Periodic Inspection of Lifting and Conveying Equipment

Work Equipment Regulations (TS EN / ISO) Safety Guide

Structural fatigue or brake/cable failures in heavy-duty lifting equipment such as cranes, forklifts, and platforms can lead to fatal workplace accidents. How should safe load testing and sling inspections be carried out according to regulations?

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Where tonnage takes flight, there is no room for chance.

According to the Regulation on Health and Safety Requirements in the Use of Work Equipment, all lifting and conveying equipment heavily used in industrial and construction sites must be inspected at least once a year by expert mechanical engineers. AES Innovation, with its authorized engineering team and testing infrastructure, professionally reports on at least 1.25 times (dynamic) and 1.5 times (static) load tests for your cranes and pallet trucks.

Especially overhead cranes and mobile rescue vehicles are subject to rope coil crushing, hook wear, and mechanical metal fatigue (corrosion) due to excessive duty cycles. A potential material fall represents a serious safety hazard, potentially leading to personnel crushing and production line collapse.

Mechanical and Dynamic/Static Weight Testing Process

What is inspected in lifting equipment?

  • Hook Crack Analysis and Rope Wire Deformation:
    Fiber breaks in steel slings and lifting ropes, or invisible capillary (NDT Non-Destructive Testing) metal fatigue in the hook, are observed.
  • Overload and Audible/Visual Warning Circuits:
    The tonnage limiter is checked to ensure it has been strained, the lifting safety relay has stopped, and the warning limits of the tower movement and approach sensors, as well as the final limit switches, are also examined.
  • Dynamic Load Resistance and Cruise Test:
    Yönetmelik gereği beyan edilen yükün minimum %110 – %125 katı ağırlık bağlanarak vincin asılı seyahati, fren balata kavramasının salınım kaçırması ölçülerek testten geçirilir.
  • Corrosion, Weld and Body Joint Inspection:
    In platform lifts and mobile crane frame components, wall erosion of bolt support surfaces, rail clearances, and chassis strengthening are noted in the boom assemblies.
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The more registered your heavy machinery is, the faster your production will be.

A periodic inspection, which takes just a few hours a year, can fundamentally prevent negligence that could shut down your business. The employer is directly liable for any accident involving uninspected equipment. AES Innovation Our inspection engineers, based on international minimum EN standards and heavy-duty directives, stamp your equipment with a 'Fit for Use' seal, providing your business with legal assurance according to ISO standards and offering your employees psychological peace of mind.

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International Standards and Related Legislation

The minimum inspection of a lifting device is based on the 'Work Equipment Regulation', but the inspection method is entirely derived from international standards compliant with TSE (Turkish Standards Institution). Industrial regulations such as TS ISO 9927-1 for cranes, TS EN 280 for platforms, TS EN 13414-1 for sling steel cable seals, and TS 10689 for forklift stackers serve as the guiding test line.

Frequently Asked Questions

Technical questions regarding overhead cranes, ramps, and lifts in industrial workshops or transport warehouses.

Yes, regardless of whether it's 100 kg or 100 tons, pallet trucks, forklifts, or vehicle lifts that lift or move a load vertically in a workplace are subject to the same regulations.

In static testing (usually 1.5 times the capacity), the load is suspended in the air and held motionless to check if the frame/cable breaks or bends. In dynamic loading (e.g., 1.25 times the capacity), the crane is moved while the load is suspended in the air, and the mechanics of the brakes are tested.

In the list of Major and Minor Defects, the absence of a hook tongue that prevents the sling from slipping is listed as a 'Major Defect'; and the report will be approved as Negative unless a new one is installed by welding/pinning.

If our expert determines that the equipment is defective and poses a significant risk, the report will state 'Unsafe,' however, the legal right to seal or impound the equipment belongs to the inspectors of the Turkish Ministry of Labor. The company is legally obligated to keep the equipment in place until the defect is corrected.

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