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Read moreSaudi Aramco GI 7.028 Compliance — What It Means for Outrigger Pads
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GI 7.028 outrigger pads must meet a documentation standard, not a pre-approved brand list: Saudi Aramco’s General Instruction GI 7.028 sets the safety requirements for lifting equipment on Aramco-operated and Aramco-contracted job sites, including requirements around ground bearing protection for mobile crane outriggers. It does not certify individual products — it obliges contractors to select outrigger pads with adequate load rating, material traceability, and documentation, verified by the site’s lifting authority before each job.
What GI 7.028 requires from ground protection equipment
- Documented load rating appropriate to the crane’s maximum outrigger reaction force
- Material traceability — a Material Test Certificate (MTC) tied to the specific batch supplied
- Physical condition free of cracking, delamination, or excessive wear
- Sizing appropriate to the ground bearing capacity at the work location
Why this is a contractor responsibility, not a product certification
GI 7.028 doesn’t publish an approved product list — it sets a performance and documentation standard that the site’s lifting authority checks against, job by job. That means the responsibility for having the right paperwork sits with the contractor bringing the pad onto site, not with a certification stamp on the product itself. OSHA’s ground conditions requirement for cranes and derricks (29 CFR 1926.1402) follows the same logic in a different jurisdiction: the ground and its supporting material have to be documented, not just assumed adequate.
How to verify a supplier meets these expectations
Ask any prospective outrigger pad supplier for the MTC for the specific batch, the pad’s rated load capacity, and confirmation of material and thickness. Diode Trading EST provides all three as standard with every order.
Ordering GI 7.028 Outrigger Pads for an Aramco Site
Contractors ordering GI 7.028 outrigger pads for an upcoming lift should request the MTC and load rating documentation at order time, not the day the lift plan is due — that way the paperwork is already in hand when the site’s lifting authority asks for it during the pre-lift review.
FAQ
What documents should I request from my supplier for an Aramco site?
At minimum: a Material Test Certificate (MTC), the pad's rated load capacity, and material/thickness
specifications.
Diode Trading EST supplies UHMWPE outrigger pads with full documentation for contractors working on GI 7.028-governed Aramco sites. Contact us with your site’s documentation requirements.
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