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817 Steel Erection Safety
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Multiple Lift Rigging Procedures

Multiple lifts are hazardous for many reasons.

Classic Crane Lift

Some of the most common reasons including the risk of:

  • unhitching a load beneath a suspended load,
  • separate loads snagging,
  • loads becoming unbalanced, and
  • exceeding the safe working load limits.

A multiple lift may only be performed if the following criteria are met:

  • A multiple lift rigging assembly is used.
  • A maximum of five (5) members are hoisted per lift.
  • Only beams and similar structural members are lifted.

All employees engaged in the multiple lift have been trained in the following procedures:

  • The nature of the hazards associated with multiple lifts, and
  • The proper procedures and equipment to perform multiple lifts.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-5. When performing a multiple lift, a maximum of ____ members may be hoisted per lift.