Contract lift service in 

Greater Manchester

An appointed person is the person responsible for planning the lift and writing the method statement and risk assessment. They should be a ‘competent person’ as defined under health and safety legislation. Where an organisation does not have a competent person they should elect to have a contract lift.

Do I need to provide anything on the day of hire?
Providing you have notified us of the nature of the lift when ordering the crane we will bring with us the necessary lifting gear such as slings, chains and shackles to lift the load.
All cranes carry a selection of this type of equipment. For more complex lifts or where there are additional requirements such as spreader beams, pallet forks, block grabs, man rider, muck skip or concrete skip, they will be provided at an additional charge. Under crane hire conditions the driver will ask to see the risk assessment, method statement and berthing study before he commences the job.

These are required by The Health and Safety at Work Act, under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. If your appointed person is unable to produce these documents the lift will have to be abandoned and you will be charged for the crane.

Do I need to be insured?
If the lift is performed under crane hire terms you must insure the crane for loss or damage whilst it is hired to you, even though it is driven by one of our drivers. This ‘hired in plant’ insurance must also cover the replacement cost of the crane and any loss of hire charges we suffer whilst the crane is being repaired. You should also have third party liability insurance. Under contract lift conditions these risks are covered by our insurance, with goods being lifted covered up to £25,000. Higher values can be covered at an additional cost.

What is an appointed person?
An appointed person is the person responsible for planning the lift and writing the method statement and risk assessment. They should be a ‘competent person’ as defined under health and safety legislation. Where an organisation does not have a competent person they should elect to have a contract lift.

Do your personnel carry any form of certification or qualification?
All our people are certified under the CPCS (Construction Plant Competency Scheme), or the NPORS (National Plant Operators Registration Scheme) which is recognised by all major companies in the industry as the required standard. In addition, all cranes and lifting equipment is tested to comply with LOLER 1998 and the certificates kept on the cranes.

How good is your safety record?
We take safety very seriously and have an excellent record. All our operatives are instructed to stop a job at any time if they believe that safety is being compromised.