Lifting plan
A document prepared before a lifting operation that identifies the load, specifies the lifting method, equipment and persons involved, and addresses the risks, ensuring that the operation is properly planned, supervised and carried out by competent persons.
By jurisdiction
UK HSE
“lifting plan”Exact equivalentRegulation 8 of LOLER 1998 requires that every lifting operation involving lifting equipment is properly planned by a competent person, appropriately supervised, and carried out in a safe manner. Guidance recommends a lifting plan document for complex or non-routine operations. The plan must consider the load, equipment, method and emergency arrangements.
Irish HSA
“lifting plan”Close equivalentThe General Application Regulations 2007 (Part 2, Chapter 2) require that lifting operations are planned, supervised and carried out safely. A lifting plan is recommended for complex operations. The principles are equivalent to the LOLER requirement.
US OSHA
“lift plan”Close equivalentOSHA 29 CFR 1926 subpart CC requires critical lift plans for crane operations that exceed 75 per cent of the rated capacity or when the load must be carried over people or structures. Pre-lift meetings are required. The lift plan concept is similar to LOLER planning but applies specifically to construction cranes.
Practitioner note: Required for every lifting operation, scaled to complexity. Routine repetitive lifts may run on a generic plan, but anything unusual needs its own.