Sample - Overhead Crane Daily Pre-Start Inspection

• Crane Serial #

• Client / Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• In addition to checking the items in this template, items to constantly observe during crane usage:
  - All operating mechanisms are functional and free from maladjustment
  - Load is rigged properly
  - Hoist brakes checked each time a load approaching the rated load is handled

Pre-operation

• Crane is registered and permitted to be used in operations

  ✔

  ✖

• Operator is in good condition and is competent to perform the work

  ✔

  ✖

• Operating and emergency controls are in place

  ✔

  ✖

• Operator knows where the crane disconnect switch is located

  ✔

  ✖

• There are no warning signs on or near the push button pendant or controls

  ✔

  ✖

• There are no people working on the crane or in the runway travel area

  ✔

  ✖

• There are no people working in the area, that the load the operator is going to pick up will travel

  ✔

  ✖

• The area where the operator will set the load down is large enough and/ or cleared of obstructions

  ✔

  ✖

Equipment

• Bridge

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Motor

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Brake

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Shaft Couplings

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Shaft Bearings

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Gears

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Wheels

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Girders and Connections

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Guards and Covers

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Bumpers

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Bumper Bolts

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Master Switches

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Pushbutton

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Wiring

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

Main Hoist

• Motor

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Brake

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Couplings

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Gears, Shaft and Bearings

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Upper Block

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Lower Block

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Hook, Magnetic Particle

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Hook and Throat Opening Measurement

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Hook

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Hoist Cable

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Rope Drum

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Guards

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Limit Switch

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Cable attachment to drum

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Equipment OK N/A Faulty

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

Trolley

• Motor

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Brake

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Couplings

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Gears, Shaft and Bearings

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Frame

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Wheels

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Bumpers

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Guards

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Rails

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Conductors

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Collectors

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

Runways

• Rails Including Span

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Rail Joints

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Main Conductors

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Main Collectors

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Inspection Copy and Date

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Authorized User Sign

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Lubrication

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Capacity Signs

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Warning Signs

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

• Lockout Mechanism

  Good

  Needs Repair

  Poor

Attaching The Load

• Operator has done proper rigging and hoisting techniques

  ✔

  ✖

• Hoist chain or hoist rope is free of kinks or twists and not wrapped around the load

  ✔

  ✖

• Load is attached to the load block hook by means of slings or other approved devices

  ✔

  ✖

• The sling cleared all obstacles

  ✔

  ✖

Moving The Load

• Load is well secured and properly balanced in the sling or lifting device before it is lifted more than a few inches

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• Before starting the hoist, the hoist rope is not kinked and the multiple part lines should not be twisted around each other

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• The hook is brought over the load in such a manner as to prevent swinging.

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  ✖

• No sudden acceleration or deceleration of the moving load was observed

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• Load is not in contact to any obstructions.

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  ✖

• Hoisting, lowering and traveling is not being done when employees are on the load or hook

  ✔

  ✖

• The operator tested the brakes each time a load approaching the rated load is handled. The brakes are tested by raising the load a few inches and applying the brakes.<br>

  ✔

  ✖

Recommendations

• Write recommendations here

Completion

• Full Name and Signature of Inspector

  Sign