Altec AC45 Series - Monthly Inspection; Annual;Comprehensive; Wire Rope Inspection; Shift Inspection

10 • Section 3 — Safety
Monthly Inspection
Each month the unit is in service it must be inspected in
accordance with the shift inspection. The unit must not
be used until a complete shift and monthly inspection
shows that no corrective action is required.
The Shift/Monthly Inspection Checklist must be docu-
mented and maintained by the employer that conducts
the inspection for a minimum of three months. Refer to
the Appendix for the Shift/Monthly Inspection Checklist.
Annual/Comprehensive
Every 12 months the equipment must be inspected by
a qualied person in accordance with the Shift/Monthly
Inspection Checklist plus the Annual Inspection Check-
list. Disassembly is required to complete the inspection.
Refer to the Appendix for the Annual Inspection Checklist.
Identied Deciency
If any deciency is identied, an immediate determination
must be made by the qualied person as to whether the
deciency constitutes a safety hazard or, though not yet
a safety hazard, needs to be monitored in the monthly
inspections.
If the qualied person determines that a deciency is a
safety hazard, the equipment must be taken out of ser-
vice until it has been corrected except when temporary
alternative measures are implemented as specied in
shift inspection.
If the qualied person determines that, though not pres-
ently a safety hazard, the deciency needs to be moni-
tored, the employer must ensure that the deciency is
checked in the monthly inspections.
Documentation of Annual/Comprehensive Inspection
The Annual Inspection Checklist must be documented,
maintained, and retained for a minimum of 12 months by
the employer that conducts the inspection. Refer to the
Appendix for the Annual Inspection Checklist.
Severe Operation
Where the severity of use/condition is such that there is
a reasonable probability of damage or excessive wear
(such as loading that may have exceeded rated capacity,
shock loading that may have exceeded rated capacity,
prolonged exposure to a corrosive atmosphere), the
employer must stop using the equipment and a qualied
person must do the following.
• Inspect the equipment for structural damage to deter-
mine if the equipment can continue to be used safely.
• Determine whether any items or conditions listed
under the annual/comprehensive inspection need to
be inspected; if so, the qualied person must inspect
those items or conditions.
• If a deciency is found, the employer must follow the
requirements found in this manual under Identied
Deciency.
Equipment Not In Regular Use
Equipment that has been idle for three months or more
must be inspected by a qualied person in accordance
with the requirements of the monthly inspection.
Any part of a manufacturer’s procedure regarding in-
spections that relates to safe operation (such as to a
safety device or operational aid, critical part of a control
system, power plant, braking system, load-sustaining
structural components, load hook, or in-use operating
mechanism) that is more comprehensive or has a more
frequent schedule of inspection than the requirements
of this section must be followed.
Available Documents
All documents produced under this section must be avail-
able during the applicable document retention period to
all persons who conduct inspections per requirements
of this manual.
Wire Rope Inspection
Inspection procedures for wire rope in regular service are
divided into three general classications based upon the
intervals at which inspection should be performed. The
intervals are dependent in turn upon the nature of the
critical components of the wire rope and the degree of
their exposure to wear, deterioration, and/or malfunction.
The three general classications are herein designated
as shift, monthly and annual/comprehensive with the
respective intervals between inspections dened below.
• Shift inspection includes each shift the equipment
will be used.
• Monthly inspection includes each month the equip-
ment is in service.
• Annual/comprehensive inspection means at least
every 12 months the equipment will be inspected.
WARNING
Death or serious injury can result from failure to
properly inspect this unit each shift.
Shift Inspection
A competent person must complete a visual inspection
prior to use in each shift that the equipment is in service.
https://cranemanuals.com