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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators Service Providers GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE FOR LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND LIFTING OPERATIONS

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Applicable to all Oil & Gas Operators 
and 
Service Providers 
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE FOR LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND LIFTING 
OPERATIONS  
Code: DPR Guide 0024 - 2020 
 
Revision Date: 1st August 2020 
 
 
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safety in the place in which that work equipment is to be used. The risk assessment must 
be carried out as per the requirements of Regulation 2 of the Mineral Oils (Safety) 
Regulations (MOSR) 1997. The risk assessment will need to include:    
i. 
How often the lifting equipment will be used;    
ii. 
Where the lifting equipment will be used;    
iii. 
The nature and characteristics of the load that the lifting equipment will lift;   
iv. 
Any limitations on use specified by the manufacturer or supplier;    
v. 
It must cover means of access, ergonomic risks, weather conditions in open-air 
operations, etc;    
vi. 
Every lifting operation involving lifting equipment shall be:    
a. properly planned as Lifting Plan and this is to be done by a competent 
person,    
b. appropriately supervised,   
c. carried out in a safe manner.    
vii. 
 Look out for:   
a. Suspended loads – where are people working? - If the load fell?    
b. The continuing integrity of equipment    
c. The attaching and detaching of loads    
d. Proximity hazards    
e. Pre-use check    
f. DO NOT overload    
g. Be aware of causes of over-turning and ensure this does not happen.    
h. Visibility – ensure we can see what is happening    
viii. 
All lifting operations are ‘risk assessed’ Safe Working Load - SWL’s – must NOT 
be exceeded.