PNNL Hoisting and Rigging Manual
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Responsibilities
- Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
- Critical Lifts
- 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
- 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
- Mobile Cranes
- Overhead and Gantry Cranes
- Personnel Qualifications and Training Requirements
- Portable A-Frames and Trolleys
- Rigging Hardware
- Shop Cranes
- Slings
- Wire Rope
- Definitions and Acronyms
- References and 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
