Potential Hazards:
Failure to adequately inspect material-handling
devices and rigging gear may allow unsafe equipment to be used, and may
result in serious accidents.
Requirements and Example Solutions:
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Material handling gear and equipment used for materials handling and
rigging must be inspected before each shift
and, when necessary, at intervals during its use to ensure its safety.
[1915.111(a)]
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Defective material handling gear must be removed and repaired or
replaced before further use. [1915.111(a)]
- The safe working load of material handling gear must not be exceeded. [1915.111(b)]
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Figure 3: Wire sling and shackle.
Figure 4: Chain falls in use.
Figure 5: Worker inspecting wire rope slings.
Figure 6: Safe load of chain fall illegibly marked. |
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