Engineers Guide to Examination

Lifting Equipment comprises Lifting Appliances (equipment performing the lifting)
Lifting Accessories (devices which connect the load to the Lifting Appliance)
Lifted Equipment. The list below includes the 3 main categories but is not a full comprehensive list of lifting items.

Lifting Equipment comprises of 3 main categories

1) Lifting Appliances (equipment performing the lifting)

Cranes
A-frames
Overhead/gantry crane,
HIABs
Beams Fixed
Jacks
Manual lever
Tirfors
Chain hoist
Chain block
Pad eyes fixed
Winches
Forklifts
Side booms
Beam clamps
Beam trolleys
Sheave blocks


2) Lifting Accessories (devices which connect the load to the Lifting Appliance)

Wire rope slings
Chain slings
Fiber slings
Shackles
Plate clamps
Eye bolts
Swivel rings
Hoist rings
Turnbuckles/Rigging screw
Wedge sockets
Lifting harnesses
Spreader beams
Hooks
Load cells
Pad eyes and bolts
Rigging screw
Pallet hook

3) Lifted Equipment.

Offshore containers
Skids
Skips
Drum racks
Gas cylinder racks
Frames
Netting
Baskets
Pipe racks
Big bags
Pallets.

The inspection criteria's are the minimum level of inspection required.

Due to the many varying designs of lifting equipment & safety recommendation for different industry sectors, not all aspects of the inspection criteria will be covered.

Please refer to manufactures & industry sector recommendations, for full inspection details.