Lifting Appointed Person

Position: Lifting Appointed Person

Location: Site Base

Experience: 8 to 10 years

Qualifications & Competency

§ Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma

§ LEEA Certified Appointed Person

§ Certified Lifting Supervisor

§ Knowledge in Lifting plan

§ Knowledge of lifting regulations and load charts

Roles and Responsibilities:

§ Assess the proposed lift to identify the hazards and corresponding risks, provide for planning, selection of equipment, instruction and supervision to enable the work to be carried out safely.

§ Ensure that all tests, inspections, examinations and maintenance have been carried out, and that there is a procedure for reporting defects and taking any necessary corrective action.

§ Ensure that the crane supervisor is fully briefed on the relevant sections of the lift plan and contents of method statements.

§ Have the authority to carry out their duties and to stop the operations if they think there is a danger.

§ Ensure that lifting plan is prepared to manage all sorts of lifting operation at the workplace with reference to local and international standards.

§ Coordinating and supervising all lifting activities in accordance with the lifting plan.

§ Lifting appointed person will determine the appropriate type of hoist required, based upon criteria and information on the intended usage of hoist provided by the users.

§ Ensuring that only registered crane operators, appointed riggers and appointed signal man participate in any lifting operation.

§ Ensure lifting equipment and accessories are suitable for the task and have adequate strength and stable in use.

§ Lifting appointed Person assesses lifts and classifies as either standard or complex.

§ Lifting appointed person interfaces with specialist’s engineers, designers, temporary works coordinator to assess options and limitations.

§ Lifting appointed person prepares, reviews Lift Plan and ensures permits in place. NB additional permit required for multi positions.

§ Ensure the crane and lifting gears Logs are being maintained and all fitness certificates records and maintained and retained.

§ Ensure competency log of all lifting team are maintained and renew at when due.

§ Ensure 3rd party inspection and internal periodic inspection of the cranes and lifting gears are being maintained and established in the lifting plan.

§ Ensuring ground conditions are safe for any lifting operation.

§ Lifting appointed persons should be present during the critical lifting operation.

§ Ensure adequate safety measures taken for lifting operation and ‘Permit to Work’ is obtained prior commencing of the activity.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent