FREE TEMPLATE — BS 7121-7 & LOLER 1998
Overhead & Gantry Crane Lift Plan Template
A professional lift plan template for overhead travelling (EOT), gantry, goliath, bridge and jib cranes — built to BS 7121-7 and LOLER 1998 by a CPCS Appointed Person with over 35 years of experience. Download, customise and use on your factory, warehouse or fabrication-yard lifts — completely free.
Why Use This Template?
Most lift plan templates online are written for mobile cranes on construction sites and ignore the hazards that actually matter for fixed factory cranes — loads carried over people, pendant operation, tandem lifts and runway loading. This template has been built specifically for overhead and gantry crane operations under BS 7121-7.
Built to BS 7121-7
Every section reflects the safe use of overhead travelling cranes — routine vs non-routine lift categorisation, SWL verification, travel route and exclusion zones, and the load-share checks needed for tandem (twin-crane) lifts.
Overhead-specific hazards
A pre-structured hazard table covers the risks generic templates miss: loads over personnel, load swing and side-pull, two-blocking, pendant blind spots, tandem-lift load shift and runway/structural overload.
Ready to use
The template is in .docx format with fillable fields and tables throughout — crane details, load and utilisation, accessories register, team competence, method statement, schedule of lifts, change log and full authorisation block.
THE TEMPLATE
Overhead Crane Lift Plan Template
An 11-section lift plan template covering every aspect of an overhead, gantry or jib crane lifting operation. Designed to meet the requirements of LOLER 1998, BS 7121-1 and BS 7121-7 in full — and to be proportionate, so routine production lifts and one-off complex lifts are both handled correctly.
Download Lift Plan Template (.docx)What's Included:
Section 0 — Categorisation & Justification
Confirm whether the lift is routine or non-routine and whether a specific written plan is required, with BS 7121-1 lift category.
Sections 1–2 — Project & Crane Details
Site and bay details plus crane type (EOT / goliath / jib), SWL, span, control type, limit switches and current LOLER thorough examination.
Section 3 — Load Details
Weight, dimensions, centre of gravity, lifting points, total weight including rigging, and load as a percentage of crane SWL (utilisation).
Section 4 — Lifting Accessories
Register for slings, shackles, beams and below-the-hook devices with WLLs, IDs and examination status, plus sling-angle and spreader checks.
Section 5 — Lifting Team & Competence
Appointed Person, Lift Supervisor, Operator and Slinger/Signaller with card and competence verification.
Section 6 — Route & Loads Over People
Pick/set-down positions, travel route, occupied-area review, exclusion zones and the method for preventing loads travelling over persons.
Section 7 — Hazard Identification
Overhead-crane-specific hazard table with control measures and residual-risk columns.
Sections 8–9 — Method & Schedule
Step-by-step method statement with contingency, and a schedule of lifts with weight, SWL and utilisation.
Sections 10–11 — Change Log & Authorisation
Change-management record, team briefing sign-off, and authorisation block for the competent person, Appointed Person and duty holder.
Standards & Guidance Referenced
BS 7121-7
Safe Use of Cranes — Overhead Travelling Cranes
BS 7121-1
Code of Practice for Safe Use of Cranes — General
LOLER 1998
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
PUWER 1998
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
HSWA 1974
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
CDM 2015
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
Important Notice
This template is provided as a starting point for your overhead and gantry crane lifting documentation. It is your responsibility to review, adapt and complete it for your specific facility, crane, load and conditions. A competent person — an Appointed Person where the lift is complex or a tandem lift — must prepare or review the completed plan before operations commence.
As per BS 7121-7, BS 7121-1 and LOLER 1998, the user must ensure they properly risk assess and plan their own lifting operations to discharge their legal requirements. No liability is accepted for incidents resulting from the use of this template.
Need a Professional Overhead Crane Lift Plan?
This template is ideal for routine and straightforward lifts. For tandem (twin-crane) lifts, plant installation, maintenance lifts or anything near capacity — get a professional lift plan from a CPCS Appointed Person with 35 years of experience.
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