Sling and chain inspection checklist
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What does this form include?
This form contains 22 sections:
Note: Operators are responsible to inspect rigging prior to each use.
General
- Verify no slings are shortened with knots, bolts or other makeshift devices.
- Verify hooks are not cracked, opened more than 15% from normal throat opening, or twisted more than 10 degrees.
Remove from service any sling that has:
Wire Rope Slings
- Does it have less than 10 randomly distributed broken wires in any one rope lay?
- Does it have less than 5 broken wires in any one strand in one rope lay?
Example of Broken Wire
Example of Wear
Example of Excessive Kinking
Example of Distortion
Example of Heat Damage
Chain Slings
- Are the capacity tags are in place, securely attached and legible?
Example of Bent and Stretched chain
Example of Welding Arcs
Remove from service any sling that has the following.
Example of Chemical Damage
Synthetic Web Slings
- Is the webbing free of chemical damage?
- Free of any signs of burning, charring or melting?
Example of a snag.
Example of acceptable cut.
Example of Broken or worn stitches
Example of not readable tag.
Operational Inspection
- Are the load weights are known by operator.?
- Are the slings not loaded in excess of rated capacity?
- Are the slings padded at sharp edges.?
- Are the employees clear of suspended loads?
Lifting Hardware
- Are the shackle diameters are not worn more than 10% of there nominal diameter?
- Are the eye-bolts not bent?
- Are the rated capacity and torquing specifications legible on swivel hoist rings?
- Are the below-the-hook lifting devices rated for capacity?
- Are all hardware free from structural deformation, cracking or heat damage?
- Are all below-the-hook lifting devices that significantly add to the load weight labeled for weight?
- Are all shackles and eye-bolts made of alloy steel?
- 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?
- Has there been no hardware/parts substitution?
Inspector Name and Signature
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