Consider a design lift as a lift that is outside the manufacturer’s generic operation guides or supplied rated capacity charts and consultation with the manufacturer is recommended. The Australian Standard is clear that classifying a lift as a ‘designed lift’ is for extraordinary and temporary lifting operations.
All designed lifts must be recorded and retained in the crane service logbook for the service life of the crane. The effect the operation has on the service life of the crane shall be considered. A third party must review the design characteristics of the crane. The competent person should define and record the reason for any detailed conditions associated with the review. The person developing the designed lift must be a competent person.
Lifts where the load lifted exceeds the published rated capacity of the crane. 
Lifts where the center of gravity changes or is difficult to determine. NOTE: The following are examples of designed lifts: The following definition, scope, content and application of designed lifts are quoted from AS2550.1-2011ĭesigned lifts are extraordinary and temporary lifting operations requiring an assessment of the design of the crane, which may require a temporary re-classification or re-rating or a change in the intended use of the crane. Some of these terms are clearly defined in Australian Standards whereas others are derived from industry colloquialisms.ĭesigned lifts are defined in AS2550.1-2011, Section 1.4.4, Section 6.27 and Appendix D. Many projects interchange to each activity and that further adds to the confusion. Some of the definitions of these terms are not clearly defined which can cause confusion on the scope, content, and application of these terms when planning a lifting task. There are five common terms used in the crane industry related to preparing for and conducting a safe lift. The Crane Industry Council of Australia’s Technical Committee examines these variations in this issue’s CICA Tech Corner. Some are clearly defined in Australian Standards with others derived from industry colloquialisms. Lifting terminology in the crane industry can be confusing.
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