A comprehensive lift plan template should ensure adherence to safety regulations and risk mitigation protocols. Here are key components to consider:

1. Fall Hazard Identification: Identify all potential fall hazards, such as open-sided floors, openings, leading-edge work, decks/balconies, roofs, mobile lift work, holes, and skylights. [1]

2. Fall Protection Methods: Detail the methods of fall protection to be used, such as personal fall arrest systems, safety watch systems, warning line systems, catch platforms, positioning device systems, safety nets, covers, horizontal and vertical lifelines, personal fall restraint systems, and warning lines with safety monitors. [1]

3. Overhead Hazard Protection: Describe methods for overhead protection, including the use of hard hats, toe boards and screens on guardrails, overhead hazard signs, debris nets, and barricades to control access to the area. [1]

4. Emergency Action Plan: Develop an emergency action plan that includes procedures for reporting emergencies, evacuation policies and procedures, emergency escape routes, and safe refuge areas. The plan should also detail procedures for employees who remain to operate critical operations before they evacuate and employee accountability procedures after evacuations. [3] [3] [4] [4] [6]

5. Emergency Contacts: Maintain a contact list of emergency response agencies, including RCMP, BC Ambulance, Fire and Rescue, and HazMat, as well as non-emergency contacts such as WorkSafeBC, BC Hydro, and Telus. [5] [5]

6. Traffic Management: If the lift plan involves work on roadways, include a traffic management plan that addresses site factors such as road alignment, road type, driver sight distances, approaches, work zone length, affected lanes, speed limits, traffic volumes, shoulders, surrounding land use, residential areas, pedestrians/cyclists, weather conditions, and site hazards. [8]

7. Daily Inspections: Implement a daily sign check form to ensure all traffic control signs are in place and effective. [2]

8. Fall Rescue Plan: Develop a detailed fall rescue plan that includes understanding the physical environment, determining the proximity of a professional rescue team, verifying 911 service, estimating response times, understanding rescue types, and identifying trained rescuers. [7]

9. Assembly, Maintenance, and Inspection: Detail the procedures for the assembly, maintenance, inspection, and disassembly of the fall protection system to be used. [1]

10. Tool and Equipment Handling: Describe the procedures for handling, storing, and securing tools, equipment, and materials. [1]

11. Training: Ensure all employees receive adequate training on the site-specific fall protection work plan. The employer or employer's designee must verify that employees are trained and instructed on the plan. [1] [1]