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5.9.1. Communication and Television Support
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5.9.1.1. All hazardous operations shall require primary and backup communications between the operation’s control point and the operation.
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5.9.1.2. Recorded voice communication and Operation Television (OTV) coverage shall be used for Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble (SCAPE) operations and whenever required by the safety authority or local safety authorities.
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5.9.2. Safety Radio Net
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5.9.2.1. Emergency forces supporting hazardous operations shall be required to maintain continuous monitoring on a safety radio net. Verification of operational status shall be accomplished prior to each hazardous operation. Use of RT (Radio Telephone) devices on USAF property shall conform to the requirements of AFMAN 91-201, Volume 3, Chapter 8 and Volume 6, Chapter 8 of this manual.
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5.9.2.2. Safety Net shall be used during transit and when SCAPE personnel are off Operational Intercommunications System (OIS).
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5.9.2.3. Telephones or other means of radio communications shall be available for summoning assistance in emergencies in areas where hazardous operation are conducted.
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5.9.3. Loss of support and equipment during any phase of the operation shall be reported immediately to the appropriate payload project office authorities for assessment of necessary actions.
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MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, CRANE AND HOIST, PERSONNEL PLATFORM, POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AND ELEVATOR OPERATIONS |
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This chapter is applicable to the equipment that falls under the payload project’s responsibility. In addition to the requirements listed herein, the requirements of NASA-STD 8719.9, Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment, apply in their entirety. Any local lifting equipment requirements shall be adhered to when operating material handling equipment (MHE) related to or involving payload testing, processing or integration. This chapter is divided into the following: 6.1. Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Operations; 6.2. Crane and Hoist Operations; 6.3. Personnel Platform Operations; 6.4. Powered Industrial Trucks (see ANSI B56); and 6.5. Elevator Usage. Requirements for vehicles used to transport hardware onto and off of NASA facilities or ranges are not governed by this chapter.
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Material Handling Equipment Operations
The operations requirements for material handling equipment (MHE) used for handling (lifting, supporting, or manipulating) critical and non-critical hard- ware are described below. These requirements are applicable to new or modified MHE. The requirements are also applicable to permanent or short-term use MHE and apply whether the equipment is owned, rented, or leased by the government, contractors, or commercial operators.
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MHE is comprised of below-the-hook lifting devices (BTHLD), handling structures, support structures, slings, load cells, Hydrasets, and rigging hardware.
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6.1.1. MHE Operating Standards
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6.1.1.1. Existing equipment shall not be used in operations unless it meets all the requirements in Volume 3, Chapter 6 unless otherwise agreed to by the appropriate local safety authority.
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6.1.1.2. All MHE shall be operated, tested, and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this publication, NASA-STD-8719.9, Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment; AFI 91-203; and applicable military and industry standards including, but not limited to, ANSI, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
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6.1.1.4. All users of MHE used to handle the critical hardware covered in this publication shall have written and approved procedures that cover selection, operation, maintenance, and testing of the MHE used. Operations that include maintenance of the MHE and use of these items with no safety critical or hazardous loads shall not be considered safety critical operations. Those operations that involve MHE and safety critical or hazardous loads including direct contact, such as supporting the load, or within the immediate vicinity, such as moving the MHE without a load over a hazardous commodity, shall be considered hazardous operations. Moving or parking an empty hook over a hazardous/critical commodity shall not be considered a hazardous operation.
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6.1.2. MHE Operator Qualification and Training
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6.1.2.1. MHE Operator Qualification Requirements
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6.1.2.1.1. Operators shall be mentally and physically capable of safely operating the MHE.
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6.1.2.1.2. Operators shall be physically tested for vision and hearing before being assigned to operator duty and annually thereafter.
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6.1.2.2. MHE Operator Training and Certification
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6.1.2.2.1. Operators shall be trained in the safe operation of the MHE used and the hazards to which they are exposed.
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6.1.2.2.2. Operator training shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
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6.1.2.2.2.1. The requirements of the operator manual.
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6.1.2.2.2.2. The requirements of NASA-STD-8719.9, Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment; AFI 91-203 and/or ASME B30 series, Material Handling Equipment.
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6.1.2.2.2.3. The parts of 29 CFR 1910, Subpart N, Material Handling and Storage.
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6.1.2.2.2.4. The parts of ANSI B30 and other industry standards.
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6.1.3. MHE Periodic Test and Inspection Requirements
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6.1.3.1. MHE Test and Inspection General Requirements
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6.1.3.1.1. MHE shall be tested initially and periodically in accordance with Volume 3, 6.1.1.3.
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6.1.3.1.2. All damaged MHE shall be removed from service until all discrepancies are corrected.
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6.1.3.1.3. All MHE shall be marked with the due date of next inspection.
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6.1.3.2. MHE General Data Requirements. All MHE data requirements shall be provided in accordance with Volume 3, Chapter 4, and Volume 3, Attachment 1 of this publication, NPR 8715.7, and the other standards referenced herein.
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6.1.4. MHE General Operations
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6.1.4.1. All MHE to be used for hazardous operations and/or safety critical operations shall be identified to the appropriate local safety authority as determined by the PSWG, Range Safety, and the Center Lifting Devices and Equjipment Manager.
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6.1.4.2. All MHE shall be verified as safe for its intended use by the payload project.
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6.1.4.3. MHE documentation (inspections, tests, maintenance, and modifications) shall be maintained by the payload project for the life of the MHE. This documentation shall be made available to the PSWG, Range Safety, and local safety authority.
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6.1.5. Sling Operations
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6.1.5.1. Sling Operating Standards. All slings shall be operated, maintained, and tested in accordance with NASA-STD-8719.9 and ASME B30.9, Slings.
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6.1.5.1.1. For identification and onsite assurance purposes, equipment shall have a periodic recertification tag containing equipment identification, next required test date, and quality control stamp.
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6.1.5.1.2. Slings which have components that are normally disassembled shall be either marked, coded, or tethered to assure proper assembly of verified hardware.
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6.1.5.1.3. Removable lifting lugs used on flight hardware or GSE shall be identified to ensure the lugs can be reinstalled in the proper location if necessary.
Note: Components not marked, coded, or tethered will invalidate the proofload/certification of the whole assembly.
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6.1.5.2. Sling Inspection and Periodic Test Requirements. Slings shall be inspected and tested in accordance with Volume 3, 6.1.2.2. The following used to support critical operations shall be inspected and load tested within one year of intended use.
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6.1.5.2.1 Verify, overall, that there is no evidence of visual damage, gouges in metal, flaking paint, loose bolts, rivets, or connections, or deformation such as galling or gouges in pins, eyes, and end connections.
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6.1.5.2.2. Ensure there are no bent, deformed, cracked, or excessively corroded support or main members.
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6.1.5.2.3. Inspect load-bearing bolts and verify that there is no visual evidence of bending cracking, gross wear, or improper configuration.
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6.1.5.2.4. Inspect attached and lifting lugs for visual deformation and evidence of local yielding.
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6.1.5.2.5. Ensure there are no elongated attach or lifting holes.
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6.1.5.2.6. Inspect around fasteners for local yielding and deformation.
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6.1.5.2.7. Remove and inspect load-bearing slip pins for visual deformation, evidence of bending, abnormal defects such as galling, scoring, and diameters not within drawing tolerances. Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) shall be used when required by design requirements or when cracks are suspected.
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6.1.5.2.8. Inspect pin bores visually for cracks, deformation, local yielding, scoring, and galling. NDI shall be performed as required.
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6.1.5.2.9. Inspect welds for cracks and evidence of deformation, deterioration, damage, or other defects by visually inspecting all welds.
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6.1.5.2.10. Inspect welds for cracks and evidence of deformation, deterioration, damage, or other defects by magnetic particle, x-ray, or other suitable crack-detecting methods as appropriate for critical welds as identified on the drawings.
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6.1.5.2.11. Inspect all parts, particularly bare metal, for corrosion. Corrosion-protect all surfaces that are to be painted, lubricated, or coated with strippable vinyl as necessary. Do not paint over un-inspected areas; do not paint over cracks, deformations, deterioration, or other damage until engineering assessment has been made.
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6.1.5.2.12. Wire rope slings shall be immediately removed from service if any of the following conditions are present:
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6.1.5.2.12.1. Ten randomly distributed broken wires in one rope lay or five broken wires in one strand in one rope lay.
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6.1.5.2.12.2. Wear or scraping of one-third the original diameter of outside individual wires.
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6.1.5.2.12.3. Kinking, crushing, bird caging, or any other damage resulting in distortion of the wire rope structure.
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6.1.5.2.12.4. Evidence of significant heat damage.
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6.1.5.2.12.5. End attachments that are cracked, deformed, or worn.
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6.1.5.2.12.6. Hooks that have been opened more that 15 percent of the normal throat opening measured at the narrowest point or twisted more than 10 degrees from the plane of the unbent hook.
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6.1.5.2.12.7. Significant corrosion of the rope or end attachment.
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6.1.5.3. Sling Recurring Data Requirements. Recurring data is required in accordance with Volume 3, Chapter 4.
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6.1.6. Hydraset and Load Cell Operations
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6.1.6.1. Operator Training. Hydraset operators shall be trained and certified in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and NASA-STD-8719.9, Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment.
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6.1.6.2. Hydraset and Load Cell Operating Standards. Hydrasets and load cells shall be operated, maintained, and tested in accordance with the manufacturer instructions; NASA-STD-8719.9, Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment; and the additional requirements described below.
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6.1.6.3. Hydraset and Load Cell Inspection and Periodic Test Requirements. Hydrasets and load cells shall be inspected and tested in accordance with Volume 3, Section 6.1.6.3 of this publication and NASA-STD-8719.9, Standard for Lifting Devices and Equipment.
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6.1.6.4. Hydraset and Load Cell Recurring Data Requirements. Recurring data is required in accordance with Volume 3, Chapter 4.
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6.1.7. Handling Structure Operations
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6.1.7.1. Handling Structure Operating Standards. All structural lifting beam operations shall meet NASA-STD-8719.9 and ASME B30.20, Below Hook Lifting Devices, for range operations.
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6.1.7.2. Handling Structure Inspection and Periodic Test Requirements. Handling structures shall be inspected and tested in accordance with Volume 3, 6.1.4.2.
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6.1.7.3. Handling Structure Recurring Data Requirements. Recurring data is required in accordance with Volume 3, Chapter 4.
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