How a lift gets planned: what the plan must answer, who holds which role, and what happens when the assumptions change.
The lifting plan is the employer’s document. The regulations on the performance of work, § 18-6, require lifting operations to be planned and carried out properly, with the necessary organisation and competence. These pages explain how a plan is built and how it is read — they are not a plan, and replace no assessment made by someone competent for the specific lift. See regulations.
Foundations
What a lifting plan is
Whose it is, what it must answer, and what it is not.
Roles and responsibility
Lift supervisor, slinger, signaller, operator — and who actually decides.
Routine and complex lifts
What separates a routine lift from one that needs more planning.
The operation
The load
Weight, centre of gravity and attachment points — and what to do when the weight is a guess.
Choosing crane and gear
Capacity in the position the lift actually happens — not maximum capacity.
Ground and stability
What the crane stands on is part of the lift, not an assumption you inherit.
Surroundings and weather
Power lines, other cranes, traffic and wind — what plans most often treat lightly.
Exclusion zone and communication
Who is kept clear, how people talk, and what applies when it goes quiet.
Emergency and closing out
Emergency planning
What happens when something goes wrong — including getting the operator down.
Briefing and documentation
A plan that has not been said out loud is not a plan yet.
Prompt sheet
The questions a plan must answer, gathered on one page. For preparation and briefing — not to be filled in and filed as a lifting plan.