New Guidance On The Safe Rigging Of Cranes

The Construction Plant Association’s Crane Interest Group has published new guidance for crane rigging. CPA CIG 2506 introduces a structured and practical approach to pre-lift safety checks for mobile and crawler cranes. This new guidance is designed to enhance, not replace, existing safety processes and is aimed at reducing the risk of rigging errors and improving overall site safety.

The new guidance includes a set of “ready for work” checks to be performed by crane operators before starting operations, after rigging, when taking over a rigged crane, or after any break. These checks are intended to ensure that the crane’s configuration matches the lift plan and that nothing has changed since the last operation.

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