Feedback From Construction Personnel Attending PH4135 Offshore Pedestal Crane Rigger Training

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Feedback From Construction Personnel Attending
PH4135 Offshore Pedestal Crane Rigger Training
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Objective

• On December 11, 2006, members of the EPT-P
  Construction Community were asked to attend and
  give feedback on the relevance and applicability
  of EPWs Offshore Pedestal Crane Rigging Course
  (PH 4135) to Brownfield Construction Projects.
• Participants
• Dennis Bourgeois.Contractor-GIS
• Ronald Champagne..Contract Const. Insp.
• Steve BourgeoisContractor-GIS
• Gerard HildagoShell Staff
• SEPCo Technical Support for this presentation
• Greg Lear..SEPCo
  Const. Foreman
• Mike
  MartinezSEPCo Const. Foreman
• Keith Short.Contract Const. Insp.

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Evaluation

• Overall Evaluation
• The participants agreed that the course was
  informative and well taught. The instructors
  appeared to be very competent subject matter
  experts.
• Rigging Basics
• The participants felt that the course provided
  good information but that it did not adequately
  cover rigging required for moving construction
  equipment and materials after it is unhooked from
  the platform crane.

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• Specifically, the participants felt that the
  course did not adequately address the use and
  application of Lifting and Hoisting (HL)
  Equipment routinely used during construction
  activities.

• Beam Clamps
• Mechanical Jacks
• Hydraulic Jacks
• Powered Jacks
• Hydraulic Winch
• Air Powered Winch (Air Tugger)
• Electric Powered Winch
• Attachment Points for Construction Rigging
• Personnel Baskets (Divers Basket and Spiders)

Hoisting and Lifting Equipment Routinely Used By
Construction and covered by OPS 0055
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Additionally, the participants felt that the
course did not adequately address the application
of routinely used Platform Lifting and Hoisting
Equipment as it applies to construction
activities specifically, not enough time was
allocated to discuss transferring loads from the
platform crane to construction HL equipment.
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Summary

• Although PH4135 provides excellent rigger
  training, we believe that, at a minimum,
  construction personnel would receive an
  additional benefit if the course was enhanced to
  address the construction lifting and hoisting
  activities shown in this presentation.

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Go Forward Recommendations

• Allocate more time for construction specific hand
  rigging equipment (eg. Come-along, chain fall and
  lug-all, Walky-Dogs)
• Provide more information on air-tuggers
  (inspection,securing to structure and operation).
  Place more emphasis on transferring loads from
  the platform crane to construction HL equipment
• Finalize attachment points and member loading
  Matrix in Lifting and Hoisting Guidelines
• Instructors should consider a field trip to GIS
  and/or an offshore construction project to see
  first hand the situations typically encountered
  and to get feedback from personnel
• GIS volunteered the services of an experienced
  construction rigging subject matter expert to
  assist in addressing these issues
• Arrange classroom presentations in chronological
  order working from basics to more advancedbe
  sure to take the participants experience level
  into consideration. Note As a minimum,
  participants should have at least 6 months
  experience and previous training to API RP 2D
  specifications.

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Status 3/28/07

• Completed Offshore field trip to observe various
  construction rigging scenarios
• RTC Instructors reviewing current training
  program for opportunities to add construction
  specific rigging recommendations.
• GIS Rigger Training class observations for RTC
  Instructors scheduled week of 4/2/07
• Implementation of recommendations/observations
  and purchase/set-up of additional equipment -
  April/May
• Begin Construction specific Rigger Training
  classes in June