frame and Trolley Use
  • Conduct of Operators
  • Qualifications of Personnel
• Rigging Hardware
  • Scope
  • Shackles and Rings
  • Wire Rope Clamps
  • Eyebolts, Manufacturer-Installed Lift Points, and Swivel Hoist Rings
  • Turnbuckles
  • Rigging Hooks
• Shop Cranes
  • Scope
  • Operator Qualifications
  • Conduct of Operators
  • Equipment Requirements
  • Marking and Identification
  • Inspection
  • Maintenance
  • Testing
• Slings
  • Scope
  • General
• Wire Rope
  • Scope
  • General Requirements
  • Inspection Requirements
  • Wire Rope Inspection, Acceptance Criteria
  • Wire Rope Receiving, Storage, and Maintenance
  • Replacement Rope
  • Replacement Rope Installation
  • Qualification of Wire Rope
• Definitions and Acronyms
• References and Bibliography
  • References
  • Bibliography
• Revision History

Figures

• Chain Sling Major Components
• Correct and Incorrect Ways to Use Wire Rope Clips (Clamps)
• Eccentric Shackle Loads
• Example of Required Shop Crane Warning
• Improper use of Screw Pin Shackle
• Miscellaneous Hook
• Nominal End Attachment Efficiency
• Replacing Shackle Pins
• Rigging Tackle and Equipment Identification Tag Example
• Sling Stresses at Various Sling Angles
• Type I, II, and III Wire Rope Clamps
• Typical Shackles
• Typical Shop Cranes
• Typical Wire Rope Slings
• Wire Rope Efficiencies for Various D/d Ratios
• Wire Rope Ratchet And Pawl Lever-Operated Hoist

Tables

• Allowable Broken Wires in Braided and Cable-Laid Slings
• Frequent and Periodic Inspection of Chain Slings
• Inspection for Electric- or Air-Powered Hoists
• Inspection for Hand Chain-Operated Hoists
• Maximum Allowable Wear at any Point of Link
• Minimum Inspection for Lever-Operated Hoists—Chain Type
• Rated Load for Alloy Steel Chain Slings ASTM A391
• Typical Reduction of Chain Sling Working Load According to Temperature(a)
• Wire Rope Slings in Choker Hitch
• Wire Rope Inspection Summary