ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE FOR RIGGING

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1. PURPOSE

This practice categorizes rigging lifts for [Organization/Company Name] projects and establishes responsibility for the design, engineering, and approval of the transportation and rigging of all equipment and modules. [Organization/Company Name] and its contractors to achieve ZERO crane and rigging accidents during the construction and/or maintenance phase of each project.

2. SCOPE

This practice includes the following major sections:

General
Rigging Points of Contact
Lifting Lugs
Categories of Lifts
Operations – Site-Specific Procedure
Variance from Practices

3. APPLICATION

This practice applies to work activities and employees under the control of [Organization/Company Name] and its contractors.

4. GENERAL

In addition to the requirements in this practice pertaining to lifts, all legal and contractual requirements must be adhered to in planning and carrying out all lifts of any size or reach on all projects.

4.1. Introduction/Pre-use Requirements

The following topics:

Responsibilities
Training and Licensing (crane operators, riggers, signal persons)
Drivers
Procurement and Hire
Assembly/Disassembly, Inspection, and Maintenance
Modifications
Riggers/Rigging (training/inspection)
Air Tugger Operations
Gin Wheels

4.2. Operational/Site-Specific Requirements

For the following topics:

General Requirements
Submittals
Cranes
Helicopters
Rigging/Rigging Hardware
Lifting Lugs
Signals and Signal Persons
Categories of Lifts (includes critical lifts)
Steel Erection
Working Near Overhead Electrical Lines and Hazardous Pipelines
Suspended Personnel Platforms (workbaskets)
Variances

4.3. Rigging Points of Contract

Rigging Supervisor — A certified Rigging Supervisor must be determined by Site Management to have adequate experience and knowledge in the rigging to safely perform the rigging on the project and has received certification from the [Organization/Company Name] Rigging Engineering Group or a qualified 3rd party, that they have the training and/or shown the competency to prepare and review rigging plans.

Contractor Rigging Coordinator — Preferably an English-speaking graduate engineer with rigging experience, approved by [Organization/Company Name], who will work closely with the [Organization/Company Name] rigging supervisor designing and planning every lift. The rigging coordinator need not be solely dedicated to rigging.

Qualified Field Rigger — A qualified field rigger must have the necessary training and/or experience to safely perform the work he/she is assigned and be designated a “qualified field rigger” following an assessment of his/her abilities by the rigging supervisor.

Rigging Engineer — A [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer is a graduate engineer who is competent in the methods and means to design, evaluate, plan, oversee, and estimate transportation and lifting activities during any phase of a project.

Crane Operator — All crane operators must be licensed in accordance with the related requirements of Practice.

5. LIFTING LUGS

Note: All weights are in metric tons but may be assumed to be imperial tons if the project is using imperial units.

A [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer must design or review the lifting lugs for all equipment over 10 tons, or any equipment that must be upended during erection causing the load to the lug(s) to be applied in more than one direction.

Review of the lifting lugs for equipment less than or equal to 10 tons must be the responsibility of the project home office discipline engineer.

The rigging supervisor must be responsible for requesting that a [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer review any questionable lifting lugs encountered in the field.

6. CATEGORIES OF LIFTS

Note: The use of the word “lifts” in the heading of the following categories denotes both transportation and lifting.

Note: All weights are in metric tons but may be assumed to be imperial tons if the project is using imperial units.

Note: Refer to Attachment 01 for quick references to categories of lifts.

A-Noncritical Lifts

In general, a lift that is less than 75 percent of the rated capacity of a crane for the configuration of the lift, and does not involve lifting personnel.

Noncritical lifts are divided into the following 2 categories:

B-Type 1 Noncritical Lifts

Lifts that are under 5 tons; or under 20 tons and less than 50 percent of the rated capacity of a crane for the configuration of the lift.
Responsible personnel for a type 1 noncritical lift must be a crane operator and field rigger.
Green Lift Checklist

C-Type 2 Noncritical Lifts

Lifts that are 5 tons or more and more than 50 percent of the rated capacity of a crane for the configuration of the lift, or greater than 20 tons.
Responsible personnel for a type 2 noncritical lift must be a crane operator, field rigger, and rigging supervisor.
A Green Lift Checklist is required.
Critical Lifts
Critical lifts include, but are not limited to:
Lifts made when the load weight is 75 percent or more of the rated capacity of the crane(unless weight criteria supersedes)
Lifts that require the load to be lifted, swung, or placed out over critical processes
Lifts over operating processes, within 33 feet of energized overhead power lines, or in hazardous areas
Lifts made with more than one crane (other than a tail crane)
Lifts involving non-routine or technically difficult rigging arrangement
Hoisting personnel with a crane or derrick
If the permit-to-work process is in use, a Permit to Work must be obtained.
All lifts by cranes, except bridge cranes, that are “critical lifts require a Critical Lift Permit, to be developed and approved. If the permit-to-work process is in use, the Critical Lift Permit is in addition and subordinate to a Permit to Work.
Before a critical lift, a Critical Lift Permit must be developed by the rigger or rigging supervisor, and the required approvals obtained. A copy of the permit, and any associated rigging drawings, must be placed in the cab of the crane, with the original(s) filed at the site.

Critical lifts are divided into the following 3 categories:

A-Type “A” Critical Lifts

Lifts per the following requirements:

Vessels Vertical Less than 30 tons
Vertical Less than 8 feet (2.4 meters) diameter
Horizontal Less than 60 tons
All other equipment and structures are less than 60 tons.
All lifts 75 percent, but less than 80 percent, of the capacity chart of the crane for the boom length and operating radius being used, or less than 90 percent of the crane has an operational load indication device with an overload cut off.
Transportation – All plant equipment is less than 60 tons.
A Green Lift Checklist and a Critical Lift Permit are required.

Responsible personnel for a type “A” critical lift must be:

Note: The designer and checker cannot be the same person. The crane operator and the qualified rigger are jointly responsible for the determination of the load weight and placement of the crane so that it is set up within the operating radius selected. The job site rigging supervisor has final responsibility for all operations.

Designer: Qualified field rigger
Checker: Qualified field rigger
Reviewer: Jobsite rigging supervisor

B. Type “B” Critical Lifts

Lifts per the following requirements:

Vessels Vertical 30 tons to 600 tons
Vertical 8 feet (2.4 meters) in diameter and over
Horizontal 60 tons to 600 tons
All other equipment and structures 60 tons to 600 tons
Equipment or vessels over 20 tons that are inside structures, in inaccessible locations, over operating processes, or in hazardous areas as determined by the Site Manager or rigging engineer. Also included are equipment and vessels constructed of nonferrous materials, or are otherwise prone to damage during handling.
All multiple-crane lifts (exclusive of a tailing crane) in which the load could be transferred from one crane to another during the lift.
All lifts over 80 percent of the capacity chart of the crane for the boom length and operating radius being used, or over 90 percent if the crane has an operational load indication device with an overload cut-off.
Transportation – All plant equipment is 60 tons to 600 tons.
A Critical Lift Permit and rigging drawings are required.

Responsible personnel for a type “B” critical lift must be:

Note: The designer and checker cannot be the same person. The lead engineer can function in a dual role as designer/approver or checker/approver.
Designer: Responsible site rigging supervisor, [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer, or contractor
Checker: [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer
Reviewer: [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer, [Organization/Company Name] led rigging engineer, and site manager

C. Type “C” Critical Lifts

Lifts and transportation — 600 tons and above.
Before awarding a rigging contract and approving a rigging plan, the [Organization/Company Name] Project Manager, along with the [Organization/Company Name] Site and Rigging Managers, must review the rigging plan, risk analysis, and/or contractor bid evaluation to ensure that risk/liabilities are understood and mitigated to the maximum extent possible.
A Critical Lift Permit and rigging drawings are required.

Responsible personnel for a type “C” critical lift must be:

Note: The designer and checker cannot be the same person. The lead engineer can function in a dual role as designer/approver or checker/approver.
Designer: [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer or contractor
Checker: [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer
Reviewer: [Organization/Company Name] lead rigging engineer
Reviewer: [Organization/Company Name] lead rigging engineer from another rigging office
Reviewer: Optional third-party rigging consultant; the Site Manager, Rigging Manager, and Project Manager will determine if the lift requires an independent review by a third-party rigging consultant.
Reviewer: Rigging Manager, Site Manager, and Project Manager
Note: Review by the above managers is absolutely mandatory!

D. Special Circumstances with Lifts

The mobile crane lifts that is greater than 95 percent of the crane load/capacity chart require a [Organization/Company Name] rigging engineer to be present at the site to review and witness the lift. Permanent installations such as overhead bridge cranes and gantry cranes on which the load capacity is clearly indicated in accordance with the appropriate ASME specifications may be exempt from this requirement with the approval of Fluor's Project/Site HSE Representative.

Special circumstances will be considered by the rigging engineer and the Site Manager on a case-by-case basis to determine if a lift needs to be elevated to a higher category of design and/or approval.

7. OPERATIONS — SITE-SPECIFIC PROCEDURE

In addition to this practice, each project location must develop an “operations — site-specific” procedure for all rigging activities that will be performed on the site. The Site Manager or his representative, along with the rigging engineer and the Site HSE Representative, will provide technical details and limitations required to safely execute all rigging operations.

VARIANCES FROM PRACTICES

If the Site Manager determines that a specific requirement of this practice will cause undue hardship and that the work can be done safely by employing another practice, the Site Manager or designee will:

Develop an explanation and justification that they are suspending that specific requirement, describing why it is not appropriate for their job and what other method(s) will be employed to ensure the safety of the rigging operations.

Obtain written approval from the Project/Site HSE Representative, the site rigging supervisor, and [Organization/Company Name]’s Rigging Engineering Group.

8. REFERENCES

Crane and Rigging – Operations (Site-Specific)
Permit to Work
Cranes and Rigging — Introduction/Pre-use
Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
Aerial Lifts, Elevating Work Platforms, and Material/Personnel Hoists
Scaffolds
Green Lift Checklist
Permit to Work
Critical Lift Permit

9. ATTACHMENTS

Lift Categories