All environmental obstacles or hazards along the lift’s travel path these might include overhead power lines, other vehicles and workers in the area, etc.

Net weight of the lift, plus the geometry of the item being lifted.

The lifting capacity of the equipment being used.

When we develop a lift plan with you, we include (at minimum) documentation of the following: While a lift plan isn’t required for every lift, the best way to ensure a safe and efficient lift is to invest in a lift plan.

Before any lift, it’s important to think about what could go wrong, which will help eliminate unforeseen factors that could result in an accident. Unfortunately, all too often, this means that people don’t plan ahead to prevent an accident from happening. We want to make sure the equipment being used can handle the lift, and we also want to ensure that all of the personnel involved know what’s happening and why.

Let’s take a look at when a lift plan is needed and what it should contain.Īt Pro Lift Crane, safety is our highest priority. If what you are lifting is valuable or your job site has several complexities, you may want to consider taking the time to develop a lift plan. Between the crane itself and the items being lifted, some lifts can easily have more than $1 million at stake. When you’re working with a crane, you’re working with a highly technical, extremely expensive piece of complex machinery.

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