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CERTIFIED INSPECTIONS

HOIST INSPECTIONS​

1. Frequent Inspections – Visual inspections performed by an operator or other designated personnel, and are to be performed daily-to-monthly and prior-to-each-use.

*records do not need to be kept for frequent inspections

2. Periodic Inspections – Visual inspections are to be performed every three months to annually, by an appointed person who records conditions to provide a continuing evaluation of the hoists. Records are kept and retained for life. Three types of service: Normal, heavy, and severe. The type of service will indicate and dictate the need for inspection.

INSPECTION PROCEDURES

  • Visual inspections for OSHA/ASME safety standards.

  • Physical inspection of controls. Test run that all motions agree with control device markings. Run hoist through full range of motions, all the way up and down.

  • Check that there is no load drift, hoist must hold load without any drift.

  • Check for damage, cracks, nicks, gouges, deformations of the throat opening, wear on the saddle or load bearing point, and twist. Check latch operation.

  • Hoist Chain. Check for nicks, gouges, heat damage, bent links, wear, stretch and proper lubrication.

  • Wire Rope. Check for broken wire, broken strands, kinks and any deformation or damage to the rope structure.

  • Check that wire rope or chain is properly reeved and that rope or chain is not twisted about each other.

  • Limit Switches. Check that the upper limit device stops the lifting motion of the hoist load block before striking any part of the hoist.

  • Oil Leakage. Check for any sign of oil leakage on the hoist and on the floor beneath the hoist.

  • Unusual Sounds. Check for any unusual sounds from the hoist mechanism while operating the hoist.

  • Warning Labels. Check that all warning and safety labels are not missing and are legible.

CRANES & HOIST: 1910.179

CRANES & HOIST: 1910.179

A “crane” is a machine for lifting and lowering a load and moving it horizontally, with the hoisting mechanism an integral part of the machine. Cranes whether fixed or mobile are driven manually or by power.

A “hoist” is an apparatus which may be a part of a crane,

exerting a force for lifting or lowering.

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SLING & UNDERHOOK ATTACHMENTS: 1910.184

This section applies to slings used in conjunction with other material handling equipment for the movement of material by hoisting, in employments covered by this part. The types of slings covered are those made from alloy steel chain, wire rope, metal mesh, natural or synthetic fiber rope (conventional three strand construction), and synthetic web (nylon, polyester, and polypropylene).
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AERIAL & PLATFORM LIFTS: 1926.453

An aerial lift is any vehicle-mounted device used to elevate personnel, including: Extendable boom platforms, Aerial ladders, Articulating (jointed) boom platforms, Vertical towers, and any combination of the above.
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FALL PROTECTION & FALL ARREST: 1926.502

A fall arrest system is required if any risk exists that a worker may fall from an elevated position, as a general rule, the fall arrest system should be used anytime a working height of six feet or more is reached. Working height is the distance from the walking/working surface to a grade or lower level. A fall arrest system will only come into service should a fall occur. A full-body harness with a shock-absorbing lanyard or a retractable lifeline is the only product recommended. A full-body harness distributes the forces throughout the body, and the shock-absorbing lanyard decreases the total fall arresting forces.
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FALL PROTECTION & FALL ARREST: 1926.502

The OSHA 1910.180 regulations cover the inspection standards for most mobile cranes that are mounted on a truck or train. It also covers cranes that move under their own power on wheels or crawler treads.
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