One of the major causes of incidents and fatalities associatedwith E&P activities is in the category of Lifting and Hoistingoperations. Within this category are operations as varied asthe lifting of loads using forklift trucks, heavy lifts over livefacilities, and lifting of topside modules onto offshorefacilities. Each type of lift presents a different spectrum ofrisks that need to be managed if the lift is to be undertaken in asafe and efficient manner.A variety of regulations, standards and guidelines exist relatedto different aspects of lifting operations; however despitethese, incidents continue to occur. Hence, in an effort to bringthe E&P industry's focus to this issue, in 2005 the OGP SafetyCommittee formed a Lifting and Hoisting Safety Task Force.The remit of the Task Force was to develop appropriate tools(guidelines, recommended practices, etc) that will assist E&Pcompanies and their contractors to reduce the number oflifting and hoisting associated incidents.Key areas that the Task Force is addressing include:- Planning of Lifting Operations- Roles and Responsibilities- Personnel Competency and Training- Human Factor issues- Lifting and Hoisting Hardware- Design and Control of Lifting Equipment- Specialized Lifting Operations The paper describes the work of the OGP Lifting and HoistingTask Force, and its findings, recommendations and proposedstrategies with respects to the above issues.
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