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Welcome to LiftPlan Pro.

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This tutorial walks you through every lift planner and lifting calculator on the platform, step by step.

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LiftPlan Pro brings together lift planning, rigging calculations, ground bearing checks, load securing

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and lifting training in one place.

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Every tool follows the same method as its original engineering workbook, cell for cell,

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and its results were checked against those workbooks before release.

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We will start with a short tour of the website, then create an account, and then go through each tool in turn.

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The tools covered are the sling tension calculator, the side boom pipelayer lift planner,

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the forklift truck lift planner, the wooden crane mat calculator and the lashing and load securing calculator.

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After that we look at saving your work, printing A4 reports, sending a plan for approval,

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booking a lifting training course, and using the platform on a phone.

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One important point before we begin.

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These tools are planning and calculation aids.

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A competent person must always check a lift plan against the actual equipment, certificates, manufacturer data

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and site conditions before any lift.

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You can pause this video at any time and follow along on your own computer or phone at liftplanproapp.com.

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Chapter one.

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A quick tour of the website.

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This is the home page at liftplanproapp.com.

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The menu at the top leads to lift planning, calculators, training, pricing, resources, this how it works page,

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the frequently asked questions and contact.

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Even the home page calculates.

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Move the sling angle slider on this two-leg sling,

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and you can see the load in each leg rise as the sling gets flatter.

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Change the load and the angle factor stays the same, but the tension in each leg goes up in proportion.

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This is the same principle the full sling calculator uses.

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Further down, the page shows who the platform is for: the people who plan and check lifts,

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and the people who carry them out.

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Each tool has a short summary, with a link straight into the calculator.

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The lift planning page describes the side boom and forklift planners, what each plan records, the plan library

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and the report generator.

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The calculators page covers the sling tension, wooden mat and load securing calculators.

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The training academy lists lifting courses for riggers, signallers, supervisors, planners and inspectors,

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with the fee, duration, group size and certificate validity shown on every course.

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Pricing is simple.

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One subscription of 24.99 US dollars a year covers every planner and calculator.

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Two sling calculators are free to use without a subscription.

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Resources has short guides on the engineering behind the tools: sling angles, ground bearing pressure,

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forklift capacity, load securing and more.

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The frequently asked questions page answers common questions about payments, training, reports and data,

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and the contact page lets you send a message or reach us on WhatsApp.

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Chapter two.

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Creating your account, and finding your way around the dashboard.

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Click Get started at the top of any page.

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Enter your name, an optional company, your email address and a password of at least ten characters.

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Type the password a second time in the repeat password box, so a typing mistake cannot lock you out.

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Then click Create account.

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You arrive at the dashboard.

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The four tiles at the top count your lift plans, saved calculations, approved plans

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and anything waiting for your approval.

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Below them you see your recent projects, any approvals, your subscription status, your course bookings,

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and a card for each planner and calculator.

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The menu on the left is always available.

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Lift planning holds the side boom and forklift planners, the plan library and approvals.

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Lifting calculators holds sling tension, wooden mat, lashing and the calculation history.

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Under Account and subscription you can change your name, company and password, and see your subscription.

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To subscribe, click Subscribe and pay on our secure checkout page, using the same email address as your account.

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Your subscription is activated on your account automatically after payment.

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It renews once a year until you cancel.

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If you use the offline Android app, your app licence key also appears on this page once your subscription is active.

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If you ever forget your password, click Forgot your password on the sign in page, enter your email,

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and we will send you a link to set a new one.

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The link works for one hour.

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Now let us look at the tools, starting with the most used one, the sling tension calculator.

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Chapter three.

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The sling tension calculator.

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Open Sling tension from the menu.

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The calculator covers seventeen rigging arrangements, grouped by type: single-leg, two-leg, four-leg, multi-leg

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with spreader beams, and tailing lifts.

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Single-leg arrangements include the vertical hitch, the choker hitch for pipes and bundles, and basket hitches.

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Each card shows the arrangement sketch and its mode factor.

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Two-leg arrangements include the bridle hitch for loads with lugs or padeyes, choker and basket hitches for round

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or box-shaped loads, and basket hitches held apart by spreader beams.

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There are also four-leg bridles, multi-leg spreader arrangements including two-crane tandem lifts,

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and the tailing lift for upending a vessel or column.

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At the bottom, the limits of use explain what the calculator does not check, such as lifting lug strength,

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crane capacity and ground bearing.

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Always read these before relying on a result.

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Let us work through the most common one, the two-leg bridle hitch.

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Click its card to open it.

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At the top you choose the units.

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Lengths can be in metres or feet, and loads in tonnes, kilograms or pounds.

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Every input and result switches with them.

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Next to the units, choose the sling type: wire rope, chain grade 80 or 100, or polyester web or round slings.

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The gear is selected from the matching data table.

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The bar across the top always shows the overall result.

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Green PASS means all calculator checks are met.

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Next to it you see the design load, the tension in each sling, the required working load limit

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and the sling length per leg.

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Below is the input data.

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Yellow boxes are the inputs you can type in.

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Here we have a load ten feet long, two feet wide and ten feet high.

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Let us change the load weight to twelve tonnes.

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Watch the results bar: the design load, sling tensions and required working load limit all update as soon as you type.

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The next two inputs place the centre of gravity.

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X is the distance from the left lifting point and Y from the right.

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When the load is centred, both legs share it equally.

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Move the centre of gravity, and the leg nearer to it carries more.

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Here the centre of gravity is four feet from the left point and six from the right,

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so the left sling now carries more than the right.

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The COG check confirms that X plus Y equals the load length.

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Now the sling angle, measured from the horizontal.

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At sixty degrees each leg carries about fifteen percent more than half the load.

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Reduce it to fifty degrees and the tension rises further.

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A flatter sling always carries more.

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Below forty-five degrees the calculator flags a check,

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because the method used here has a minimum sling angle of forty-five degrees.

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The status changes to CHECK so the problem cannot be missed.

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Let us go back to sixty degrees, the most common bridle angle.

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The status returns to PASS.

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Under the inputs, choose what connects each sling to the load, a shackle or a hook, for the left

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and right load points.

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The connection at the crane hook is worked out by the calculator.

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The lifting equipment summary lists every item of rigging the calculator has selected: the two slings

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with their diameter, capacity and length, the shackles, and the master link at the hook.

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For each item you see the working load limit, the length, the weight and the quantity,

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with the total rigging weight at the bottom.

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This is ready to copy into a gear list or a lift plan.

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Calculation results and checks shows the full working.

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The design load includes a ten percent contingency.

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Then come the support reactions, the sling angles, the tensions,

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and the required working load limit after the sling selection factor.

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For wire rope, the bend efficiency of the sling eye is checked,

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and the effective working load limit after de-rating is compared with the tension in each leg.

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The master link and its shackles are checked too.

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The overall status at the bottom is PASS only when every check is met.

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If any check fails, the row that failed is highlighted, so you can see exactly what to change.

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Finally, the optional check tests whether each shackle physically fits its padeye.

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It does not affect the sling results above.

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Select Yes, choose the shackle manufacturer, and enter the padeye plate thickness and hole diameter.

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The jaw width and pin diameter come from the manufacturer range,

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or you can enter the values from your shackle certificate.

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A fit is green when the jaw is about ten percent wider than the plate

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and the pin about ten percent smaller than the hole.

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Amber means it fits with little clearance.

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Red means the shackle will not fit.

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At the top right, Save stores this calculation in your account, and Report, or PDF, opens an A4 report.

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We will look at both later in the tutorial.

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Reset clears your inputs back to the defaults.

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Every other arrangement works the same way.

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Here is the four-leg bridle.

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Notice the note: the gear is sized on two legs carrying the load,

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because on a rigid load all four legs rarely share it equally.

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Each arrangement has its own sketch with the sling names, the angles and the distances,

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so you can match the inputs to your rigging drawing.

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For pipes and other round loads, use the two-leg choker hitch, option A.

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The slings are wrapped around the pipe, so there are two extra inputs: the pipe diameter, and the wrap type,

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which can be no wrap, a single wrap or a double wrap.

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The sling length is worked out from the diameter and the wrap.

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In the results, the hitch mode factor is now 0.75.

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A choked sling can carry only three quarters of its straight-pull rating,

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so the required working load limit is higher than for a bridle carrying the same load.

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The tailing lift is used to upend a vessel or a column with two cranes.

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The main crane lifts at the upper lugs, and the tail crane holds the bottom lug.

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Enter the distances from the centre of gravity to the upper lugs and to the tailing lug,

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any offsets from the centre line, the load weight, the spacing between the upper lugs, the tailing sling length,

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both hook block weights and the main sling angle.

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The load transfer table shows how the load passes from the tail crane to the main crane at every angle,

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from horizontal to vertical, so both cranes can be checked at every stage of the upend.

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The main crane can be rigged with two slings direct to the hook, which is option one, or through a spreader beam

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with two vertical lower slings, which is option two.

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Choose the option and the gear list updates to match.

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Chapter four.

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The side boom pipelayer lift planner.

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This planner prepares a lift plan for lowering or lifting a pipe string with one or more side booms.

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It works out the pipe weight, the work radius from the trench, the load per machine, the capacity at that radius,

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and the spacing between machines.

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The screen has two parts.

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On the left, fill in step by step guides you through the inputs one section at a time.

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On the right is the full lift plan, exactly as it will print.

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You can fit the plan to the width of the screen, or view it at one hundred percent and scroll.

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Anything you type on the left appears in the plan on the right straight away.

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Step one is the plan header.

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Enter the date, a reference, the location, the side boom ID and a lifting description.

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Then record the operator and licence, the third party inspection reference, the pre-use inspection checklist

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and the certificate reference for the lifting accessories.

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Next choose the machine.

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Pick the make, such as Caterpillar, Komatsu or Liebherr, then the model.

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The planner holds rated load charts for sixty-seven side boom and boom combinations.

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For the boom, leave it on automatic and the planner picks the shortest boom that reaches the work radius,

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or choose a boom length yourself.

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Step two is the trench and work radius.

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Enter the trench top width and depth, and choose whether the trench sides are stable.

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The work radius is measured from the outside edge of the track to the trench centreline.

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The planner adds a set-back from the trench edge, which depends on the trench depth and condition,

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and gives you the radius the machine must work at.

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Step three is the pipe.

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You can pick the nominal size and schedule from the built-in pipe table, or enter the outside diameter

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and wall thickness by hand.

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Enter the length of the pipe string, the steel density, and any allowance for coating or contents.

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The planner calculates the weight per metre and the total pipe string weight.

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Then say how the machines share the string.

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With one machine type, enter how many side booms share it and the rigging weight per side boom.

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The load on the governing side boom is worked out for you.

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Step four is the capacity at the work radius.

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The planner reads the chart capacity of the chosen machine at that radius, applies the duty limit,

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and compares it with the load on each machine.

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By default the duty limit is eighty-five percent, in line with ASME B30.14.

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You can see the capacity utilisation and the safety margin, and a clear yes

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or no for whether the lift is within the limit.

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Further down the plan, the chart plots the rated capacity, the duty limit and this lift against the work radius,

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so you can see how much room there is.

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Step five checks the number of side booms and their spacing, following BS 7121 part 14, annex H.

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Choose the basis for the safe working load, and the planner gives the number of side booms required

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and the spacing along the string.

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Step six is the basic questions.

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Answer yes, no or not applicable for each one: has the pipe weight been calculated, are the people experienced,

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is there a risk assessment, have the machines and accessories been inspected, is the ground stable, and so on.

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The last step is approvals.

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There are three people on every plan: the person who planned it, the person who reviewed and approved it,

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and the person who executed it.

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Enter each name and job title, and the signature and date go on the printed plan.

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The tabs above the plan hold more information.

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Machines on the string lets you enter different machines along the same string when they are not all the same model.

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How to use explains the method in plain words, and Basis and sources lists the standards and data the planner uses.

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Plan details records the lift category, the ground conditions and the risk assessment for this plan.

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We will see these shared plan details in the forklift chapter.

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Chapter five.

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The forklift truck lift planner.

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This planner checks that a forklift can lift a load safely at its real load centre and lift height.

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It covers single loads, several loads on the forks at once, and tubulars such as pipe and casing bundles.

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Step one is the plan header: the lift plan number, location, reference and a description of the lift.

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Enter the operator certificate number, the slinger certificate number if one is used,

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and the identification number of the forklift truck.

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Step two is the most important choice: what are you lifting?

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Plan A is a single load, or several loads on the forks.

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Plan B is tubulars, either all the same diameter or of different diameters.

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This choice decides which part of the plan you fill in.

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The planner tells you clearly which block is in use, and greys out the others.

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For a single load, enter the load weight.

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Here, two thousand five hundred kilograms.

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Then the distance of the centre of gravity from the fork face.

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This is the load centre, and it matters more than anything else.

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All distances on this plan are measured from the fork face.

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You can also record the load length, width and height and the sideways and vertical offsets of the centre of gravity.

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These are recorded on the plan, while the weight and the load centre drive the capacity check.

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Step three is the lift configuration.

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Enter the lift height, which here is three thousand five hundred millimetres, and any fork extensions,

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with their length and weight.

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Then choose the forklift truck.

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The planner holds nine hundred and fifteen trucks from thirty-four makers.

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Pick the manufacturer, the model and the mast fitted.

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The plan now shows the truck type and its plate capacity,

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for example four thousand kilograms at a five hundred millimetre load centre.

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The capacity is then derated for the actual load centre and lift height.

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The ninety percent duty check compares the load with ninety percent of the derated capacity.

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If the load is too heavy, or the load centre too far out, the result turns red and the cautions section explains why.

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The capacity chart shows the rated capacity and the ninety percent duty limit against the load centre,

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with this lift marked on it, so the margin is easy to see.

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Step four is the basic questions, such as whether there is a documented lifting method,

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whether the weight of the load is known, and whether the area is free from obstructions.

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And step five is approvals, with the same three people as the side boom plan: planned by, reviewed and approved by,

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and executed by.

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The tabs give more options.

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Site lists is a simple sheet where you can keep your own lists of locations, operator and slinger certificates,

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names, job titles and truck numbers, ready to copy into each plan.

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Several loads on the forks is used when you carry more than one item at once.

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Enter the weight and length of each section, starting with the one nearest the fork face, and the combined weight

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and combined centre of gravity are worked out by the weight-moment method.

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Tubulars handles bundles of tubing, casing or pipe.

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Pick the size and weight per foot from the built-in datasheet, which includes API 5CT tubing and casing,

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or enter them by hand.

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With the number of joints, the planner works out the total load and its centre of gravity.

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Plan details is shared by both planners.

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Choose the lift category, routine, simple, complex or critical, and record the reasons.

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Record the ground conditions, such as firm and level, soft ground, near an excavation or over services.

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Then build the risk assessment: add hazards, their controls, a likelihood times severity rating and an owner.

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Common lifting hazards can be added with one click.

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Chapter six.

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The wooden mat, or cribbage, calculator.

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This calculator works out the load under a mobile crane outrigger, the ground bearing pressure,

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and the size of timber mat needed to spread that load safely.

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After the optional job details, step two is the crane.

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Choose the manufacturer and the model from the crane database, which holds two hundred and nine mobile crane models.

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The crane type, its maximum rated capacity and its operating weight are filled in from the database.

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If you have extra counterweight or attachments, or you know the actual operating weight, you can enter it here.

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Step three is the load.

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Enter the weight of the load and of the rigging and hook block.

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Here the load is twenty-two thousand kilograms.

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Step four is the ground.

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Choose the soil type.

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The calculator uses presumptive bearing values for each soil,

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and the soil field guide tab explains how to identify the soil on site.

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If the ground is wet or waterlogged, select yes and the allowable pressure is reduced.

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If you have a value verified on site, for example from a plate load test, enter it and it will be used instead.

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Step five is the outrigger load basis.

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By default the calculator uses a rule of thumb, sixty-five percent of the crane plus the load on one outrigger.

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If you have the actual outrigger load from the manufacturer software, enter it and it takes priority.

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The results are on the right, per outrigger: the governing outrigger load, the allowable ground bearing pressure,

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the bearing area needed, and the minimum square mat.

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The green banner gives the recommended mat size per outrigger, in metres, and the minimum in feet is shown too.

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Step six is an optional check of your proposed mat.

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Enter the outrigger float size, the mat length, width and thickness, and the allowable bending

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and shear stress of the timber.

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The calculator then checks the pressure under the float, the pressure under the mat, and the bending

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and shear in the timber.

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Warnings and checks at the bottom tell you if anything needs attention.

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The method and guidelines tab explains the calculation with a worked example.

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The mat area is the outrigger load divided by the allowable ground pressure,

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and the default outrigger load follows the rule of thumb in the Queensland mobile crane code of practice.

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The assumptions and limitations are listed too.

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Chapter seven.

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The lashing and load securing calculator.

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This calculator works out the number and type of lashings needed to secure a load for road transport,

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following BS EN 12195-1 and the tie-down count rules of the load securing guidelines.

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It is organised in six tabs: the trailer and equipment, the load, the calculation, lashing diagrams,

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a compliance report and a pre-trip checklist.

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Tab one is the trailer.

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Choose the vehicle type, for example a flatbed.

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Typical dimensions appear on the right and the matching picture is highlighted.

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Choose the bed surface, because it sets the friction between the deck and the cargo.

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Say whether a headboard is fitted, and enter the number of anchor points and their rated working load limit.

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The second step lists the lashing and restraint equipment you have available: ratchet straps,

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chains of different grades, wire rope, anti-slip mats, chocks, edge protectors and more.

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Mark what you have, the quantity and the size.

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Tab two is the load.

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Choose the cargo category, such as pipes and tubulars, pallets, coils and drums, or steel sheets,

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and enter the weight per unit and the number of units.

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Choose the contact surface under the cargo, and whether an anti-slip mat is used.

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Then enter the dimensions and the centre of gravity.

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The required dimensions change automatically with the cargo category.

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The last section lets you override the lashing arrangement if you need to: the primary equipment, the lashing method,

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frictional, direct or locking, and the lashing angles.

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Leave these blank and the calculator chooses for you.

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Tab three is the calculation engine.

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It is read only.

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It takes the larger of the guideline tie-down rules and the EN 12195-1 force check,

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and gives the governing number of lashings.

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Until every required input is present, it tells you exactly what is still missing.

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Tab four shows lashing diagrams for each type of cargo, so the driver can see how the load should be secured.

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Tab five is the compliance report.

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Fill in the job details, such as the vehicle, the driver and the destination.

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The trailer, equipment, load and results are filled in automatically, and the report prints one page wide.

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And tab six is the pre-trip inspection checklist, covering general load securing, the trailer structure

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and anchor points, the lashing equipment, and specific checks for each type of cargo.

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Print it and go through it with the driver before every trip.

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Chapter eight.

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Saving your work, printing reports, and the approval workflow.

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In any planner or calculator, click Save.

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Give the plan a name and it is stored in your account with all its inputs.

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Every time you save, a new version is kept, up to twenty earlier versions per plan,

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so you can always go back to an earlier revision.

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Click Report or PDF to open the A4 report.

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It shows the plan name, who prepared it, when it was saved, and the version.

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Below is the full calculation sheet, exactly as on screen, with every input and check, followed by the charts,

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the cautions, the conditions and the approval blocks.

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Click Print or save as PDF.

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The report is laid out for A4 paper.

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Use your browser print dialog to print it, or choose save as PDF to keep a copy or send it by email.

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All saved plans are in the plan library.

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Search by name, site or reference, or filter by status: draft, submitted, approved or returned.

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From the library you can open a plan to edit it, print its report, duplicate it for a similar lift, or delete it.

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To have a plan approved, click Send for approval.

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Enter the approver email address, their name and role as it should appear on the report, and a note if needed.

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The plan is saved and locked for review.

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When the approver signs in with that email address, they find it under Approvals, and can approve it,

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or return it with comments.

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If anyone edits the plan after it is approved, the approval is withdrawn automatically,

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so a printed approved plan always matches what was checked.

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Calculations from the sling, mat and lashing calculators are kept in the calculation history, with the date, tool

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and status, ready to reopen, change one value and print a new revision.

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Chapter nine.

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Finding and booking a lifting training course.

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Open Training from the top menu.

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The academy lists every course, for riggers, banksmen and signallers, lifting supervisors, lift planners,

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appointed persons and equipment inspectors.

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Use the category buttons to filter the list.

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Each card shows the level, how the course is delivered, the duration, the certificate validity, the group size

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and the fee.

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Open a course to see the full details: what it covers, the learning objectives, who should attend, the topics,

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the prerequisites, and how participants are assessed and certified.

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The summary on the right repeats the fee, the duration, the level, the delivery, the group size,

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how long the certificate is valid, and the refresher needed to keep it valid.

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To book, fill in the registration form at the bottom of the page: your name, email, phone, company and country,

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the number of participants, onsite or online delivery, and your preferred dates.

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Click Send registration.

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No payment is taken now.

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We confirm the dates by email, and send the invoice before the course.

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To train a whole team at your own site, use corporate training.

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Any course can be run in-house, with the dates, the content emphasis and the group size agreed with you.

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The certification page explains how each course is assessed, how long each certificate is valid,

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and how to renew it with a refresher.

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Your own bookings appear under My course bookings inside the platform.

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Chapter ten.

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Using LiftPlan Pro on a phone, and the offline Android app.

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Everything you have seen works in a phone browser.

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The guided input panels are sized for a small screen, so a plan can be checked at the work front.

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There is also an online Android app, which works exactly like the website, and an offline app, LiftPlan Field,

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which runs every planner and calculator on the phone without any signal.

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The offline app is activated with your app licence key,

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which you will find on your account page once your subscription is active.

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The key stays valid for the length of your subscription.

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That completes the tour.

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Let us recap.

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Choose the tool for your lift, enter the load and the equipment, read the checks as they update, save the plan,

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send it for approval, and print it on A4.

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Remember that the results are planning aids.

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Always confirm certified working load limits, manufacturer data and site conditions,

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and have the lift plan approved by a competent person before lifting.

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Two sling calculators are free to try.

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Every planner and calculator is included for 24.99 US dollars a year,

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and our lifting training courses can be booked separately.

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Thank you for watching, and lift safely.