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We manufacture a small amount of our own bespoke lifting equipment which fits onto the end of a hook. As per regulations we need to inspect the equipment every 6 months.Our standard slings etc are marked up with SWL and identification numbers however our bespoke equipment is not on a schedule due to it being 'home made'. As it is 'homemade' our assessor will not add it to the register.Would it be sufficient for compliance if I introduced an inspection checklist that we monitored weekly ourselves? Thanks in anticipation.
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Mmmm? - so how do you know what its safe working load is? Surely the same principles apply regardless of who made it - or am I way off beam here.
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I would go back to your assessor and ask why he/she will not add it to the register. We make a small amount of lifting equipment (jigs, supporting frames for hoists) and this has always gone on the inspection schedule subject to showing evidence of its structural integrity and suitable load test.
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... and suitable marking with the safe working load.
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quote=Jane Blunt]I would go back to your assessor and ask why he/she will not add it to the register. We make a small amount of lifting equipment (jigs, supporting frames for hoists) and this has always gone on the inspection schedule subject to showing evidence of its structural integrity and suitable load test.
So did the company I worked for. We had our own engineers do all the calculations and it would be sent externally for load testing. Though mostly for specific projects and specific to those projects I'm sure at least one of them was kept and put on the register. It has to be covered by insurance, and so inspected.
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Randall
Had the same issue a number of years ago. There are a number of companies out there who can test and approve bespoke lifting equipment without scrapping it!
My advice is to find one in your area, have the items "rated" and marked up with certificates issued then they can go on your register.
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Many thanks for all the responses. The problem I have is that the lifting equipment is used on a shotblast type machine or a paint spraying line. Any identification numbers or colour coding on the lifting equipment very quickly becomes unidentifiable and technically non-compliant. I could introduce inhouse weekly checks but would be interested to know how other professionals deal with this type of problem.
Thanks Ian
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For the paint spray line, just put masking tape over the stamped ID number. We used to spray steel items with two part epoxy paint (3 coats) with the ID covered with making tape. Once dry the tape was removed to reveal the number. As the paint was fully hardened the tape edge had to be lifted with a scraper, but no real problem. Then just cover again with fresh tape.
Can't say about blast machine set up, but you will have to be careful with the lifting accessory becoming compromised when thinned by the blaster. ID could be under a sacrificial plate.
PS, if you are making and stamping these yourself consider the low stress stamps (round nosed or dot matrix), so not to create a stress raiser.
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Forgot the other option for marking could be to weld the ID on, so easier to see through the paint and clean off to see. By weld I mean raised lettering, not weld a stamped plate on.
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