Title Page
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Division
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Date of inspection
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Prepared by
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Note: Operators are responsible to inspect rigging prior to each use.
General
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Verify no slings are shortened with knots, bolts or other makeshift devices.
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Verify hooks are not cracked, opened more than 15% from normal throat opening, or twisted more than 10 degrees.
Wire Rope Slings
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Remove from service any sling that has:
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Does it have less than 10 randomly distributed broken wires in any one rope lay?
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Does it have less than 5 broken wires in any one strand in one rope lay?
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Example of Broken Wire
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Free of any broken core strands?
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Example of Wear
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Are they free of wear or scraping of 1/3 the original diameter of outside individual wire?
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Example of Excessive Kinking
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Free of excessive kinking?
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Example of Distortion
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Free of any other damage resulting in distortion of the wire rope structure?
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Example of Heat Damage
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Free of heat damage or welding arc strikes?
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End attachments are not cracked, deformed or worn?
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Free of corrosion of the rope or end attachments?
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Are the sling capacity charts are readily available?
Chain Slings
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Are the capacity tags are in place, securely attached and legible?
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Example of Bent and Stretched chain
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Free of deformation or elongation of any chain links?
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Example of Welding Arcs
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Free of any welding arc strikes to any links?
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Example of Heat Damage
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Free of any signs of heat damage?
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Are all labels in place and clearly legible?
Synthetic Web Slings
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Remove from service any sling that has the following.
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Example of Chemical Damage
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Is the webbing free of chemical damage?
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Free of any signs of burning, charring or melting?
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Example of a snag.
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Example of acceptable cut.
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Free of snags, tears, punctures or cuts?
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Example of Broken or worn stitches
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Free of broken or worn stitches?
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Example of not readable tag.
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Is the capacity tag readable?
Operational Inspection
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Are the load weights are known by operator.?
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Are the slings not loaded in excess of rated capacity?
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Are the slings padded at sharp edges.?
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Are the employees clear of suspended loads?
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Will any shock loading occur?
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Are the Alloy Chain slings not exposed to temperatures above 1,000 deg. F?
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Are the polyester or nylon synthetic web slings not exposed temperature greater than 180 deg. F?
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Are the polypropylene synthetic web slings not exposed temperature greater than 200 deg. F?
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Are the eye-bolts shouldered with the load (washers or nuts may be used)?
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Are the Nylon synthetic web slings not exposed to acids or phenolics?
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Are the Polyester and Polypropylene synthetic web slings not exposed to caustics?
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Are the slings with aluminum fittings not exposed to caustics?
Lifting Hardware
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Are the shackle diameters are not worn more than 10% of there nominal diameter?
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Are the eye-bolts not bent?
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Are the rated capacity and torquing specifications legible on swivel hoist rings?
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Are the below-the-hook lifting devices rated for capacity?
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Are all hardware free from structural deformation, cracking or heat damage?
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Are all below-the-hook lifting devices that significantly add to the load weight labeled for weight?
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Are all shackles and eye-bolts made of alloy steel?
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Are all shackles and eye-bolts labeled with Safe Working Load (SWL) or Working Load Limit (WLL) or industry standard capacity charts are conspicuously posted?
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Has there been no hardware/parts substitution?
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Inspector Name and Signature
