STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES 1

Form No. : EHSMSM/446/4013 Form Rev. No. : 01 Effective date: 01.04.2009

SOP No. FMM/INFRA/CRANE/SOP/10(B) Effective Date 01.04.2024 REVISION No 04

SOP DESC MOVEMENT AND WORKING /OPERATION OF Section Combi mill
MOBILE CRANE (SANY 800C)
DEPARTMENT ISWP, JAMCO Page 01 Of 10
Step Activity Associated Responsib Process / tools / PPEs (HOW) Remarks /
No. (WHAT) Requirements/Hazards/Impacts ility Reference
(WHO)
01 Checking of legal SAFETY: Incident/ Accident may Crane  Before taking clearance and log sheet from control Follow central law
documents of occur due to violation of any legal Owner, room of INFRA section of FMM crane supervisor as well as state
crane. (Owner’s paper. contractor or operator should check all legal paper listed in law/MVI
book copy, tax & its check list FMM/INFRACRANE In any
paid, insurance supervisor, CHECKLIST/02.00 and listed in SOP and submit emergency
copy, load test by Operator report to office. In any case any paper is not contact-
F.I. Pollution complete, stop operation of crane and inform to 6200826095
certificate, office of INFRA control room or supervisor of
Operator and Flag FMM INFRA section.
man’s entry Gate  Crane owner/ Supervisor should submit one copy
pass & NTTF of each legal paper to office of INFRA section.
certificate, eye test  Operator must be able to read and understand the
certificate, license crane load chart.
no. & its validity,  Use all PPE as per work site.
fitness certificate  No crane staff should work more than 12 Hrs.
and load chart.  Supervisor of crane must ensure that no operator is
changed without experience operator on particular
crane.
 No hook block, rope or any other machinery must
be changed without information to INFRA control
room.
 Do not put any unwanted loose material on the bed
of crane.
 Wire rope inspection report (yearly) must be
submitted to INFRA section supervisor.
ENVIRONMENT:-Pollution may Crane Deposit all legal papers in INFRA section located place.
be due to through of papers. Operator Supervisor INFRA Section must ensure for proper disposal
/supervisor of waste papers as per rule.
QUALITY:- Effect on operation of Crane Note: As per life saving rule, No crane staff should be
crane due to in efficiency of crane Operator under influence of any alcohol or drug.
operator or helper. /supervisor
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2 Take working SAFETY:-1. Injury may be due to Shift In 1. Operator or flagman should reach INFRA section (SS/GEN-25)
clearance form, incomplete filling of information. charge by 8.00AM in morning for collection of paper.
six direction 2. Unsafe condition due to late INFRA 2. INFRA shift in-charge should fill Log sheet,
form, log sheet & arrival for collection of paper. Sec. clearance form clearly and with full information as
per schedule given to them.
check sheet for Crane
3. Operator/ Flagman should check the clearance and
information Operator/ log sheet before taking the papers. They should put
regarding job Supervisor their signature and contact No. On the crane log
execution area. sheet register matching with correct log sheet No.
4. Operator/ Flagman should call the requester over
phone for taking information about job to be done.
5. In case of job cancellation, Operator should inform
INFRA Supervisor or shift Office.
6. Separate clearance must be filled for separate
location of job.
7. In case of job cancellation, Operator should inform
INFRA Supervisor or shift Office.
8. Park back crane at the designated parking area of
crane.
ENVIRONMENT:-Pollution due Crane Deposit all legal papers in INFRA section located place.
to throwing of paper on ground. Operator Supervisor INFRA Section must ensure for proper disposal
/supervisor of waste papers as per rule.

QUALITY: - Delay in job Crane Contact to customer through mobile/cell phone before
execution due to no contact with Operator 9.00 AM.
customer job executor. /supervisor

03 Checking of SAFETY:- Injury may be during Supervisor Before starting from parking check crane as per checklist Follow
crane fitness as checking of crane. of crane as: (Check list given with crane log sheet No. following
per check list & crane FMM/INFRA/EQ.LOGSHEET/01.00). Fill up the check standards
before start from operator. list and sign it (By operator) SS/ENGG-14
Check all oil and water level.
parking area. SS/GEN-11
Check tyre condition and pressure, no resoling tyre to be
used.
(SS/GEN-25)
Check lights, blinkers and horns. (SS/ENGG.-07)
Check for any external leakages. (SS/GEN-04)
Confirm working of SLI unit. (SS/GEN-05)
Check presence of load & radius chart in crane. (SS/GEN-06)
Check Hyd. Working of crane boom and out riggers. (SS/GEN-07)
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Check brake condition of crane. (SS/GEN-02)

Check presence and working of anti two device. (SS/GEN-26
Do not disturb position of anti two device. In case of any
Check for any other abnormalities. abnormalties,
Keep distance from moving parts of crane.
inform to
Don’t wear loose clothing’s.
Scotch block should present and used when ever crane is
INFRA
parked. supervisor or
Check presence of Green and Red flag (for day time) and shift incharge.
Red green signal light (during night marching).
There should be no other material like drum, tyre, loose
ladder or wooden planks on crane bed.
If required to carry any loose material than Operator must
ensure to tight the loose material before marching.
Ensure the use of PPE such as helmet, safety shoes, safety
goggles, hand gloves, fluorescent jacket, fire hydrant
jacket, CO gas detector, shin guard etc.
Check reviving of wire rope on hook block, it should be
straight.
Spooling of wire rope must be proper on winch.
There must be fire extinguisher in each crane with valid
date.
Check for any crack in sling, hook.
Start the crane and check for any abnormalities or
leakages. Do not operate in case of any leakage.
Weight of hook block should be written on block.
Weight of each counter weight should be written on each
counter weight.
ENVIRONMENT:- Pollution Supplier of Emission test & noise pollution should be within limit.
due to leakage of oil and smoke crane Do not operate in case of leakage.
from crane. Checking-
MSG(M)-
INFRA
QUALITY:-Break down of crane Supplier of Check and inspect the crane all points with check list.
due to no proper checking. crane
Checking-
MSG(M)-
INFRA
Marching crane SAFETY: Injury while marching Crane 1. Follow road rules while marching on road. Do not march
2. Move the crane at 8 KM/hr . during following
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04 on road to on road due to road accident. Operator 3. Do not move crane during safety timing of safety timings.
requestor’s place Chance of falling of crane & company. 5.30AM-6.15AM
or Returning jamadar. Flagman 4. Provide proper signal on road & don’t travel crane 7.30AM-9.00AM
back from job on middle of road. 12.00N-1.00PM
5. Use safety belt while marching. 1.45PM-2.15PM
site.
6. Do not march crane in reverse direction for long 4.45PM-6.15PM
distance. 7.30PM-8.30PM
7. Operator must keep eye ball contact with crane 9.30PM-10.15PM
flagman while reversing the crane.
8. Contact with job executor for information
regarding placing of crane to job site.
9. Use red/green signal light if crane marching during
night or dark time.
10. Stop the crane at every turning, look for any other
small vehicles or person crossing the road than
move the crane.
11. Give side blinkers and horn at turning.
12. At blind curves, flag man should come out of crane
and look for road clearance and then move the
crane.
13. Ensure that there should be no one at back side of
the crane.
ENVIRONMENT: Pollution due Crane Don’t drop any drop of oil on floor
to fall of different oils. Operator
&
Flagman
QUALITY:
A. SAFETY: Injury may be due to Crane Instruction for Crane Operator: SS/GEN.-11
05 Responsibility of avoiding general points. Operator 1. Remember that Crane is machine used to lift SS/GEN-
Crane & load vertically, use for lifting vertical loads 24(Track line
Operator. Flagman only. safety)
2. Operator must read & understand SOP and Note: Do not
hand over to requestor for their reference. work empty
3. Operator must check all legal papers of crane, stomach.
he must ensure for all PPE as per site for Contact
himself as well as for his flagman. Operator Supervisor in
must follow the crane marching time as per case of any
safety timings of TSL. uneasiness like
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4. Discuss and understand six direction hazard . sudden head

5. Use CO & O2 Gas detector while working in ache, vomiting,
gas area. Discuss with executor and work only drowsiness,
for 8 Hrs. under 50ppm gas. nausea etc.
6. If crane is deputed for night shift and it is idle, Job to start
then take rest in crane at crane parking area. only after all
7. Take clearance from the requestor, park the relevant
crane at the place given by requestor. Do not columns in
park crane on road side without clearance. work permit &
8. If crane parked on road with Road six direction
clearance, must barricade area around form is duly
1.5mt distance from crane body & also the filled & signed
swing area. by requestor.
9. Before placing crane check soil condition, Do
not place crane on the loose ground.
10. Take lift plan from requestor, understand the
job to be perform, check CG of the job.
11. Do not operate crane in case of heavy wind.
12. No side loading / oblique loading should be
done with crane.
13. Do not lift load at the optimum load capacity
of crane.
14. Close the cabin door while working with crane
at perpendicular to bed.
15. Operator must operate crane on basis of visual
condition of SLI. In any case, do not by pass
the SLI unit. He should not disobey SLI.
16. Stop the job if illumination is poor. Inform to
FMM Infra section.
17. If job is shifted from one job to another, than
new clearances form must be filled.
18. No crane should run without load chart and
with defective SLI.
19. Check reviving of hook block according to
load capacity.
20. Avoid to lift load from front side of crane as it
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is low load taking area.

21. Do not park crane under any conveyor belt
line.
22. Don’t park crane below power line & in
gaseous area.
23. Take out complete out rigger, equally & put
its each pad and also put wooden block
under each out rigger pad. In any case, no
job should be done without taking out the
out riggers.
24. Always calculate and deduct the weight of
hook block, rope from load to be lifted and
weight of jib if stove on boom.
25. Operator must check all lifting tool and tackle
like sling, D-shackle etc. Do not load material
with damaged sling, D shackle and other tools.
26. There should be no twist in rope while lifting
load.
27. For fixing of fly jib work as per SOP of fixing
of fly jib.
28. Do not leave crane if crane is engaged and load
is in lifted condition.
29. Do not apply sudden brake during lifting or
lowing of load. Also do not apply wing brake.
30. Use aluminum ladder fixed at the bed of crane
for rising up in crane.
31. Do not perform two operations ( like swing
& lowering) parallel at a time.
32. For riding on crane bed, use aluminum
ladder which must be hooked properly on
bed.
B. Instruction Instruction to crane Flag Man:
for Crane 1 Crane flag man should be trained from
Flagman. NTTF (valid from Nov-2017).
2 NTTF card should be present with Flagman
at the time of crane operation.
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3 Check all safety accessories like flag, signal

light, whistle or electronic buzzer to be
present in crane. Flagman should also use
all PPE as per work site.
4 Flag man should come out of crane while
placement of crane.
5 Barricade the work area after placement of
crane with indicative barricading and do
not allow any person in the crane working
area. If any person enters in crane working
area, than flagman should stop the job.
6 Flag man should come of out crane work
area (barricaded area of crane working)
7 Do not sit inside crane driving cabin during
job execution.
8 Do not give signal to operator for lifting or
lowering of job (it should be given by
requestor’s rigger)
9 Use audio signal like whistle for
communicating with operator.

Instruction for
crane Instruction for Crane Requestor:
Requestor. 1. Requestor must provide parking place for
crane. If it is to be parked on road provide
road clearance, Without define crane
parking area crane will not go your site.
2. Requestor for crane should read SOP carefully
and execute the job accordingly.
3. Requester must fill work clearance form
completely at work site and issue permit for
job execution.
4. Requestor must assign place to crane park in
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case job is not being done.

5. He must fill and discuss with crane operator
the six direction hazard identification form.
6. Requestor must fill the job starting & end time
in log sheet.
7. Requestor must check the tools used for lifting
or lowering by the help of crane as sling size,
capacity, its quality, its length, D-shackle
material condition, I-Bolt condition, lying of
sling etc.
8. Requestor must take & give power cutting
clearance, road clearance or gas clearance if
working in that condition. There must be a gap
of 3 Mts minimum between crane any point
and high tension power line.
9. Requestor must issue gas detector to crane
operator and helper in case of gases area.
10. Requestor must be well aware of weight of
material to be lifted and must communicate to
crane operator about the lift plan.
11. Do not accept crane in case of any Hyd.
Leakage in crane.
ENVIRONMENT:

QUALITY:

06 Placing & SAFETY: Injury due to Requestor Instruction for Crane Operator: SS/GEN.-
Execution of job movement of crane. of crane Do not operate
by crane. Injury due to power line at site /Flagman/ 1. Crane Operator should be aware about job, the crane in case
Injury due to loose soil at site Operator without job awareness job can not start . flag man/ signal
Injury due to gas present at site. 2. Operator must check the six directions & man is not
Injury may be due to not Clearance from duly filled by job executor/ visible.
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following the SOP. requestor and discuss it.

3. Check condition of soil and place crane on
solid and level ground.
4. Provide scotch block to at least two wheels.
5. Don’t park on road until road clearance has Note: if SLR
been taken & written on clearance. Don’t not working,
park crane below power line & in gaseous stop the crane.
area.
6. If parked on road must barricade around
1.5m distance from the crane body parking
area & also the swing area.
7. Do not allow any person within working area
of crane.
8. Operator must operate crane on basis of visual
condition of SLI. In any case, do not by pass
the SLI unit. He should not disobey SLI.
9. Before lifting the load operator and requestor
must discuss about the load, radius and execute
the job accordingly.
10. Take out complete out rigger, equally & put its
each pad and also put wooden block under
each out rigger pad. In any case, no job should
be done without taking out the out riggers.
11. Do not put wooden blocks under arm of out
riggers for extra support it will reduce the
capacity of crane.
12. Weight should be within the capacity and it
should not be more than 85% in any case.
13. Do not operate crane, if there is HT over head
line, low voltage necked wire area where
chance of electro pushing and gas line.
14. Do not take boom in or out with lifted load.
15. Always estimate CG of load, it shifts towards
more weight side. Place crane accordingly.
16. During critical loading, use 75% of tipping
load chart for safety.
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17. With lifted load, move crane slowly.

18. First lift the load just 6” above the ground and
check the center of load and check brake. If not
centered, lower the load and discuss with
requestor to make sling at center.
19. Place crane such that there must be minimum 2
feet gap remain between counter weight and
swing area.
20. Keep minimum 1 meter distance from back fill
area.
21. Out rigger should not be placed on any drain,
cable trench etc.
22. Never fill loose material like stone, pebbles etc
under out rigger pad.
23. Do not move crane if holding the load with
two cranes.
Instruction for Crane Flagman:
24. Flag man should always stand at the driver side
and maintain a distance of 3 miters from crane.
25. Use whistle to communicate with operator.
26. Barricade crane work area keeping 1.5 Mts.
Surrounding area from crane.
27. Flagman should come out of crane work area
and did not allow any other person to enter in
the work area of crane.
28. Flagman should not take rest in crane cabin
while crane is in working conditions.
Instruction for Crane Requestor:
Requestor must provide place for parking of crane.
29. Requestor must take care that no other job is
going just above the crane.
30. Requestor must depute experienced crane
signal man to signal to operator.
31. Barricade the crane working area at 1.5mt .
32. Stop operation of EOT crane if present.
33. Calculate about the CG of load to be lifted and
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intimate accordingly to the operator.

34. For tandem loading, pre lift meeting should be
done.
35. For tandem loading, use same capacity crane.
36. Take double capacity crane as per load for
tandem loading.
37. If D-shackle is used, always ensure that its bolt
is mounted in hook block not its D-side.
38. Ensure no person should be under hanging
load.
39. Tie guy rope with load before lifting.
40. If crane is working with full boom extended,
then stop the work if wind flow at speed more
than 30 Kmph.
41. In case of use of two sling & loaded angle is
more than 90 degree, than use D-shackle with
slings.
42. Give padding in between sling and load to be
lifted.
43. Use same size and capacity sling to lift single
load.
44. Never use knotted sling, rope or chain.
45. Execution of job must be as per Safe
Working Procedure of Requester site SOP.
ENVIRONMENT: Oily & Crane Ensure no leakage of oil from crane.
slippery floor due to leakage of Operator
oil &
Flagman

QUALITY:

08 Return of SAFETY: Injury while marching Requestor Follow all points written in Sl. No. 4. SS/GEN-25,26
clearance on road due to road accident. of crane 1. Return the clearance to executing department.
Keeping all Chance of falling of crane /Flagman/ All column should be filled up. Do not march
materials back to flagman. Operator 2. Take time out signature on Log sheet from during following
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crane and placing Chance of finger injury while requestor and deposit to INFRA shift office. safety timings.
back crane at handling the material of crane. 3. Close the out riggers of crane safely. Keep all 5.30AM-6.15AM
parking given by Injury may be due to fall of material like wooden blocks and others back 7.30AM-9.00AM
INFRA section. material from moving crane. on crane. Keep wooden block safely at the 12.00N-1.00PM
1.45PM-2.15PM
back of crane on one upon another and tie it
4.45PM-6.15PM
with chain. 7.30PM-8.30PM
4. Use safety appliances like hand gloves, 9.30PM-10.15PM
goggles and others while handling materials.
Take help of two person for handling.
5. Follow road rules while marching on road.
6. Move the crane at 8 KM/hr .
7. Provide proper signal on road & don’t travel
crane on middle of road.
8. Use safety belt while marching. Do not march
crane in reverse direction for long distance.
Follow Road Safety timings.
9. Use red/green signal light if marching during
night or dark time.
10. Do not march crane during safety time. Park
the crane at new parking area under FMM.
11. Park in a line so that other cranes can be taken
out safely.
12. Put Parking brakes “ÖN” and scotch blocks
under tyres.
13. Barricade the crane.
14. Housekeeping of parking area is responsibility
of crane supplier.
Instruction for Maintenance- In case of any
breakdown inside works premises, intimate office of
FMM(M), CP&INFRA. Take permit for Maintenance
jobs and then start the job. Barricade the work area,
Positive isolation by cutting off battery terminals,
Parking brakes and wheel chokes, engine should be at
OFF and maintenance should be done by vendor under
experienced staff. For major breakdowns, crane should
be taken out with permission of FMM for necessary
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maintenance.
ENVIRONMENT: Oily & Requestor Ensure no leakage of oil from crane.
slippery floor due to leakage of of crane
oil /Flagman/
Operator
QUALITY:
PREPARED BY APPROVED BY
Name and Design Name and Design
Signature with Date Signature with Date