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    • Definitions and Glossary of Terms

    • Introduction

    • Summary of Guidance

    • Personnel

    • Pre-Lift Planning

    • Inspection, Examination and Marking of Lifting Equipment

    • Executing a Lift

    • Record Keeping

    • References

    • Appendices

      • Additional Considerations for Subsea Lifts

      • Diving Operations

      • Lifting Personnel

      • Lifting of Offshore Wind Turbine Components

      • Dismantlement of Offshore Structures

    Date: Reason: Revision:
    Date:June 2023 Reason:The document is additionally supported by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), with no technical changes to the content Revision:Rev. 2.1
    Date:August 2022 Reason:Review and update to ensure the guidelines properly cover lifting operations in the renewable energy sector contracting activities within appendix A4. Minor amendments to other sections Revision:Rev. 2
    Date:March 2018 Reason:An extensive revision to all sections of the document with the inclusion of appendices on subsea lifts, diving operations, lifting personnel, lifting at extreme heights and dismantlement of offshore structures Revision:Rev. 1
    Date:October 2007 Reason:Initial publication Revision:Rev.

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