When operating lifting machinery and equipment for your project, you want to ensure their optimal performance to maximise their effectiveness and productivity while continuously guaranteeing the safety of those who operate them.
Conducting regular inspections and servicing of your lifting equipment is a great way to prevent incidents and ensure continuous and safe operations, ultimately supporting your optimal productivity.
Inspecting lifting equipment to ensure the safety of operations
The primary reason to inspect your lifting equipment is to ensure the safety of the staff who operate it.
Daily inspections every time the equipment is used will help identify and rectify potential hazards before using it, preventing it from causing accidents. In-depth inspections run regularly will allow you to identify more hidden issues that could also transform into bigger problems if left unchecked.
Inspections whether run daily, weekly or monthly enable you to record wear and tear on your cranes, slings, water bags, or any other equipment, so repairs or replacements can be processed before incidents happen. They are a great solution to mitigate risks and prevent them from occurring by maintaining the optimal functionality of your lifting equipment. They secure the safety of those who operate them, protecting workers from potential harm.
Lifting equipment inspections to comply with regulations
In hazardous working environments, keeping up to date and ensuring continuous compliance with the latest regulations is mandatory. Regularly inspecting your lifting equipment will allow you to track the changes, upgrades, or updates that need to be performed to maintain this compliance.
In the oil and rig industry, just as in the mining and civil construction industries or any other sectors where safety measures and operations play a big role in meeting the highest standards, staying current with the latest updates offers a distinctive competitive advantage. It benefits your company’s reputation and becomes a point of interest not only for companies to work with you but also in attracting new candidates.
Inspecting lifting equipment to ensure ongoing performance
Regular inspections of your lifting equipment will help you identify potential risks at the earliest stages to mitigate them. This not only enhances your staff’s security when operating the machinery but also prevents the equipment from fully breaking down and halting all activities. Therefore, regular inspections of the lifting equipment you use will significantly contribute to the smooth running of your operations and their ongoing performance. Moreover, compared to neglected equipment, well-maintained machinery will provide the highest performance, allowing you to work at the required speed.
Save costs by inspecting your lifting equipment.
By helping you maintain your equipment in the best possible condition to ensure ongoing activity while minimising risks, inspections are an excellent way to save costs. Indeed, when left unattended, small signs of wear and tear can easily transform into more significant damages that are costlier to fix. Therefore, by anticipating and proactively addressing the potential risks associated with poor maintenance of your equipment, you avoid the costs that breakages, failures, or accidents would incur. By preventing these incidents through regular inspections and services of your lifting equipment, you save yourself costs: the cost of repairing broken machinery and the cost of human damages that could be caused by a broken sling falling, a crane breaking, or else.
Inspections of your lifting equipment are multi-beneficial. Performed daily before each use of the equipment they allow an effective record of new signs of tear and wear as well as their evolution over time and are used to identify when to take action over them and avoid bigger damages to be caused by them. Regular in-depth inspections also allow a better overview of the state of your equipment to precisely define which part needs to be repaired or replaced.
Both daily and in-depth inspections lead towards the same goals: guaranteeing the security of your staff, helping mitigate the risks of breakages, ensuring compliance with the latest regulations, and guaranteeing ongoing productivity by preventing failures and allowing you to identify, record, and repair any damages before they escalate.
However, to ensure their relevance and that they are correctly operated these inspections need to be conducted by trained personnel who know where to look, what to examine, and can accurately assess the seriousness of any identified damages. While your staff should be trained for regular day-to-day inspections, deeper inspections and servicing of your lifting equipment should be handled by experts. Our team at Rigging Rentals can perform thorough verifications and servicing on your equipment, ensuring it remains in optimal condition for safe and productive operations. This comprehensive approach ensures your equipment is always ready for use, minimising downtime and maximising efficiency.
Disclaimer
The content provided on this blog is intended for informational purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, we cannot guarantee that the information presented here is completely accurate or up-to-date. The information should not be considered professional or expert advice for rigging, lifting, or any related activities. Users should not rely solely on the information provided in this blog and should consult with qualified professionals and/or manufacturers before making any decisions or taking any actions related to rigging and lifting equipment or practices. Rigging Rentals is not responsible for any loss, injury, or damage that may occur as a result of applying the information provided on this blog.