Safe lifting operations Safe lifting operations .pptx

Safe lifting operations

1. Safe lifting operations

2. Contents :- LOLER 1998 Lifting Equipment Classification and Definition Safe Working load and Working Load Limit Types of lifting operation and requirements Risk Assessment

3. LOLER Officially the regulations are called: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations SI1998 No 2307 • LOLER were made under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSW Act) and come into force for ALL lifting equipment on 5 December 1998. The LOLER Regulations aim to make working life safer for everyone using and coming into contact with lifting equipment: employers and employees, contractors and others

4. LOLER Regulation 1: Citation and Commencement Regulation 2 :Interpretation Regulation 3: Application Regulation 4: Strength and Stability Regulation 5: Lifting Equipment for Lifting Persons Regulation 6: Positioning and Installation Regulation 7: Marking of Lifting Equipment Regulation 8 :Organization of Lifting Operations Regulation 9: Thorough Examination and Inspection Regulation 10: Reports and Defects Regulation 11: Keeping of Information

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16. Lifting Equipment Classification

17. LIFTING CATEGORIZATION OF LIFTING OPERATIONS

18. Risk Assessment :- Risk assessment discuss the all hazardous that cause harm to people What are the 3 main reasons to assess and manage risk? Human harm (Injury and illness) Legal Effects ( Duty of care and consequence of unsuitable or insufficient risk management ) Economic Effects (Substantial financial costs are related at work )

19. Definitions: Hazard : something that has the potential to cause harm Likelihood : how likely is some one could be harmed by the hazard? Severity : if the potential for harm was to occur ,how severe would the accident be . Risk =likelihood x Severity

20. 5 Steps to Risk Assessment Identify the hazards Decide who might be harmed Evaluate the risk Record your finding and implement them Review your assessment