Book description:Safely maintain and operate rigging equipment
Rigging Equipment: Maintenance and Safety Inspection Manual is a must-have for rigging contractors, facility managers, and equipment operators. Featuring regulations, standards, guidelines, and recommendations applicable to critical lifts, this practical guide provides maintenance and safety inspection checklists for rigging equipment, components, and systems, and addresses the required training, planning, and documentation. The safe rigging practices recommended in this book are framed in general terms to accommodate the many variations in rigging practices.
Coverage includes:
Operating rules--rigging hazards, OSHA regulations, consensus standards, and industry guidelines
Operator qualifications, safe operating practices, and operating procedures
Planning and preparation before performing rigging
Lifting and hoisting equipment and rigging and scaffolding systems
Ladders, stairways, ramps, hand and power tools, and electrical systems
Maintenance schedules, care, and safe operation of equipment
Inspection checklists for rigging equipment before, during, and after use
Testing, certification, and registration of rigging equipment
Preventive maintenance recordkeeping based on equipment manufacturer's recommendations
Proper use of personal safety and protective equipment
Joseph A. MacDonald has more than 40 years' editorial experience including 18 years with
Engineering News-Record, Perspectives
, and
Private Power Executive
magazines. He was Editor-in-Chief of the
Encyclopedia of U.S. Building and Construction Technology
, and co-editor of
Handbook of Rigging
and the
Directory of Worldwide Engineering & Construction Organizations
.
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