Hoists

​​A hoist is a device used to raise or lift something by mechanical means.

Various types of hoists are used in the workplace, such as:

  • Material hoists
  • Automotive lift hoists
  • Personnel hoists
  • Chain hoists
  • Roofer's hoists
  • Manual hoists
  • Scaffold hoists
  • Boom truck hoists

Employers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Where a hoist is used:

  • develop and implement safe work procedures respecting the use of hoists
  • ensure workers have received proper training in the safe work procedures developed for the use of hoists
  • ensure workers comply with the safe work procedures.
                       

Operator requirements:

  • Only a person who is authorized to practise the trade of hoist operator under the Trade of Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator Regulation, Manitoba Regulation 91/2000 is allowed to operate a boom truck hoist with a rated load of 7,300 kg or more.

Maintenance and inspection schedule:

  • Develop and implement a maintenance and inspection schedule of all hoists in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.

Rated load:

  • Ensure that a hoist has a plate or weatherproof label permanently secured to it that legibly shows the rated load.

Avoid using the hoist for the following:

  • Do not use hoisting equipment for lifting people.
  • Do not pass a load over workers.
  • Do not tip a load (load and hoisting equipment may become unstable, putting workers at serious risk of injury and causing damage to the hoist and rigging components)
  • Do not insert the point of a lifting hook in a link of the chain.
  • Do not hammer a sling into place.
  • Do not leave slings dangling from the load hook. Place sling hooks on the sling ring when carrying slings to the load.
  • Do not raise loads higher than necessary to clear objects.
  • Do not exceed a hoist's load limit.
  • Do not leave suspended loads unattended.
  • Do not block the controls while raising and lowering the hoist.
  • Do not leave the controls while the lift is in motion

Other Resources

  • CAN/CSA Z256-M87 (R2016) Safety Code for Material Hoists
  • CAN/CSA Z185-M87 (R2016) Safety Code for Personnel Hoists
  • Guide for Automotive Lifts
  • Part 23 Cranes and Hoists - Manitoba Regulation 217/2006
  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  • Trade of Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator Regulation, Manitoba Regulation 91/2000


Check out our Shop Talk and safe work procedure template on hoists. (Below the FAQs are more resources related to hoists.)

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