Crane audit inspector guide
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes Inspector Assessment Tool Legal Name Site Address ABN Suburb/City Post Code Phone Site Contact Person Crane Owner Head Office Address Phone Crane Contact Person Region Regional Office Inspector Date Assessment Details Category # 1 Page 1 of 9 Question Subsector of construction work: Reference Information gathering 2 Type of crane: Information gathering 3 Make/model/year of manufacture: Information gathering Notes House Townhouse Units – low Units – medium Units - highrise Luffing tower crane Hammerhead tower crane Self-erecting tower crane Hydraulic slewing mobile crane Lattice boom (pinjib) crane Non-slewing (e.g. Franna) Vessel-mounted crane Vehicle loading crane NonResidential/Commercial Services and Utilities Roads and Bridges Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes Inspection, maintenance and design registration records 4 Page 2 of 9 5 6 If the crane is a tower crane, has the commission report for the tower crane been signed off by a competent person? Is an inspection report available as evidence that the annual inspection has been carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications? 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Has a documented pre-operational inspection been carried out on the crane prior to starting work? (i.e. operator daily checklist) 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 7 Is the crane registered with WHSQ? 42 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 8 If the crane is ten years or older, is the major inspection certificate available for inspection? 235(2) Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 Yes/No/NA Guidance: s.14.4 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No Guidance: s.18.5 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006 s.14.7 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No Guidance: s.18.3 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006 s.14.5 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No/NA (mobile crane under 10T capacity) Certain types of crane and lifting equipment require registration with WHSQ: tower cranes self-erecting tower cranes mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes. The registration number should be a P00 followed by 5 digits. Or a registration issued by another jurisdiction. Yes/No/NA Guidance: s.18.6 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006 s. 14.8 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes Licensing and training records 9 Is the crane operator licensed to perform the work? 10 Has the crane operator received documented familiarisation training on the make and model of crane they are operating? 19(3)(f) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 11 Is the dogger licensed to perform the work? 43(2) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 68(2)(b) Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 12 Is a trained safety spotter being used to maintain electrical exclusion zone/s? 13 Is a trained safety spotter being used to maintain falling objects/clear slew radius Page 3 of 9 43(2) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Information gathering Yes/No Type of high risk work licence: Yes/No tower crane (CT) self-erecting tower crane (CS) portal boom crane (CP) non-slewing mobile crane (CN) slewing mobile crane up to 20T (C2) slewing mobile crane up to 60T (C6) slewing mobile crane up to 100T (C1) slewing mobile crane over 100T (C0) Guidance: s.17.2 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006 s.13.2 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No Yes/No/NA (formal training must have been completed if it is likely the operating crane will come within an exclusion zone) Guidance: s.3.2 Electrical safety code of practice 2010 – Working near overhead and underground electric lines s. 5 Electricity entity requirements: Working near overhead and underground electric lines Yes/No Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes Documentation 14 Has a Safe Work Method Statement (and, where 299(1) Work necessary, a Traffic Management Plan) been developed for Health and the activity of operating the crane and associated hazards? Safety Regulation 2011 15 Has the document adequately identified and evaluated the relevant risks? 16 Has the document adequately identified appropriate controls? 17 Have all of the controls that are identified in the SWMS/TMP actually been implemented? Page 4 of 9 299(2) Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 299(2) Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 300(1) Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 Yes/No Safe work method statements are required for all high risk construction work (refer section 291 Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011) including high risk construction work that: involves the risk of a person falling more than 2m involves demolition of an element of a structure that is loadbearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the structure is carried out in or near a shaft or trench with an excavated depth greater than 1.5m or a tunnel is carried out on or near energised electrical installations or services involves tilt-up or precast concrete is carried on, in or adjacent to a road, railway, shipping lane or other traffic corridor that is in use by traffic other than pedestrians is carried out in an area at a workplace in which there is any movement of powered mobile plant is carried out in or near water or other liquid that involves a risk of drowning Yes/No (if no provide detail) Yes/No (if no provide detail) Yes/No (if no provide detail) Documentation Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes Page 5 of 9 18 Using the Hierarchy of Controls as a basis, indicate what levels have been implemented to manage the risk of fall objects in relation to the operation of the crane. Information gathering 19 How was the crane operator made aware of the content of the SWMS/TMP? Information gathering 20 How was the dogger made aware of the content of the SWMS/TMP? Information gathering 21 How is compliance with the SWMS monitored? Information gathering 22 Can the crane operator demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the contents of the SWMS/TMP as they relate to the crane, including: any movement for access and egress to/from site, any movement on site, and all lifting operations? Information gathering Level 1 eliminate the hazards Level 2 substitute the hazard with something safer isolate the hazard from people reduce the risks through engineering controls Level 3 reduce exposure to the hazard using administrative actions use personal protective equipment 1. Group/Team consultation 2. One-to-one instruction/training 3. Site specific induction 4. Daily pre-start meeting 5. Workers given a copy of SWMS/SWMS posted on notice board/in site office 6. Unable to determine i.e. worker was vague, reluctant to provide detail, or provided inconsistent response 1. Group/Team consultation 2. One-to-one instruction/training 3. Site specific induction 4. Daily pre-start meeting 5. Workers given a copy of SWMS/SWMS posted on notice board/in site office 6. Unable to determine i.e. worker was vague, reluctant to provide detail or provided inconsistent response 1. Constant activity monitoring by supervisor 2. Periodic monitoring by supervisor/safety manager 3. Team leader 4. Individual worker Yes/No Documentation Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes 23 Can the dogger demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the contents of the SWMS/TMP as they relate to the crane, including: any movement for access and egress to/from site, any movement on site, and all lifting operations? 24 To what extent was the crane operator involved in the development of the SWMS/TMP? Information gathering Yes/No Information gathering 25 To what extent was the dogger involved in the development of the SWMS/TMP? Information gathering 26 Does the crane operator report that the SWMS was: Information gathering Select all that apply: Not at all Detailed discussion Select all that apply: Not at all Detailed discussion Select all that apply: Suitable Enforced/checked by management Select all that apply: Suitable Enforced/checked by management Work within vicinity of crane 27 Does the dogger report that the SWMS was: Page 6 of 9 Information gathering 28 Does the crane operator have an unobstructed view of all persons working within the vicinity of the crane? 29 If the crane operator’s vision of persons working within the vicinity of the crane is obstructed, indicate why. Information gathering Information gathering 30 Are there workers within the vicinity of the crane who are not involved in lifting the load? Information gathering Some discussion Developed by workers Some discussion Developed by workers Easy to understand Easy to understand Yes/No Select all that apply: plant blind spots poor lighting physical obstructions (e.g. trees, buildings etc.) obscured from view (e.g. in a hole, over a rise etc.) worker is camouflaged (e.g. not wearing high visibility clothing) operator impairment (e.g. eyesight, corrective lenses) other (provide detail) Yes/No Stability Work within vicinity of crane Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes Page 7 of 9 31 Indicate the role of any worker that is required to be within the vicinity of the crane. Information gathering 32 For workers that are required to work within the vicinity of the crane, could they perform their work in another way that would eliminate the risk? Information gathering 33 How is access to the vicinity of the crane controlled? Information gathering 34 If short-legging of outriggers is used, does the manufacturer allow it and is there a written procedure? 19(3)(d) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 19(3)(d) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 19(3)(d) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 35 If a pick-and-carry crane is working or travelling on sloping ground, has the manufactures instructions been applied (e.g. for Franna cranes has the side deration charts been used)? 36 If the crane is vessel-mounted, is there documentation available for the assessment of the stability of the crane and vessel configuration? Select all that apply: dogger/rigger safety spotter traffic controller other work crew associated with the activity (e.g. labourer) site supervisor/manager Select from: perform the task while the crane is inactive, then move away stand away from the vicinity of the crane and communicate with operator perform the task at another time other (provide detail) Select from: signage spotter physical barricades witch’s hat/bunting other (provide detail) no controls Yes/No/NA Guidance: s10.2.5 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No/NA Guidance: s10.3 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No/NA Guidance: s10 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes General Stability 37 Page 8 of 9 Is documented certification available from a geotechnical engineer that the ground has adequate bearing capacity to support the crane when performing any of the following lifts: bridge beams tilt-up panels other lifts where the load is 50 tonnes or more 38 Is the crane set up on timbers or pads appropriately? i.e.: under all outrigger feet not deformed cracks on timbers are not excessive not sinking gaps between timbers are not excessive 39 If the crane is set up near excavations, is the crane a suitable distance from the excavation? i.e. the distance of any part of the crane support timbers from the excavation are at least equal to the depth of the excavation. 40 Is the load chart: written in English metric readily available for use by the crane operator 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Yes/No/NA 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Yes/No (if no provide detail) 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Yes/No/NA (if no provide details) 41 Has the crane operator, dogger or PCBU ever been on site when a crane over turned and if so what was the most likely reason for the crane overturning? Information gathering 42 Is the crane working under or adjacent to any overhead power lines? 43 If so, are the crane operator and dogger aware of the appropriate exclusion zones? Information gathering 68(1) Electrical Safety Regulation 2013 Guidance: 10.2.4 Mobile crane - Code of Practice 2006 Guidance: s.10 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 Guidance: s10.2.2 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 Yes/No (if no provide details) Guidance: s.8.1 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006 s.6.1.1 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006 ground condition crane set up e.g. short legging, incorrect packing overloading pick-and-carry on side slope Yes/No/NA Yes/No/NA Guidance: s1.4 Electrical safety code of practice 2010 – Working near overhead and underground electric lines General Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes 44 Does the slinging technique used to secure the load ensure the load cannot fall? i.e.: double wrapping and choke hitching plastic wrapping of bins no basket hitch, unless sling positively restrained from moving along load load balanced slings or chains are not damaged 45 Has the crane operator or PCBU ever noticed, on any mobile cranes or vehicle loading cranes that are driven between sites, the crane stabiliser extending during travel? 46 If the crane is a mobile or vehicle loading crane, is there a locking system to prevent the stabilisers extending during travel? 47 Was any Inspector intervention required (e.g. agreed actions, notices, etc.) during the visit in relation the operation of the crane? Page 9 of 9 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Yes/No (if no provide detail) Information gathering Yes/No (if yes provide detail, including make and model if known) 19(1) Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Information gathering Yes/No/NA Guidance: 13.2.3 Mobile crane - Code of Practice 2006 11.1 Tower crane - Code of Practice 2006 Provide detail
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