Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

List THREE
types of cranes used for lifting 
operations
(b) 
Outline
a procedure for the safe lifting of a 
load by a crane, having ensured that the crane 
has been correctly selected and positioned for 
the job.
23. 
Outline
the precautions to be taken when employ-
ees are working at ground level in a workshop where 
loads are lifted and transported by means of an over-
head gantry crane.
24. An engineering workshop uses an overhead gantry 
crane to transport materials.
(i) 
Outline'>Identify TWO
reasons why loads may fall from 
this crane
(ii) 
Outline
precautions to prevent accidents to 
employees working at ground level when over-
head cranes are in use.
25. 
Outline
the precautions that should be taken to 
reduce the risk of injury during lifting operations with 
a mobile jib crane.
26. (a)
Identify TWO
occasions when a thorough 
examination of a fork-lift truck is required under 
the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment 
Regu lations 1998
(b) 
Outline
a range of circumstances that may cause 
a fork-lift truck to become unstable
(c) 
Other than those associated with instability, 
iden-
tify FIVE
hazards presented by a diesel-powered 
fork-lift truck 
AND describe
the precautions that 
might be necessary in 
EACH
case.
27. 
Describe
the occasions when a thorough exam-
ination of workplace lifting equipment should be 
undertaken.
 
Appendix 10.1 Manual handling of load assessment checklist
Section A – Preliminary assessment
Task description:
Is an assessment needed? (i.e. is there a