June is National Safety Month so we’re highlighting another safety area you and those in your facility should be mindful of. Most EHS professionals have seen videos of catastrophic mobile crane and construction crane failures. While not as visually impressive, the results of bridge/jib crane or sling failures can be just as damaging.

您可能没有时间在区域巡回赛期间验证起重机和吊索的所有OSHA检测物品。但是，有一些物品可以快速，轻松地视觉上检查，大多数工人可以接受训练，以执行桥/臂起重机和吊索的这些日常检查。这些视觉评估可以帮助员工安全。

While You Are Inspecting Your Facility Make Sure That Your Overhead/Jib Cranes Inspections Are Addressing the Following:

• 架空桥/臂式起重机的载荷等级必须在两侧标记。
• The controls on the pendant or remote are legible and match any directional markings on the crane or building.
• The wire rope is wound properly or evenly spaced on the crane drum (not crossing the grooves or tangled).
• 钢丝绳上的宽松股线。取决于编织股的数量，一定数量的破碎或松散的股线是可接受的。但是，您需要了解您的钢丝绳，足以知道什么是可接受的。
• Safety latch on the hook is not bent/broken and springs back into position when tested.
• 每月检查完成。

OSHA Requires Daily Inspections of Slings Prior to Use. Here Are a Few Items That Are Easy to Check During a Tour of Your Facility:

Slings

• 易读的载荷限制
• Frays/tears on synthetic slings
• 链条上的标签，金属网和钢丝绳吊索

More than likely, if you have jib cranes and slings, you also have forklifts or fork trucks to help you offload and transport these heavy loads to where they need to be to get processed.

Forklifts Must Be Inspected at Least Daily or During Each Shift If Used More Than One Shift per Day. While Looking at Your Forklifts, Make Sure You Check Out These Items:

• 适当运行的安全带。请记住，OSHA要求所有操作员都佩戴安全带。即使运营商进出座椅60次，也需要使用其安全带。
• Functionality of the horn. Each fork truck must have a “sound-producing device” that can be used at intersections, aisle crossings, pedestrian areas, etc.
• Functionality and condition of forks. Forks are designed to lift heavy objects, scoot along the floor to pick up items, etc. Make sure that the forks are in good repair (not bent, not cracked, not uneven, etc.) and that the functional capacity of the forks has not diminished.
• Inspection records are readily available. OSHA doesn’t technically require documentation of the inspections; however, how else are you going to prove that the inspections are being done? Defects are supposed to be reported and corrected immediately, how else would you document this?

我们在短博客中涵盖了三种不同的检查。万博app手机版官网下载以细节为导向并具有数据收集系统非常重要。一种方法是为每年保持检查文件的粘合剂，每年为每件机械保留检查文件。我们还鼓励使用电子记录保持维护记录。这样，如果任何事情发生在你的硬拷贝上，你仍然可以访问你的电子文件。还有更复杂的方法来跟踪您的检查。有少数手机应用程序可用于创建清单和文档检查。

Although you can’t check everything during your site tours, implementing an employee inspection process can greatly diminish the items you, as the EHS professional, are required to identify and initiate corrective action. In addition, employees can feel empowered knowing they are helping keep themselves and others safe.

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