6. Daily Inspection
• A daily inspection for damage
and defects must be
performed before each use of
the man basket to hoist
personnel/material.
• The inspection must be
carried out by a qualified
person and must cover all
parts of the manbasket.
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7. Daily Load Testing
• It is mandatory to test the
crane basket every time
before a lift is performed.
• Test weights should be
rated 1.25 times the
capacity of the basket.
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8. Certification – 3rd Party Inspection
• Be sure that the man
basket is certified by a third
party inspection.
• MEIL Manbaskets are 3rd
Party Certified.
• The manbasket must meet
all statutory requirements.
• Do not try to fabricate
manbaskets at site.
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9. Use of PPEs
• The worker should wear
helmet, safety glasses,
safety harness with
double lanyard for tying
off to the basket.
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10. Safety Harness Hookup
• MEIL man baskets
feature a full-perimeter
safety harness hook-up,
which allows personnel
to be attached almost
anywhere inside the
basket.
• Never tie off to an
adjoining structure.
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11. Hooks and Locks
• All hooks and
attachment mechanisms
must close and lock to
prevent accidental
opening.
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15. Crane Safety
• The safety of the manbasket
depends on the safety of the
crane.
• Don’t use the man basket
without having the crane
inspected by a qualified
crane inspector.
• Do not use defective or
damaged crane.
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16. Competent Crane Operators
• Be sure your crane driver is well trained and licensed.
• It is also essential to have a trained standby person to
guide travel and operation of any mobile crane, whether
working indoors or outdoors.
• Also, the workers in the basket and the crane driver
should be in constant contact (visually, walkie-talkie,
etc.).
• Remember to keep the crane operator’s manual on hand
at the job site.
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17. Crane Safety
• Do check the crane or outriggers when the boom is
elevated for use, regardless of whether or not
someone is in the basket.
• Tag lines should be used to manipulate or control
manbasket from outside unless their use creates an
unsafe condition.
• Exercise extreme caution to prevent hoisting,
swinging, or lowering into or onto any obstructions.
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18. Bad Weather Conditions
• The manbasket should not
be used in windy or poor
weather conditions, such
as rain, sleet and snow.
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19. Safe Use of Manbaskets
• Workers should keep all body parts inside the basket
when it is being lifted.
• Never climb onto the guardrails while the basket is
in a lifted position.
• Don’t permit unauthorized personnel to use the man
basket.
• Don’t try to exit the man basket unless it has landed
on the surface.
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20. Maximum Working Load Limits
• Know the approximate weights of all persons/material
located in or attached to the man basket, and do not
exceed the rated capacity of the man basket.
• As far as possible, do not carry persons and loads
at the same time in the man baskets. Use separate
trips wherever possible.
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21. Unauthorized Modifications
• Never attempt to
lengthen or shorten the
slings.
• Never attempt to make
modifications to any part
of the the manbasket
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22. Unsafe Practices
• Don’t try and use any
other means of lifting
equipment for
manbaskets such as
web slings or wire
ropes of a different
diameter.
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23. Unsafe Practices
• Do NOT attach your safety belt
lanyard to an adjacent
structure when occupying the
man basket.
• Do NOT sit, stand or climb the
man basket guardrail.
• Do NOT use boards, ladders,
other devices or extensions in
the man basket as a working
position.
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24. Clearance from Electrical Lines
• Maintain more than
the MINIMUM
required clearance
from live electrical
lines.
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