Safety Alert
Offshore cranes
Offshore cranes
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- ED01-2021
- Crane and RiggingLifting OperationsMachinery and Equipment
- Dropped objectsMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceLifting operations
- CraneWire rope
- Operating and work proceduresPositive retention and reliable securingPre-use checks
- Offshore installation
Summary
HSE safety notice examines two offshore crane boom hoist rope failures in 2020, when ropes displaced from sheaves became severely damaged and booms fell without injuring anyone. It discusses possible wind, slack-rope and installation-twist mechanisms, and specifies precautions concerning boom stowage, smooth operation, retention bars, pre-use checks and replacement-rope installation.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Safety alert concerning the safe operation and management of offshore cranes.
ED01-2021. Themes: crane and rigging, lifting operations, machinery and equipment.