Lifting Operations Permit Template
Crane Critical Heavy Lift Permit (>80% Capacity)
Construction & Manufacturing edition
$200AUDBuy now — editable Word
Controls crane and lifting operations, lift planning and equipment inspection. Medium Hazard edition — editable Word document with its permit form built in. Choose your state at checkout.
The Construction & Manufacturing pack is the full permit-to-work system: this permit, the framework and every other permit in the tier. 10 editable Word documents for $1,825 AUD.
See the Construction & Manufacturing pack — $1,825What this permit controls
Controls crane and lifting operations — lift planning, equipment and rigging inspection, exclusion zones and load control. Enforces a documented lift plan and equipment checks before lifting.
Typical work covered
- ✓Mobile crane lifts
- ✓Tower crane lifts
- ✓Telehandler lifts beyond standard pallet handling
- ✓Multi-crane / tandem lifts
- ✓Personnel lifts (man-cage)
- ✓Critical or complex lifts (oversize, blind, near services)
- ✓Heavy precast and structural steel erection
Hazards this permit addresses
Each hazard is identified on the permit form with the controls that must be in place before the issuer signs.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Catastrophic load drop, multiple fatalities.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Struck-by injury, structural damage.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Load drop on crew below.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Multi-fatality electric arc.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Boom failure, load drop.
Outcome if uncontrolled: Crush from drifting / swinging load.
What the permit form includes
Editable Microsoft Word form. Yellow cells are the only ones you complete on a typical job. Sections:
How to use this permit
Calculate load weight, select crane and rigging from the load chart. Engineer-design for critical lifts. Identify the lift path.
Position crane, set outriggers with pads. Establish exclusion zone. Brief all in the zone.
Lift the load just clear of the ground. Hold and verify stability. Confirm sling and rigging.
Lift on the agreed signal pattern. Dogger / rigger controls; operator obeys signals only. No personnel under the load.
Land smoothly, slack the slings, retrieve rigging. Sign close-out. Stand down the exclusion zone.
Frequently asked
What format is it in?
Editable Microsoft Word (.docx) with its permit form built in. Bracketed [fields] mark where to add your business name, ABN, site details and authorising officers.
Which jurisdiction do I get?
You choose your state at checkout (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT or NT). The document references the Act, regulator and code of practice in force there — Victoria on OHS, the rest on harmonised WHS.
Is it cheaper in the pack?
Yes — the Medium-Hazard Pack bundles 10 documents for $1,825. Buying singles is best when you need only one or two.
Do I still need review?
Yes. This is a starting-point template; customise it to your site and have a competent person review it, in consultation with workers, before issuing live permits.
The complete Construction & Manufacturing permit-to-work system
One pack holds all 10 documents below, so every permit is issued, controlled and closed out on the same set of forms.
- ✓Permit-to-Work System & Framework
- ✓General Work Permit
- ✓Hot Work & Fire Watch Permit (AS 1674.1)
- ✓Energised Electrical Work Permit (AS/NZS 4836)
- ✓Working at Heights & Fall Protection Permit (>2m)
- ✓Confined Space Entry & Rescue Permit (AS 2865)
- ✓Excavation & Ground Penetration Permit (>1.5m)
- ✓Crane Critical Heavy Lift Permit (>80% Capacity) (this page)
- ✓Complex Scaffolding & Suspended Stage Permit (AS/NZS 1576)
- ✓Specialist Contractor Interface
10 editable Word documents for your state. One-off payment.
See the Construction & Manufacturing packOr buy this permit on its own for $200.
Other construction & manufacturing permits
A Permit-to-Work Management System supplied as editable Microsoft Word documents, built to comply with the harmonised model WHS laws and Victoria's OHS Act 2004. Compliance is achieved by implementing and maintaining the system and having it reviewed by a competent person, in consultation with workers, for your site, plant and personnel; final responsibility under the legislation remains with the PCBU. Licensed for use within the purchasing organisation only. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the vendor's liability is limited to the price paid.