File:Rigging.pdf

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hoisting and Rigging Standard

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hoisting and Rigging Standard is intended to be used by supervisors, line managers, safety personnel, equipment operators, and any other personnel responsible for safety of hoisting and rigging operations at DOE sites. The standard quotes verbatim or paraphrases (with minor editorial changes for consistency) the requirements of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the therein refenced standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). It also encompasses, under one cover, applicable hoisting and rigging codes, standards, and regulations, eliminating the need to maintain extensive (and often incomplete) libraries of hoisting and rigging standards throughout DOE. When formally invoked by contract, the use of the imperative voice (as in “Never use discarded load chain for slings”) or the word “shall” within this standard connotes a mandatory action, whereas use of the word “should” denotes a recommended action. From chapter to chapter, the reader may notice what appears to be excessive repetition. Such repetition, however, is by design, enabling the use of each chapter, if needed or convenient, as a stand-alone document.