Lifting

To better understand this scope, this month of May we interviewed our mechanical engineer Cristiano Brettas, responsible for Lifting’s Drop Objects prevention campaigns.

The mechanical engineer describes the Drop Objects service, as inspections carried out in order to prevent objects from falling on ships and platforms, are actions taken in order to reduce work accidents, such as: objects in height that over time have been deteriorating/corroding and need preventive maintenance so they don’t fall and injure someone in the process. A complex service that requires a lot of attention to small details.

Lifting’s job is to ensure that equipment is in good condition and those that are not, they are

promptly demarcated and secured with safety nets until they can be repaired or replaced.

Cristiano believes that this is a scope that is in evidence as companies are increasingly concerned, devoting time, energy and money to accident prevention and safety as a whole. “Companies have implemented these activities to avoid and even eliminate these indications of acidentes caused by dropping objects”.

Is a service that works in conjunction with the unit’s structural integrity sector, making recommendations for retaining structures and equipment in the workplace, with the intention of eliminating the risk of dropping objects by applying risk management in the workplace and applying best recommendations and practices for secure retention. For those who wish to enter the area of inspection and maintenance of Drop Objects, it is necessary to have the following qualifications: Be a mechanic technician (to have the ability to perform structural analysis) Irata training (as the scopes involve service at height) CBSP and Huet (as they are certifications that enable offshore work). These are the certificates needed to start working in the area, those who have knowledge of general and structural inspections, painting, boilermaking and mechanical treatment bring a differential, because in addition to the inspection part, we also maintain this equipment’s.

Lifting invests in its employees, as it understands that it is always necessary to update itself to bring the best to its customers, thus providing diverse training, developing the employee so that he can renew himself and what is not seen on a daily basis is addressed in training. In addition to its employees, the company is also internationally certified as a Drops service provider, which proves that our employees are properly trained and qualified to implement this methodology of best practices in their clients, taking care of their assets and the safety of theirnemployees, says Brettas.

A process that needed to present all its capacity through the company’s work history and all its other certifications that the company has, such as ISOS 9001, 14001 and 45001 and its skills in general. “Drop Objects Inspection is not just an inspection of equipment, it is also the awareness of people, so that they understand that it is not just the inspection of the equipment itself, but also the act of inspection, the care that is part of the process”. Cristiano explains to us.