Rigging Inspection — Liquidmetal Industrial Solutions

Inspection checks

OK — satisfactory. Not OK — minor defect to report, still within limits. Remove — meets a removal-from-service criterion; tag it and take it out of use now. N/A — does not apply to this type of gear. Every line must be marked before the form will send.

Identification and records

4 items

Rated capacity / working load limit (WLL) tag or marking attached and legible

Manufacturer name and serial / ID number legible

Proof-test certificate on file (new, repaired or reconditioned equipment)

Periodic thorough inspection current (chain slings: never more than 12 months; other types per service severity)

Alloy steel chain slings

3 items

Links worn below minimum size, stretched, or sling length increased

Cracked, bent, gouged or deformed links, master link or coupling link

Defective welds, nicks, gouges or heat damage (never use after heating above 1000°F)

Wire rope slings

6 items

Broken wires: 10 randomly distributed in one rope lay, or 5 in one strand in one lay

Outside wires worn or scraped to one-third of original diameter

Kinking, crushing, birdcaging or any other distortion

Heat damage or discoloration (fiber-core slings never above 200°F)

Corrosion of the rope or end attachments

End attachments, splices or ferrules cracked, deformed or worn

Synthetic web and round slings

6 items

Acid or caustic burns

Melting, charring or heat glazing of any part of the surface

Snags, punctures, tears or cuts

Broken or worn stitches

Distorted or damaged fittings

Core or warning yarns showing (round slings); heavy abrasion, UV damage or embedded grit

Metal mesh and fiber rope slings

2 items

Metal mesh: broken weld or braze, wire loss from wear (25%) or corrosion (15%), distorted handles

Fiber rope: abnormal wear, powdered fiber between strands, cut fibers, rot or discoloration

Hooks, shackles and hardware

7 items

Hook throat opening not more than 15% over normal, not twisted more than 10°

Hook latch present, spring works, closes fully

Shackle pin is the correct one, fully seated, with nut / cotter as designed

Body of shackle, eyebolt, swivel or ring not bent, stretched, cracked or gouged

Threads undamaged; eyebolt shoulder seats flush

Hardware WLL marked and at least equal to the sling it connects to

No field welding, drilling or other unauthorized modification

Overall condition and use

4 items

No heat, weld spatter, chemical exposure or frozen / embedded damage

Stored off the ground, clean, away from heat and chemicals

Correct type and size for today’s lift, at the actual sling angle and hitch

Corner protectors or padding available for sharp edges