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15. Mobile Cranes
Daily and Annual. Mobile cranes should be inspected in accordance to applicable portions of
sections 18
and 19 and appendix U of Reclamation
Safety and Health Standards.
16. Inspection Report
Annual. An inspection report similar to
the annual inspection.
Slings and Rigging Hardware
17. Slings (Wire Rope, Chain, Synthetic Web, etc.)
Daily. Check all slings for any damage or defects prior to use. Immediately remove any damaged slings from
service and cut in half to ensure it will not be used. One or more of the following conditions shall be sufficient
reason for removing a sling from service:
service and cut in half to ensure it will not be used. One or more of the following conditions shall be sufficient
reason for removing a sling from service:
Wire Rope Slings
a. Six randomly distributed broken wires in one rope lay or three broken wires in one strand in one rope lay
b. Wear or scraping of one-third the original diameter of outside individual wires
c. Kinking, crushing, bird caging, or any other damage resulting in distortion of the rope structure
d. Evidence of heat damage
e. End attachments that are cracked, deformed, or worn
f. Corrosion of the rope or end attachments
g. Fiber core rope slings shall be permanently removed from service if exposed to temperatures of
200
200
O
F plus. Nonfiber core rope temperatures shall not exceed 400
O
F or minus 60
0
F without the
manufacturer's recommendation.