Cranes & Gantries
Overhead cranes, EOT cranes, gantry cranes, mobile cranes and tower cranes.
Keep your lifting equipment safe, traceable and ready for operation with professional inspection, examination and testing services for cranes, hoists, lifting accessories and material-handling equipment.
Every lifting operation places significant loads on cranes, hoists, hooks, slings, shackles, lifting points and supporting components. Wear, corrosion, deformation, cracks, damaged components or incorrect identification can compromise lifting safety.
Find defects and deterioration before they compromise a lifting operation.
Maintain inspection records and examination evidence against applicable requirements.
Identify wear and maintenance needs early to reduce unexpected equipment downtime.
Use equipment identification, inspection status and documented findings to manage lifting assets.
Our inspection approach can combine visual examination, functional checks, dimensional verification, NDT and load testing according to the equipment, risk, applicable standard and agreed scope.
Our lifting equipment inspection scope can be tailored to your facility, project, lifting plan and equipment register.
Overhead cranes, EOT cranes, gantry cranes, mobile cranes and tower cranes.
Electric/manual chain hoists, lever hoists, wire-rope hoists, winches and lifting blocks.
Wire-rope slings, chain slings, webbing slings, shackles, hooks, master links and related tackle.
Eyebolts, padeyes, lifting lugs, fixed lifting points and attachment arrangements.
Forklift trucks, pallet trucks and selected material-handling equipment used for lifting operations.
Spreader beams, lifting beams, frames and engineered lifting accessories.
Hydraulic jacks, lifting platforms and associated lifting systems.
Selected fall-protection and personnel-lifting equipment, where within the agreed inspection scope.
The exact examination and testing scope is established according to equipment type, manufacturer requirements, applicable standards, statutory requirements and client specifications.
Identification of visible damage, deformation, corrosion, cracks, wear, distortion, missing components and unsafe conditions.
Operational checks of controls, brakes, hooks, latches, chains, wire ropes, limit devices and other applicable functions.
Measurement of critical dimensions, wear, hook throat opening, chain/wire-rope condition and other acceptance criteria where applicable.
Where required, NDT such as magnetic particle examination or other suitable techniques can support assessment of critical components.
Load testing can be arranged where required by equipment type, applicable standard, manufacturer requirement or client specification.
Inspection status, identification/tagging, findings and certification documentation are recorded for traceability and future monitoring.
Review equipment details, identification, rated capacity, history and required inspection scope.
Inspect structure, mechanisms, hooks, ropes, chains, accessories, safety devices and relevant components.
Perform applicable functional, dimensional, NDT or load-testing activities according to the approved scope.
Document findings, photographs, status and recommendations, supporting corrective action and traceability.
Our inspection programs can be structured around applicable international standards, regulatory requirements, manufacturer instructions and client specifications. The governing reference is selected according to the equipment and jurisdiction.
Lifting Equipment Engineers Association guidance and Codes of Practice, where applicable to the inspection scope.
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 principles for thorough examination and safe lifting equipment management.
Applicable ASME B30 series requirements for cranes, hoists, slings, hooks and lifting devices.
Applicable British Standard guidance for safe use and inspection of cranes.
Applicable ISO requirements for crane inspections.
OEM instructions, rated capacities, inspection intervals and technical documentation are considered where applicable.
Talk to FANCO about your lifting equipment inspection, testing, certification and periodic examination requirements.