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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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3.3 
Crane for Hire for Contract Lifting Operations    
This refers to the situation where an organisation enters into a contract with a third party 
who will undertake the lifting operation on their behalf, i.e. the third party provides the 
crane and the operator. In these circumstances the crane owner has the duty to ensure 
that the crane is properly maintained, examined and has valid test certificate and safe to 
use and that the lifting operation is carried out safely.    
  
3.4 
Strength and Stability   
i. 
Lifting equipment should be of adequate strength and stability for each load, 
having regard in particular to the stress induced at its mounting or fixing 
point.   
ii. 
Every part of a load and anything attached to it and used in lifting it should 
be of adequate strength.    
iii. 
Account should be taken of the combination of forces to which the lifting 
equipment will be subjected as well as the weight of any associated 
accessories used in the lifting operation. A competent person should ensure 
that the strength and stability of the lifting equipment continues to be 
adequate for the tasks that the equipment is intended to be used.    
iv. 
Where appropriate, suitable and effective measures must be taken to 
provide sufficient resistance to overturning in order to ensure the adequate 
stability of the lifting equipment. Where there is a significant risk of 
overturning and/or overloading arising from the use of the equipment, it 
should be provided where appropriate, with equipment or devices such as 
rated capacity indicators and rated capacity limiters. Such devices provide 
audible and/or visual warning when the safe lifting limits are being 
approached.