Engineering Plant Guide
LIFT AND CRANE
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Separate Lifting Accessories
- Description
- This type of equipment is used in a variety of industrial, commercial and transportation environments. Typically, separate lifting accessories are used for the lifting and lowering of loads in locations such as factories, utility service depots, repair facilities, garages and construction sites.
Such equipment comprises of chains or ropes (fibre and ferrous) and load hook assemblies.
- Periodicity of Inspection
- 6 months
- Why Inspect It
- The main hazards associated with this equipment are the loss of load due to lifting assembly component failure and inadequate security of the load.
The mechanical failure of critical load bearing components and insecurity of the load can compromise safety to persons, both using and in the vicinity of the equipment.
