LIFTING ACCESSORY

EXAMINER

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•PST/ FLT Inspection Issue 1 Oct 2008

 SAFETY BRIEF
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• Please ensure you have signed the
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purposes.
 DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS

P.P.E. – When carrying out an

examination you will be required to wear
gloves, steel toe cap boots or shoes and
glasses. (Hard Hats to be worn if using a
crane or other lifting appliance to assist in
the examination).
DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS.

Mobile Phones

Please ensure all phones

are switched to silent or off
unless due to circumstances of
a personal nature they may be
left on - discuss with your
instructor.
 INTRODUCTION

• Aim
The aim of this course is to instruct candidates in
the criteria that is required to enable them to
inspect/examine Lifting Accessories.
 INTRODUCTION

• Objective
On completion of this course you will be able to
inspect & examine a variety of common items of
Lifting Accessories and report your findings in
order to ensure economic, efficient and effective
use of time and recourses.
 INTRODUCTION

• Incentive
UK Legislation has long required Lifting
Accessories to be examined periodically during
its use by a competent person. Lifting
Accessories are the most critical element of any
lifting operation, your ability to identify faulty or
damaged accessories will reduce the risks.
 INTRODUCTION

• Incentive cont
The failure of equipment can lead to a
catastrophic chain of events resulting in loss of
life, injury and massive damage to property,
plant and equipment.
 INTRODUCTION

• Carrying out the Examination

• The actual examination will normally be done by
a competent person with an adequate
knowledge of the equipment to enable them to -
– Know what to look at & know what to look for.
– Know what to do, who to report faults to and
how to record findings.
 INTRODUCTION

• Competence
This is the ability to combine skill, knowledge
experience and understanding:
To perform an industrial role
Under working conditions
To recognised industrial standards
Competency is a corporate responsibility.
 INTRODUCTION

 Legislation, incl. Regulations, Codes of Practice etc.

 Types & uses of Lifting Accessories.

 Storage & Handling.

 Inspection methods & rejection criteria.

 Completion of reports.

 Test & Assessment at start/end of each practical phase

as appropriate.
 THE LAW AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT

The general provisions of the Health and Safety at Work

Act 1974 (HASAWA), and following regulations apply to
lifting equipment and its use.

 Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

(PUWER 98)
 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
1998 , (LOLER)
 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
1999 (MHSWR 99)
 PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS 1998
Regulation 4- Suitability

• Equipment is constructed or adapted as to be suitable for

it`s purpose.

Regulation 5 – Maintenance.

• Maintained in efficient working order and good repair.

 PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS 1998
Regulation 6 – Inspection.

• Where safety depends on installation.

 After installation or assembly at a new site.

 At suitable intervals by risk assessment.
 Reference should be made to LOLER 1998.
 PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS 1998
Regulation 7 - Specific risks

• Where the use of work equipment involves a specific risk,

every employer shall ensure that the use and repairs,
modifications, maintenance or servicing is restricted to
those who have been trained and are authorised
 PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS 1998
Regulation 8 - Information and Instructions

• All persons who use work equipment shall have available

adequate health and safety information and, where
appropriate, written instructions pertaining to the use of
this equipment;

• This requirement also extends to those employees who

supervise or manage the use of work equipment.
 PROVISION AND USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT
REGULATIONS 1998
Regulation 9 - Training

• Every employer shall ensure that all persons who use work
equipment have received adequate training for the
purposes of health and safety, including the training in
methods which may be adopted when using the work
equipment, any risks which such use may entail and the
precautions to be taken.

• This requirement also extends to those employees who

supervise or manage the use of work equipment.
 LOLER 1998

REPLACES

―ALL‖ U.K. LIFTING LEGISLATION.

APPLIES:-

ALL WORK SITUATIONS

 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 5-Lifting Equipment used for Lifting Persons

• A necessarily long and complicated regulation and covering

all aspects from the requirements of passenger lifts in office
blocks to mine winding gear. Therefore is a preference for
the use of custom built equipment for lifting people rather
than equipment used in conjunction with fork lift trucks and
telescopic handlers, for instance?.
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 6- Positioning and Installation

• Lifting equipment should be positioned or installed to

minimise the risk of people and loads striking each other.
Additionally, hooks and other similar devices provided for
lifting should be of a type that reduces the risk of the load
becoming displaced from the hook or other devices. This
restriction, in place in certain areas of industry for many
years now becomes universal through this ACOP 177,
requirement.
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 7-Marking of Lifting Equipment

• Lifting equipment should be clearly marked to indicate their

safe working loads. This marking should also indicate
changes in safe working load due to varying use of both
machines and accessories. Lifting equipment for lifting
people should indicate this as should equipment which
could, but is not suitable for lifting people.
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 8- Organization of lifting operations

• The proper planning, appropriate supervision and the

carrying out safely of lifting operations is the heart of
LOLER.

 Properly planned by a competent person.

 Appropriately Supervised.
 Carried out safely
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 9-Thorough examination and inspection

• This details the requirements for the thorough examination

and inspection of lifting equipment by a competent person.
It covers the requirement for both pre-service thorough
examinations and proof load testing, if required, and the
periodic thorough examination required in service
.
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 10-Reports and defects

• This requires the reporting of defects initially by the quickest

possible means with a follow up report in writing.

If the defects involves an existing or imminent risk of serious

personal injury then a copy of the report must be sent to the
appropriate enforcing authority. There are no official forms of
report but the information required to be included is detailed in
schedule 1 of LOLER
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Regulation 11-Keeping of information

• This sets out the required times that reports and records
must be kept. For thorough examinations of lifting
accessories at least two years, other lifting equipment for
the life of the equipment. For inspections, until the next
inspection is made.
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Excluded:
Winching loads on level ground.
Unassisted manual movement.
Gravity discharge through pipes.
Escalators.
Conveyor belts moving articles horizontally.
Static equipment suspended from a ceiling.
 LIFTING OPERATIONS AND LIFTING
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (LOLER 98)
Frequency of examination.

Lifting equipment - 12 mths.

Lifting equipment for lifting persons – 6 mths

Accessories for lifting – 6 mths.

 European Directives

• For new lifting equipment to which the European Directives

apply, this will be an EC Declaration of Conformity, either
way all lifting equipment is verified in some way
Manufacturers may append the verification details to the EC
declaration of conformity or combine them as a single
document
MANAGEMENT OF HASWA REGULATIONS 1999.

Regulation 14.

Supplements the duties of employees in

Sections 7 and 8 of H.A.S.W.A. and calls for
the employee to inform his employer of any
dangerous work situations and shortcomings
in the employers safety arrangements.
 DEFINITIONS
Thorough Examination Report
• A report issued by a Competent Person giving the
results of the thorough examination including
testing if appropriate.

• This will detail the defects found or include a

statement that the item is safe to operate (or not).

• Period of validity – 6 months for accessories.

 DEFINITIONS
Competent Person
• A Competent Person is the person concerned with
the testing, examination and certification of lifting
accessory.

• He/she should have such practical and theoretical

knowledge and experience of the equipment which
is to be tested, examined and certified that will
enable him/her to detect defects or weaknesses
which it is the purpose of the examination to
discover and to assess their importance to the
safety of the accessory.
 DEFINITIONS
• Competent Person (Continued)
• The Competent Person should have the maturity
to seek such specialist advice and assistance as
may be required to enable him/her to make
necessary judgements and be a sound judge of
the extent to which he/she can accept the
supporting opinions of other specialists.

• He/she must be able to certify with confidence

whether it is free from patent defect and suitable
in every way for the duty for which the accessory
is required.
 DEFINITIONS
Proof or Test Load
• A load (mass or force) applied by the
manufacturer or Competent Person for the
purpose of a test. This load appears on test
certificates
• Minimum Breaking (or Failure) Load (MBL)
• The guaranteed strength (mass or force) below
which the item of equipment does not fail.
• Mass Units are usually tonnes (t)
• Force units are usually newtons (N)
 DEFINITIONS

Working Load Limit (WLL)

• The maximum load (mass) that an item of lifting
equipment is designed to raise, lower or
suspend.
Factor of Safety FOS
• The ratio between MBL and WLL sometimes
identified on the test certificate as the Coefficient
of Utilisation.
• E.G. For a Single Chain Sling - MBL = 4t, F.O.S.
= 4:1,WLL = 1t
 DEFINITIONS

• Factors of safety for lifting accessories vary

according to the material they are composed of.

• 4:1 for alloy steel chains and shackles.

• 5:1 for wire rope.

• 7:1 for man made fibre slings.

 DEFINITIONS

Safe Working Load (SWL)

• The maximum load (mass), as assessed by a
Competent Person, which an item of lifting
equipment may raise, lower or suspend under
the particular service conditions. The SWL
will normally be the same as the working load
limit or the maximum safe working load,
where the term is used but it may be less.
• The SWL appears in statutory records.
 DEFINITIONS
Thorough Examination
Thorough examination and inspection of lifting
equipment by a competent person. It covers the
requirement for both pre-service thorough
examinations and proof load testing, if required, and
the periodic thorough examination required in
service, which are;

i. In the case of lifting equipment for lifting persons

or an accessory for lifting, at least every 6 months;
 DEFINITIONS
i. In the case of lifting equipment for lifting persons or an
accessory for lifting, at least every 6 months;
i. In the case of other lifting equipment, at least every
12 months; or
ii. In either case, in accordance with an examination
scheme; and
iii. Each time that exceptional circumstances which are
liable to jeopardise the safety of the lifting equipment
have occurred; and, if appropriate for the purpose, is
inspected by a competent person at intervals
between thorough examinations.
 DEFINITIONS
Test Certificate
• A certificate issued by the Competent Person giving
details of tests, conducted on an accessory. Valid for
the life of the life of the accessory. New test certificate
required if the accessory has been repaired and
strength has been affected.
 DEFINITIONS
EC Declaration of Conformity

• Declaration by the manufacturer or other

responsible person that the equipment described
complies with the relevant European directive(s).

• It is a legal document enabling an item to be

placed on the market and taken into service.

• The CE mark is a mark affixed to the accessory

to signify that it complies with all relevant
European Directives.
 DEFINITIONS
Statement of Conformity
• A Certificate issued by the manufacturer
confirming that any necessary manufacturing tests
have been carried out and confirming the safe
working load.
• Where equipment is unsuitable for proof load
testing due to the nature of the materials used,
e.g. textile slings, a statement of conformity is
issued.
 MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
LIFTING ACCESSORIES

Materials used in the manufacture of lifting accessories

must be strong, offering considerable resistance to
failing under load
From a manufacturing point of view it is desirable that it
can be easily shaped to size either by forging, casting
or machining and that it is weldable by one or more of
the common processes
 MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
LIFTING ACCESSORIES

Stress

There are two ways in which a load may be applied to a

bar of material:

• A tensile or pulling load.

• A compressive load.
 MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
LIFTING ACCESSORIES

Strain

The application of a load to a bar of material causes it

to alter in shape and dimensions. The extent of these
alterations is known as the strain. Strain is expressed
as the extension (or contraction0 per unit length of the
bar, thus if a 1m bar were to stretch 0.1mm the strain
would be 1/10,000
 MARKING OF EQUIPMENT

Equipment which has been satisfactorily proof load

tested, where required, and has been thoroughly
examined should be marked thus:

• With the Safe Working Load or loads:

• Unique identification number, to facilitate future
inspections;
• Such marks as are required by the standard being
worked
 Guide to the thorough examination of chain
slings to EN 818
• Never attempt to examine a sling that is under load.
• Identify the grade of the chain. In the unlikely event
of finding a wrought iron or mild steel chain this
should immediately be withdrawn from service.
• Stainless steel chain may be encountered.
• Check sizes with tables to confirm working load limits
or safe working loads.
• Identify details with the lifting equipment register i.e.
material, effective working length, correct geometry,
type of hooks etc.
• .
 Guide to the thorough examination of chain
slings to EN 818
• All chain slings should be thoroughly examined to
the statutory requirements, 6 month interval,
examination scheme or if damaged
• If possible hang up a multi-leg sling to check equal
leg lengths. Start the examination at the top ring, or
master link and work progressively down through
the chain links to the bottom hooks, The
examination should be carried out with the sling in a
reasonably clean condition and in adequate lighting.
 Guide to the thorough examination of chain
slings to EN 818
If any of the following faults are present then the sling
should be withdrawn for replacement or repair

• Illegible markings-both identification number and or

safe working loads
• Distortion of top terminal fittings
• Elongated chain-increase in external length or loss
of articulation;
• bent or twisted links;
 Guide to the thorough examination of chain
slings to EN 818
• wear-especially at the inter-links faces
• Opening out-of hooks or other lower terminal fittings;
• Ineffective safety catches, where fitted;
• Cuts, nicks, gouges, cracks, corrosion, distortion, or
any other defects in chain or fittings;
• Incorrect assembly of mechanical joining devices.
 CHAIN SLINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

• Marking should be clear and legible

• The chain should articulate freely
• maximum elongation, mainly due to seating and
interlink wear is 5% (not stretch!)
• The maximum permissible wear is 8% reduction in
material dia. for the chain, components and fittings
• No cracks, cuts, nicks, corrosion or chemical attack.
• Hooks should show no signs of opening or of
distortion
 CHAIN SLINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

• Stretching, twisting & deformation of individual links.

• Unless the sling is specifically designed otherwise,
the legs of multi-leg slings should be of equal length
so that the seat of hooks, or bearing point of other
fittings, is equal. This is an important matter to
check, particularly if a leg of chain has been
replaced, as the pitch may vary from the original
 TOLERANCES ON LEG LENGTH
• Max. tolerance between longest and shortest leg for slings
joined by mechanical devices with nominal lengths up to and
including 2m is 10mm.
• Max. tolerance between longest and shortest leg for slings
joined by mechanical devices with nominal lengths over 2m is
5mm/M
• Max. tolerance between longest and shortest leg for slings
assembled by welding with nominal lengths up to and
including 2m is 6mm
• Max. tolerance between longest and shortest leg for slings
assembled by welding with nominal lengths over 2m is
3mm/M
CHAIN SLINGS REJECTION CRITERIA
 MEASUREMENT METHOD 1

Effective Bearing
Length

A B C

Master link
and Coupling Chain length Hook
length
MEASUREMENT METHOD 2

Effective
bearing
length
 MEASUREMENT METHOD 3

•No more than 8% wear allowable with the links.

•Measure inner link and outer link.
Even the fool proof safety hook will damage if used
wrong
 Fibre Rope and Fibre Rope Slings
BS EN 1492-4: 2004 + A1: 2008
The fibre rope slings most commonly encountered
may be made from either natural or artificial fibres:

i. Natural may be manila, sisal or hemp; of which

manila is the strongest,
ii. Artificial may be of polypropylene, polyester or
polyamide (nylon) of which polyamide is the
strongest.
Fibre Rope and Fibre Rope Slings
BS EN 1492-4: 2004 + A1: 2008
 Rope Construction 1/3

• Ropes are made from 5 - 40 rope yarns which

make up a strand, strands are twisted together
to make up a rope
 Rope Construction 3/3

There are many different constructions of fibre

rope. Here are some examples of four strand
ropes:

Shroud plus core Plaited

 Guide to the thorough examination of fibre
rope slings

Great care must be taken when examining slings

as the vulnerability of the fibre rope slings to the
effects of wear, abrasion and mechanical damage
increases inversely with the size of the rope. The
smaller the rope diameter, the more of the yarns
are exposed on the surface, hence the effects of
wear and damage are more severe.
 FIBRE ROPE SLINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Examine the slings for:

• Signs of wear, cuts or abrasion.

• Splices pulling or coming undone.
• Heat or chemical damage.
• Solar degradation.
• Rot or mildew in natural fibre rope.
• Damaged fittings and thimbles.
• Illegible markings.
FIBRE ROPE SLINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Cuts and nicks Stretching Local abrasion

 GUIDE TO THE THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF
ROUNDL SINGS EN 1492-2: 2000 + A1: 2008
As it is possible for extreme damage to occur to the
core of the sling with no apparent damage to the
outer cover the thorough examination of a round
sling should be both visual and tactile.
 ROUNDL SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Examine the slings for:

• Exposed core-some scuffing and general wear of the

outer cover is permissible provided the inner load
bearing core is not exposed
• Cuts in the outer cover
• Failure of the stitching
• Heat or friction damage-excessive heat, generated
by friction
 ROUNDL SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

• Weld splatter burns-textile slings are often in welding

processes to insulate the work piece from the lifting
appliance.
• Chemical attack-normally difficult to detect until
advanced deterioration has occurred when surface
powdering occurs or there is a loss of colouring of
the sleeve,
• Illegible markings or missing label-no sling
identification number or safe working load
ROUNDL SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Heat damage Core protrusion Cover damage

 Guide to the thorough examination of flat
webbing slings EN 1492-1

Flat woven webbing slings may be found with a

stitched eye at each end of the sling or in an
endless construction
They are a form of textile sling which is soft and
easy to handle whilst offering rigidity across their
width.
 FLAT WEBBING SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA
Examine the slings for:

• Surface chafe, the sling must be scrapped if the

faces of the webbing become so worn
• Local abrasion
• Cuts-both longitudinal and cross cuts
• Chemical attack
• Heat and friction damage
• Weld splatter burns
• Damaged stitching
 FLAT WEBBING SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA
• Loose webbing
• Damaged eyes or terminal fittings
• Illegible marking or missing label
• Soiling

Note:
If cleaning is required before the examination only use
cleaning agents approved by the sling manufacturer
FLAT WEBBING SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Friction burns and cuts

FLAT WEBBING SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Chemical attack
FLAT WEBBING SINGS REJECTION CRITERIA

Cuts
Guide to the thorough examination of Shackles
EN 13889

Bow Shackle D Shackle

Guide to the thorough examination of Shackles
EN 13889

Screw pin Bolt, nut & pin

 SHACKLES REJECTION CRITERIA
Examine the shackle for:

• Illegible marking
• Incorrect pin
• Damaged thread on pin or tapped eye-threads
• Distorted body or pin-there
• Worn body or pin-the max. wear of 8-10%
• Nicks, gouges cracks, corrosion or chemical attack
SHACKLES REJECTION CRITERIA
SHACKLES REJECTION CRITERIA
Guide to the thorough examination of eyebolts
EN 3266

With link Collared Dynamo

 EYEBOLTS REJECTION CRITERIA
Examine the eyebolt for:

• Illegible marking
• Distortion, such as bent shank, deformed eye,
reduced diameter at undercut
• Thread worn, corroded, damaged or incorrectly
formed
• Damage such as nicks, cracks gouges, corrosion
EYEBOLTS REJECTION CRITERIA
Guide to the thorough examination of plate
clamp EN 13155

Type 1 Vertical clamp Type 2 Horizontal clamp

 PLATE CLAMP REJECTION CRITERIA
Examine the plate clamp for:
• Illegible marking
• Blunted teeth
• Opened out frame
• Worn or bent pins
• Mechanism not working freely
• Wear on gripping surfaces
• Nicks, cracks, gouges or corrosion present
• Unsatisfactory action of the locking lever
• Tight, bent or damaged clamping threads
PLATE CLAMP REJECTION CRITERIA
Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414
Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

LHLL RHLL LHOL RHOL

 Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

• Always measure the diameter of a wire rope

sling across the outermost strands.
• This assures consistency of measurement.
Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

Measuring effective length

Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

Not accepted
Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

h at least 15 D
h2 half of h
Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

Clearance 1.5 D
Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

Tail length no more ½ D

Guide to the thorough examination of wire rope
sling EN 13414

Distance 1 at leas 20 D
 WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
Examine the sling for:
• Illegible marking, identification and safe working load
• Damage or wear to any of the terminal fittings
including protective thimbles
• Mechanical damage to the rope, fittings, hand splice
• Broken wires - especially adjacent to ferrules

- 6 randomly distributed broken outer wires in a length of 6d

- 14 randomly distributed broken wires in a length of 30d
- 3 adjacent broken outer wires in one strand
 WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
• Opening out of hooks - safety catches on hooks
• Corrosion or drying out of lubricant
• Kinks or other permanent set in the rope
• Disturbance to the position of the wires in the strand
or strands in the rope or protrusion of the core
• Evidence of heat damage, e.g. melted lubricant,
bluing of the wires, contamination by weld splatter,
evidence of arcing etc.
WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
WIRE ROPE SLING REJECTION CRITERIA
 TEST CERTIFICATE
A test certificate is a certificate issued by a competent
person giving details of any test or tests and thorough
examinations conducted on a lifting accessory
certifying its fitness for use

Sometimes referred to as the ‗birth certificate‘

 THOROUGH EXAMINATION
A thorough examination is a visual examination carried
out by a competent person carefully and critically and,
where appropriate, supplemented by other means such
as measurement or testing in order to check that the
equipment is safe for use.
The meaning of this term has become broader as a
result on LOLER and now includes any testing
appropriate for the purpose of the thorough
examination. The term testing may include proof load
testing, operational testing at safe working or lower
loads and non-destructive testing.
 THOROUGH EXAMINATION
The period between thorough examinations was also
made more flexible as a result of LOLER:
• In the case of lifting equipment for lifting people, or
an accessory for lifting, at least every 6 months
• In the case of other lifting equipment, at least every
12 months
• In either case, in accordance with an examination
scheme
• Each time that exceptional circumstances which are
liable to jeopardies the safety of the lifting equipment
have occurred.
 INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A
REPORT OF A THOROUGH EXAMINATION
1. The name and address of the employer for whom the
thorough examination was made.

2. The address of the premises at which the thorough

examination was made.

3. Particulars sufficient to identify the lifting equipment including

where known its date of manufacture.

4. The date of the last thorough examination.

 INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A
REPORT OF A THOROUGH EXAMINATION
5. The safe working load of the lifting equipment or (where its
safe working load depends on the configuration of the lifting
equipment) its safe working load for the last configuration in
which it was thoroughly examined.

6. In relation to the first thorough examination of lifting

equipment after installation or after assembly at a new site or in
a new location—

(a) that it is such thorough examination;

(b) (if such be the case) that it has been installed correctly and
would be safe to operate.
 INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A
REPORT OF A THOROUGH EXAMINATION
7. In relation to a thorough examination of lifting equipment other
than a thorough examination to which paragraph 6 relates—

(a) whether it is a thorough examination—

(i) within an interval of 6 months
(ii) within an interval of 12 months
(iii) in accordance with an examination scheme or
(iv) after the occurrence of exceptional circumstances
(b) (if such be the case) that the lifting equipment would be safe
to operate.
 INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A
REPORT OF A THOROUGH EXAMINATION
8. In relation to every thorough examination of lifting
equipment—
(a) identification of any part found to have a defect which is or
could become a danger to persons, and a description of the
defect;
(b) particulars of any repair, renewal or alteration required to
remedy a defect found to be a danger to persons;
(c) in the case of a defect which is not yet but could become a
danger to persons—
(i)the time by which it could become such danger;
(ii)particulars of any repair, renewal or alteration required to
remedy it;
.
 INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN A
REPORT OF A THOROUGH EXAMINATION
d) the latest date by which the next thorough examination must
be carried out;
(e) where the thorough examination included testing, particulars
of any test;
(f) the date of the thorough examination.
9. The name, address and qualifications of the person making
the report; that he is self-employed or, if employed, the name
and address of his employer
10. The name and address of a person signing or authenticating
the report on behalf of its author.
11. The date of the report.
Presented by: Masoud Abdalla
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