Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
Inspector Assessment Tool
Legal Name
Site Address
ABN
Suburb/City
Post Code
Phone
Site Contact
Person
Crane Owner
Head Office
Address
Phone
Crane
Contact
Person
Region
Regional
Office
Inspector
Date
Assessment Details
Category #
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Subsector of construction work:
Reference
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Type of crane:
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Make/model/year of manufacture:
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Notes
 House
 Townhouse
 Units – low
 Units – medium
 Units - highrise
 Luffing tower crane
 Hammerhead tower crane
 Self-erecting tower crane
 Hydraulic slewing mobile crane
 Lattice boom (pinjib) crane
 Non-slewing (e.g. Franna)
 Vessel-mounted crane
 Vehicle loading crane
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NonResidential/Commercial
Services and Utilities
Roads and Bridges
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
Inspection, maintenance and design registration records
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If the crane is a tower crane, has the commission report
for the tower crane been signed off by a competent
person?
Is an inspection report available as evidence that the
annual inspection has been carried out in accordance with
the manufacturer’s specifications?
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
Has a documented pre-operational inspection been
carried out on the crane prior to starting work? (i.e.
operator daily checklist)
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
7
Is the crane registered with WHSQ?
42 Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
8
If the crane is ten years or older, is the major inspection
certificate available for inspection?
235(2) Work
Health and
Safety
Regulation
2011
Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 s.14.4 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No
Guidance:
s.18.5 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006
s.14.7 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No
Guidance:
 s.18.3 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006
 s.14.5 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No/NA (mobile crane under 10T capacity)
Certain types of crane and lifting equipment require registration with
WHSQ:
 tower cranes
 self-erecting tower cranes
 mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes.
The registration number should be a P00 followed by 5 digits. Or a
registration issued by another jurisdiction.
Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 s.18.6 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006
 s. 14.8 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
Licensing and training records
9
Is the crane operator licensed to perform the work?
10 Has the crane operator received documented
familiarisation training on the make and model of crane
they are operating?
19(3)(f)
Work Health
and Safety
Act 2011
11 Is the dogger licensed to perform the work?
43(2) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
68(2)(b)
Electrical
Safety
Regulation
2013
12 Is a trained safety spotter being used to maintain electrical
exclusion zone/s?
13 Is a trained safety spotter being used to maintain falling
objects/clear slew radius
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43(2) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
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Yes/No
Type of high risk work licence:
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Yes/No
tower crane (CT)
self-erecting tower crane (CS)
portal boom crane (CP)
non-slewing mobile crane (CN)
slewing mobile crane up to 20T (C2)
slewing mobile crane up to 60T (C6)
slewing mobile crane up to 100T (C1)
slewing mobile crane over 100T (C0)
Guidance:
 s.17.2 Mobile Crane Code of practice 2006
 s.13.2 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No
Yes/No/NA (formal training must have been completed if it is likely the
operating crane will come within an exclusion zone)
Guidance:
 s.3.2 Electrical safety code of practice 2010 – Working near
overhead and underground electric lines
 s. 5 Electricity entity requirements: Working near overhead and
underground electric lines
Yes/No
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
Documentation
14 Has a Safe Work Method Statement (and, where
299(1) Work
necessary, a Traffic Management Plan) been developed for Health and
the activity of operating the crane and associated hazards? Safety
Regulation
2011
15 Has the document adequately identified and evaluated
the relevant risks?
16 Has the document adequately identified appropriate
controls?
17 Have all of the controls that are identified in the
SWMS/TMP actually been implemented?
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299(2) Work
Health and
Safety
Regulation
2011
299(2) Work
Health and
Safety
Regulation
2011
300(1) Work
Health and
Safety
Regulation
2011
Yes/No
Safe work method statements are required for all high risk construction
work (refer section 291 Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011) including
high risk construction work that:
 involves the risk of a person falling more than 2m
 involves demolition of an element of a structure that is loadbearing or otherwise related to the physical integrity of the
structure
 is carried out in or near a shaft or trench with an excavated depth
greater than 1.5m or a tunnel
 is carried out on or near energised electrical installations or
services
 involves tilt-up or precast concrete
 is carried on, in or adjacent to a road, railway, shipping lane or
other traffic corridor that is in use by traffic other than pedestrians
 is carried out in an area at a workplace in which there is any
movement of powered mobile plant
 is carried out in or near water or other liquid that involves a risk of
drowning
Yes/No (if no provide detail)
Yes/No (if no provide detail)
Yes/No (if no provide detail)
Documentation
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
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18 Using the Hierarchy of Controls as a basis, indicate what
levels have been implemented to manage the risk of fall
objects in relation to the operation of the crane.
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19 How was the crane operator made aware of the content
of the SWMS/TMP?
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20 How was the dogger made aware of the content of the
SWMS/TMP?
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21 How is compliance with the SWMS monitored?
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22 Can the crane operator demonstrate a knowledge and
understanding of the contents of the SWMS/TMP as they
relate to the crane, including: any movement for access
and egress to/from site, any movement on site, and all
lifting operations?
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Level 1
 eliminate the hazards
Level 2
 substitute the hazard with something safer
 isolate the hazard from people
 reduce the risks through engineering controls
Level 3
 reduce exposure to the hazard using administrative actions
 use personal protective equipment
1. Group/Team consultation
2. One-to-one instruction/training
3. Site specific induction
4. Daily pre-start meeting
5. Workers given a copy of SWMS/SWMS posted on notice board/in site
office
6. Unable to determine i.e. worker was vague, reluctant to provide
detail, or provided inconsistent response
1. Group/Team consultation
2. One-to-one instruction/training
3. Site specific induction
4. Daily pre-start meeting
5. Workers given a copy of SWMS/SWMS posted on notice board/in site
office
6. Unable to determine i.e. worker was vague, reluctant to provide detail
or provided inconsistent response
1. Constant activity monitoring by supervisor
2. Periodic monitoring by supervisor/safety manager
3. Team leader
4. Individual worker
Yes/No
Documentation
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
23 Can the dogger demonstrate a knowledge and
understanding of the contents of the SWMS/TMP as they
relate to the crane, including: any movement for access
and egress to/from site, any movement on site, and all
lifting operations?
24 To what extent was the crane operator involved in the
development of the SWMS/TMP?
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Yes/No
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25 To what extent was the dogger involved in the
development of the SWMS/TMP?
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26 Does the crane operator report that the SWMS was:
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Select all that apply:
 Not at all
 Detailed discussion
Select all that apply:
 Not at all
 Detailed discussion
Select all that apply:
 Suitable
 Enforced/checked by
management
Select all that apply:
 Suitable
 Enforced/checked by
management
Work within vicinity of crane
27 Does the dogger report that the SWMS was:
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28 Does the crane operator have an unobstructed view of all
persons working within the vicinity of the crane?
29 If the crane operator’s vision of persons working within
the vicinity of the crane is obstructed, indicate why.
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30 Are there workers within the vicinity of the crane who are
not involved in lifting the load?
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Some discussion
Developed by workers
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Some discussion
Developed by workers
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Easy to understand
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Easy to understand
Yes/No
Select all that apply:
 plant blind spots
 poor lighting
 physical obstructions (e.g. trees, buildings etc.)
 obscured from view (e.g. in a hole, over a rise etc.)
 worker is camouflaged (e.g. not wearing high visibility clothing)
 operator impairment (e.g. eyesight, corrective lenses)
 other (provide detail)
Yes/No
Stability
Work within vicinity of crane
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
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31 Indicate the role of any worker that is required to be
within the vicinity of the crane.
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32 For workers that are required to work within the vicinity of
the crane, could they perform their work in another way
that would eliminate the risk?
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33 How is access to the vicinity of the crane controlled?
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34 If short-legging of outriggers is used, does the
manufacturer allow it and is there a written procedure?
19(3)(d)
Work Health
and Safety
Act 2011
19(3)(d)
Work Health
and Safety
Act 2011
19(3)(d)
Work Health
and Safety
Act 2011
35 If a pick-and-carry crane is working or travelling on sloping
ground, has the manufactures instructions been applied
(e.g. for Franna cranes has the side deration charts been
used)?
36 If the crane is vessel-mounted, is there documentation
available for the assessment of the stability of the crane
and vessel configuration?
Select all that apply:
 dogger/rigger
 safety spotter
 traffic controller
 other work crew associated with the activity (e.g. labourer)
 site supervisor/manager
Select from:
 perform the task while the crane is inactive, then move away
 stand away from the vicinity of the crane and communicate with
operator
 perform the task at another time
 other (provide detail)
Select from:
 signage
 spotter
 physical barricades
 witch’s hat/bunting
 other (provide detail)
 no controls
Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 s10.2.5 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 s10.3 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 s10 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
General
Stability
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Is documented certification available from a geotechnical engineer that the ground has adequate bearing
capacity to support the crane when performing any of
the following lifts:
 bridge beams
 tilt-up panels
 other lifts where the load is 50 tonnes or more
38 Is the crane set up on timbers or pads appropriately? i.e.:
 under all outrigger feet
 not deformed
 cracks on timbers are not excessive
 not sinking
 gaps between timbers are not excessive
39 If the crane is set up near excavations, is the crane a
suitable distance from the excavation? i.e. the distance of
any part of the crane support timbers from the excavation
are at least equal to the depth of the excavation.
40 Is the load chart:
 written in English
 metric
 readily available for use by the crane operator
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
Yes/No/NA
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
Yes/No (if no provide detail)
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
Yes/No/NA (if no provide details)
41 Has the crane operator, dogger or PCBU ever been on site
when a crane over turned and if so what was the most
likely reason for the crane overturning?
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42 Is the crane working under or adjacent to any overhead
power lines?
43 If so, are the crane operator and dogger aware of the
appropriate exclusion zones?
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68(1)
Electrical
Safety
Regulation
2013
Guidance:
 10.2.4 Mobile crane - Code of Practice 2006
Guidance:
 s.10 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006
Guidance:
 s10.2.2 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006
Yes/No (if no provide details)
Guidance:
 s.8.1 Mobile Crane Code of Practice 2006
 s.6.1.1 Tower Crane Code of Practice 2006
 ground condition
 crane set up e.g. short legging, incorrect packing
 overloading
 pick-and-carry on side slope
Yes/No/NA
Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 s1.4 Electrical safety code of practice 2010 – Working near overhead
and underground electric lines
General
Mobile and Operational Plant in Construction Campaign - Cranes
44 Does the slinging technique used to secure the load
ensure the load cannot fall? i.e.:
 double wrapping and choke hitching
 plastic wrapping of bins
 no basket hitch, unless sling positively restrained
from moving along load
 load balanced
 slings or chains are not damaged
45 Has the crane operator or PCBU ever noticed, on any
mobile cranes or vehicle loading cranes that are driven
between sites, the crane stabiliser extending during
travel?
46 If the crane is a mobile or vehicle loading crane, is there a
locking system to prevent the stabilisers extending during
travel?
47 Was any Inspector intervention required (e.g. agreed
actions, notices, etc.) during the visit in relation the
operation of the crane?
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19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
Yes/No (if no provide detail)
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Yes/No (if yes provide detail, including make and model if known)
19(1) Work
Health and
Safety Act
2011
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Yes/No/NA
Guidance:
 13.2.3 Mobile crane - Code of Practice 2006
 11.1 Tower crane - Code of Practice 2006
Provide detail