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Kennedy Space Center Lifting Devices and Equipment Program
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Program Requirements
NASA-STD-8719.9 NASA Standard for Lifting Devices & Equipment KNPR 8715.3 KSC Safety Practices Procedural Requirements KNPR 8719.9 Examination and Licensing of KSC Operators of Special and Heavy Equipment, Cranes, and Hoists KNPR 8715.7 KSC Construction Contractor Safety and Health Practices Procedural Requirements KSC-UG-2814 User Guide to KNPR 8715.7 SHP-P-179 ISC(EG&G) Cranes and Lifting Equipment KSC Critical Lift Determination Process Questions or other concerns regarding LDE Program Requirements? Contact your LDEM. NASA Lifting Devices & Equipment Managers Contact List		OSHA Homepage 29 CFR 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes 29 CFR 1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes 29 CFR 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC Cranes and Derricks in Construction 29 CFR 1910.184 Slings OSHA Guidance on Safe Sling Use ITSDF B56 Consensus Standards Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation (ITSDF) Standards for Forklifts and Other Industrial Trucks WSTDA-RS-1 Web Sling & Tie Down Association Recommended Standards and Test Methods (Back to Top)

Suspended Load Operations
SLOAA Log - Active SLOAA Log - Inactive NASA Suspended Load Operations Analyses and Approvals (SLOAA) at KSC and DFRC KSC Form 20-200 – SLOAA Approval Sheet KSC List of SLO Cranes w/SAAs		HSEP 17.12-TOSC - JACOBS SLOAA JACOBS procedure for processing SLOAA (Back to Top)
KSC List of Non-Load Test Slings
KSC List of Non-Load Test Slings		KSC Non-Load Test Sling Request Form (Back to Top)
KSC List of Cranes Used for Load Testing
Cranes Used for Load Testing		Rationale/Analysis (Back to Top)

Reference Documents & Websites
NASA Technical Standards Program Login		NASA Engineering Network Lessons Learned Search
KSC Specific References: KSC Lifting Committee Minutes Jacobs Lift Plan for Mobile Cranes Jacobs Reference for Lift Plan KSC Form 50-101 Lift Plan for Construction GIDEP and KSC Advisory: Government Industry Data Exchange Program GIDEP Safety Alert Form KSC Form 20-196 – KSC Advisory KSC GIDEP Website Other Lifting Programs: NAVFAC P-307 (US Navy) AFSPCMAN 91-710 Vol 3 (US Air Force) AFSPCMAN 91-710 Vol 6 (US Air Force) DOE-STD-1090-2011 (US Department of Energy) FM 5-125 Rigging Manual (US Army) Goddard Space Flight Center LDE Website Link Other Lifting References: CraneAccidents.com NCCCO		Technical References: Wire Rope Technology Navy Crane Center USS Wire Rope Engineering Handbook MatWeb Material Property Data Engineer's Handbook CMAA Crane Buyers Guide Magazines / Articles / Presentations: Cranes Today Magazine Hoist Magazine Crane Tech Newsletter Archive Crane Corner Newsletter Maximum Capacity Media CraneHotline Videos: How Wire Rope is Made TOPEX / POSEIDON Mishap Google Crane Accident Videos Halo Wire Rope Tensile Tests (Back to Top)

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