Cranes, Rigging,

and Your Organization

Presenter: Mike Parnell

ITI President/CEO
ASME B30 Vice Chair (Cranes & Rigging)
ASME P30 Chair (Lift Planning)
The views expressed in this presentation are that of ITI and are not
necessarily the views of the ASME or any of its committees.

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Who we are
Serves a Variety of Industries - Aerospace, Chemicals,
Construction, DOD, DOE, Electric Utility, Hydro,
Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas,
Pulp & Paper, Railroad, Shipbuilding, Wind Energy

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Who we are
Serves a Variety of Industries - Aerospace, Chemicals,
Construction, DOD, DOE, Electric Utility, Hydro,
Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas,
Pulp & Paper, Railroad, Shipbuilding, Wind Energy

Training Centers in Washington State, Tennessee, and Alaska

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Who we are
Serves a Variety of Industries - Aerospace, Chemicals,
Construction, DOD, DOE, Electric Utility, Hydro,
Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas,
Pulp & Paper, Railroad, Shipbuilding, Wind Energy

Training Centers in Washington State, Tennessee, and Alaska

Provided Services in over 20 Countries Worldwide

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Who we are
Serves a Variety of Industries - Aerospace, Chemicals,
Construction, DOD, DOE, Electric Utility, Hydro,
Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas,
Pulp & Paper, Railroad, Shipbuilding, Wind Energy

Training Centers in Washington State, Tennessee, and Alaska

Provided Services in over 20 Countries Worldwide

Operations in US, Canada, Brazil

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Who we are
Serves a Variety of Industries - Aerospace, Chemicals,
Construction, DOD, DOE, Electric Utility, Hydro,
Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Nuclear, Oil & Gas,
Pulp & Paper, Railroad, Shipbuilding, Wind Energy

Training Centers in Washington State, Tennessee, and Alaska

Provided Services in over 20 Countries Worldwide

Operations in US, Canada, Brazil

Planned expansion to Asia-Pacific and Latin America

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Our Customers
The Worlds Greatest
Organizations Trust
ITIs Expertise with
their Crane & Rigging
Operations.

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TODAYS AGENDA
Quick Tips to Maximize this Experience
5 Best Practices in Overseeing Your
Crane and Rigging Activities
How to Manage Simple to Complex Lifting Tasks
and the People Conducting Them
Qualified or Certified: OSHA & ASME Regulations
Affecting You
What Are the True Costs of Training Your People?
Q & A

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Quick Tips
Interactive Discussion
Long-Term Mindset Think about Expansion,
Consolidation, and Preparing for Tomorrow
Questions are Welcomed
Utilize the Control Panel to:
- Type Questions into the Chat Box
- Answer Poll Questions
Q & A Session after Presentation

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities

1 2 3 4 5

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities
Make the Decision to Commit to Excellence
1 Company
Employees
Contractors

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities
Know Your Exposure
2 How many lifts do your people
make each year?
LiftCount Calculator
Download at iti.com/liftcount
Standard versus Critical Lifts
Where are the high risk areas?

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities
Clearly Define Your Personnels Roles & Responsibilities
3 ASME B30.5 Mobile Crane Personnel Responsibilities
- Crane Owner, Crane User,
Site Supervisor, Lift Director,
Crane Operator
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926
Signalperson, Rigger, Operator
Have you defined the Roles/
Responsibilities of your people?
Crane & Rigging Manual

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities
Know the Law
4
External Internal
OSHA Crane & Rigging Manual
ASME Equipment Inspections
CSA Personnel Training &
LOLER Experience History
How are you Tracking?

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities
New Systems, Methods, and Packaging
5 Require Advanced Skills
Modularization
Sophisticated Load Handling
Equipment
Field-Ready Installation

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5 Best Practices
in overseeing YOUR Crane & Rigging Activities
1. Make the Decision to Commit to Excellence
2. Know Your Exposure
3. Clearly Define Personnel Roles & Responsibilities
4. Know the Law
5. New Systems, Methods, and Packaging Require Advanced Skills

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Load Handling Activity Team
In ASME B30.5.
After 2012 in more ASME Volumes.

Lift Director Site Supervisor LHE Operator LHE User LHE Owner
*LHE = load handling equipment

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Lift Director
Directly oversees the work being performed by a crane and the associated
rigging crew.
ASME B.30.5-3.1.3.3.1

Lift Director Site Supervisor LHE Operator LHE User LHE Owner

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Site Supervisor
Exercises supervisory control over the work site on which a crane is
being used and over the work that is being performed on that site.
ASME B.30.5-3.1.3.2.1

Lift Director Site Supervisor LHE Operator LHE User LHE Owner

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Crane Operator
Directly controls the cranes functions.
ASME B.30.5-3.1.3.3.1

Lift Director Site Supervisor LHE Operator LHE User LHE Owner

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Crane User
Arranges the cranes presence on a worksite and controls its use there.
ASME B.30.5-3.1.3.1.2

Lift Director Site Supervisor LHE Operator LHE User LHE Owner

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Crane Owner
Has custodial control of a crane by virtue of lease or ownership.
ASME B.30.5-3.1.3.1.1

Lift Director Site Supervisor LHE Operator LHE User LHE Owner

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Classify Load Handling Category: Standard vs. Critical Lift
Must understand rigging techniques and applications
Train personnel to:
- Inspect Rigging - Rigging Installation/Removal
- Proper Load Handling - Load Handling Procedures
- Job Hazard Analysis - Signals, Taglines, Spotting

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Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
& the People Conducting Them
Performance of Lift Director, Rigger, Operator, Signalperson
Critical Lift Planning
Contributions by Field Engineers, Project Superintendents/Managers

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Qualified or Certified:
OSHA & ASME Regulations Affecting You
Poll Question:
Do you believe that youre conducting construction-related activities?
Permit
Upgrade, enhance, complex activities

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Qualified or Certified:
OSHA & ASME Regulations Affecting You
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926 defines activities not industries
What if we conduct construction-related activities?
What if we dont?

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Qualified or Certified:
OSHA & ASME Regulations Affecting You
Which Direction is ASME going?

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Qualified or Certified:
OSHA & ASME Regulations Affecting You
Skills and Knowledge Should be the Goal Regardless of
Qualified versus Certified

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WHAT ARE THE TRUE COSTS of training your people?
What are some of the costs involved in training your people?
Hard Costs vs. Soft Costs
Opportunity Costs

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680 $480 $2,000 $3,500

WHAT ARE THE TRUE COSTS of training your people?

ogram for 12 People @ 1/2 Rate
Wages
How much Training
Example:
Training Materials
Premium doesInternational
training really cost?
Trainer Travel/Per Diem 50% TRAINING FEE

Total

2-Day Training Program for 12 People $35,910

Lost Production Lost Wages Training Materials Trainer Travel/Per Diem TRAINING FEE
680 $480 $2,000 $1,750 Total

$37,660
$24,000 $7,680 $480 $2,000 $3,500
ogram for 12 People
2-Day Training Program for 12 People @ 1/2 Rate
$24,000 64%
Lost Production Lost Wages Training Materials Trainer Travel/Per Diem 50% TRAINING FEE
5% 9% Lost Production
$7,680 20% 1% Total

$480 1%
Lost Wages $35,910

$2,000 $24,000
5%
20%
$7,680 64% $480 Materials
$2,000 $1,750

Trainer Travel/Per Diem

$3,500 9%
2-Day Training Program for 12 People Training Fee
$37,660 100%
Lost Production $24,000 64%
Lost Production
Lost Wages $7,680 20%
ogram for 12 People @ 1/2 Rate Lost Wages
Materials $480 1%
$24,000 67%
Travel/Per Diem
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$2,000 5%
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Lost Production Trainer Travel/Per Diem
$7,680 21%Training $3,500 9%
Total $37,660 100% Lost Wages Training Fee
WHAT ARE THE TRUE COSTS of training your people?
How much does training really cost?
Premium Training International
How much does training really cost?
2-Day Training Program for 12 People
Lost Production Lost Wages Training Materials Trainer Travel/Per Diem TRAINING FEE
2-Day Training Program for 12 People
Total
Lost Production Lost Wages Training Materials Trainer Travel/Per Diem TRAINING FEE
$37,660
Total

$24,000 $7,680 $480 $2,000 $3,500 $37,660

Budget
$24,000Training Group
2-Day Training$7,680
Program for 12 People $480
@ 1/2 Rate $2,000 $3,500

Lost Production Lost Wages Training Materials Trainer Travel/Per Diem 50% TRAINING FEE
2-Day Training Program for 12 People @ 1/2 Rate
Total
50% TRAINING FEE
$35,910
Lost Production Lost Wages Training Materials Trainer Travel/Per Diem

Total

$24,000 $7,680 $480 $2,000 $1,750 $35,910

$24,000 $7,680 $480 $2,000 $1,750

2-Day Training Program for 12 People

Overall costLost
different
2-Day
is lessforthan
Training Program$24,000
Production
5% for Premium Training versus Low-Priced Training.
12 People64%
Lost Production
Lost Wages $7,680 20%
Lost Production $24,000 64% Lost Wages
Materials $480 1% Lost Production
Lost Wages
Travel/Per Diem
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$7,680
$2,000
20%
5%
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Lost Wages
Materials $480 1% Trainer Travel/Per Diem
Training $3,500 9% Materials
Travel/Per Diem $2,000 5% Training Fee
Total $37,660 100%
WHAT ARE THE TRUE COSTS FOR 3RD PARTY ASSISTANCE?
Inspections - 3rd Party
Equipment Maintenance
Training - 3rd Party

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Q&A
5 Best Practices in Overseeing Your Crane and
Rigging Activities
Managing Simple to Complex Lifting Activities
and the People Conducting Them
Qualified or Certified: Current Regulations
Affecting You
What are the True Costs of Training Your People?
Other Topics?

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