ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANE EXAMINATION CHECKLIST
ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANE EXAMINATION CHECKLIST
Check End carriage assemblies and structures
Alignment, corrosion, cracks, damage, wear, security of attachment points and sub-structures, fasteners, welds, etc.
Check Long travel brakes, drives, wheels, bearings and axles
Alignment, corrosion, cracks, damage, distortion, wear, adequacy of lubrication, mode of operation, full or partial seizure of rotating components, etc.
Check Bridge Beams
Alignment, deflection, corrosion, cracks, damage, distortion, wear, security of attachment points and sub-structures, fasteners, welds, etc.
Check Crab assembly and structure
Alignment, corrosion, cracks, damage, distortion, wear, security of attachment points and sub-structures.
Check Cross travel brakes, drives, wheels, bearings and axles
Alignment, corrosion, cracks, damage, distortion, wear, adequacy of lubrication, mode of operation, full or partial seizure of rotating components, etc.
Check Hoist Mechanism including motor, brake, couplings, gearbox, drum and bearings
Alignment, corrosion, cracks, distortion, wear, lubrication, mode of operation, full or partial seizure of rotating components, lifting media connection.
Check Lifting Media (wire rope, chain, etc.)
Corrosion, cracks, damage, distortion, wear, kinks, broken wires, lubrication, fit, reeving, specification and condition, full or partial seizure of rotating components, safety latches, security of attachment points and sub-structures, fasteners, welds, etc.
Check Electrical Wiring and Control Panel
Functionality, mode of operation, insulation, continuity, security of connections.
Check Operator Seating, Cab and Operator Controls
Obstructions, tidiness, functionality and mode of operation, electrical connection, cracks, damage, distortion
Check Limit Switches
Functionality, mode of operation and calibration.