Conducting audits on lifting equipment during planned shutdowns is essential for maintaining safety and compliance. Paul Walker, Lifting & Safety Technician at Motion, explains why end-of-year shutdowns are the perfect opportunity to inspect chain slings for damage and wear.
End-of-year shutdowns present businesses a chance to conduct maintenance and audits. For those in industries relying on lifting equipment, this period is critical for inspecting and ensuring that equipment – especially synthetic slings and chain slings – meets all safety standards and legal requirements. As Paul Walker, Lifting & Safety Technician at Motion, points out: “Lifting equipment is exposed to a range of operational and environmental conditions throughout the year, which can impact its integrity. Auditing it during a planned shutdown allows us to conduct thorough, comprehensive inspections – and catch wear and damage so that no safety concerns have been missed.”
Nik Markota, Lifting & Testing Manager, at Motion, expands on this theme: “During a shut down, items that are normally used for a specific task during the year and are otherwise unavailable, become available for a short period of time. This brief period allows for the safe removal, testing, and – if necessary – repairs to take place without interruption to normal site production. It also allows for any upgrades or redesigning of items, if required.”
Markota adds that conducting the audit during the shut down affords the opportunity to identify any items that are damaged during the shut down itself, so everything is in perfect order once operations resume…
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Tags: lifting equipment, chain slings, lifting audit, safety inspection, shutdown audit, Motion Australia, Titan Lifting Technologies
