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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 
 
 
This is a property of the Department of Petroleum Resources. All rights reserved  
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2.7 
Periodic Inspection   
This is the minimum, specified period, denoted in days, weeks, months or years, between 
one “Inspection” and a repeat or next “Inspection” as per Appendix 1.   
   
2.8 
Thorough Inspection   
It means the following items shall be checked for compliance with manufacturers’ 
specifications and safe operation, as a minimum:   
i. 
Oil levels, fuel level and lubrication.   
ii. 
Ropes, rope terminal fittings and anchorages, rope drums and sheaves for any 
damage and wear.   
iii. 
All water is drained from air reservoirs.   
iv. 
Crane for any loose or damaged structural component including supports and 
outriggers where fitted. Loose joints may be readily noticed by flaking or 
marking on the paint surface or by rust marks. Similarly, cracks may often be 
detected by rust runs.   
v. 
Security of the counterweight. Where this is in the form of removable weights, 
checking that the weights correspond to those shown on the counterweight 
chart for the operating condition in use.   
vi. 
Load moment system where fitted, is correctly set or fitted (or both) with the 
program appropriate to the boom or jib length, and fly-jib lengths and falls or 
parts of rope.   
vii. 
Indicator appropriate to the boom, jib or fly-jib length is fitted.   
viii. 
Crane cabin is in a tidy condition and free from grease and oil, rags, tools and 
materials other than those for which storage provision is made.   
ix. 
Pneumatic systems and hydraulic systems including their safety devices.   
x. 
Operation of the crane through all motions with particular attention to brakes.