Rigging Equipment: Maintenance and Safety Inspection Manual

by Joseph A. MacDonald

Overview

Safely maintain and operate rigging equipment

Rigging Equipment: Maintenance and Safety Inspection Manual is a must-have for rigging contractors, facility managers, and equipment operators. Featuring regulations, standards, guidelines, and recommendations applicable to critical lifts, this practical guide provides maintenance and safety inspection checklists for rigging equipment, components, and systems, and addresses the required training, planning, and documentation. The safe rigging practices recommended in this book are framed in general terms to accommodate the many variations in rigging practices.

Coverage includes:

• Operating rules--rigging hazards, OSHA regulations, consensus standards, and industry guidelines
• Operator qualifications, safe operating practices, and operating procedures
• Planning and preparation before performing rigging
• Lifting and hoisting equipment and rigging and scaffolding systems
• Ladders, stairways, ramps, hand and power tools, and electrical systems
• Maintenance schedules, care, and safe operation of equipment
• Inspection checklists for rigging equipment before, during, and after use
• Testing, certification, and registration of rigging equipment
• Preventive maintenance recordkeeping based on equipment manufacturer's recommendations
• Proper use of personal safety and protective equipment

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071719490
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/29/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Joseph A. MacDonald has more than 40 years' editorial experience including 18 years with Engineering News-Record, Perspectives, and Private Power Executive magazines. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of U.S. Building and Construction Technology, and co-editor of Handbook of Rigging and the Directory of Worldwide Engineering & Construction Organizations.

Table of Contents

Section One: LIFTING & HOISTING; Chapter 1. Cranes & DerricksChapter 2. Hoists (Portable Hoists, Personnel/ Materials Hoists); Chapter 3. Forklifts; Chapter 4. Helicopters; Chapter 5. Jacks, Rollers & Skids; Section Two: SCAFFOLDING SYSTEMS; Chapter 5. Scaffolds; Chapter 6. Ladders; Chapter 7. Fall Protection; Section Three: RIGGING TOOLS; Chapter 8. Rope & Chain (Fiber Rope, Natural & Synthetic, Fiber Rope Webbing, Slings & Hitches, Wire Strand, Slings & Mesh, Alloy Steel Chain); Chapter 9. Accessories (Attachments & Fittings, Blocks & Tackles)Section Four: RIGGING APPURTENANCES; Chapter 10. Safety Equipment (Belts, Lifelines, Nets, Flotation); Chapter 11. Protective Devices (Face, Head, Hands, Feet, Vision, Hearing); Section Five: REGULATIONS, STANDARDS & GUIDELINES; Chapter 12. Regulations; Chapter 13.<.b> Standards; Chapter 14. Guidelines; Industry Associations; Insurance Providers; BIBLIOGRAPHY; RESOURCES; INDEX