Rigging & cranes

This module tracks rigging and lifting equipment under OSHA 1910.179(j) (overhead cranes) and 1910.184(d)/(e) (slings) — a frequent inspection and a periodic (annual) inspection per unit. The frequent cadence follows the equipment type: before-use (daily) for slings and below-the-hook devices, monthly for overhead cranes and hoists. A failed inspection removes the unit from service.

Register equipment

1. Under Register equipment, choose the site and enter the asset tag and description.
2. Pick the type (chain sling, wire-rope sling, crane, and so on) and the working load limit (WLL) in pounds.
3. Click Register. The unit joins the list with its frequent and periodic due dates.

Record an inspection

1. Filter by Site if needed, then find the unit in the list.
2. Click Frequent ✓ or Periodic ✓ to pass that inspection — the matching due date rolls forward.
3. Click Fail/RFS to remove a unit from service; when repaired, click Return to put it back.

Follow up

• An overdue date shows in bold red, and the row turns yellow (an inspection has lapsed) or red (removed from service).
• For a unit needing attention, click CAPA to open a corrective action; the row then links to that CAPA.
• Decommission permanently retires scrapped gear — it drops out of every attention count, but its history stays on record.
• Export register CSV downloads the rigging register — inspection dates, service status, and recorded defects — from api/rigging/register.csv.

Import your register

Bring an existing equipment list in through spreadsheet import: the Rigging & lifting equipment target accepts SiteId (your site's name works — no codes needed), AssetTag, Description, RiggingType, RatedCapacityLb, and InServiceOn columns, and the downloadable sample workbook includes a ready-made sheet.

Mobile cranes (OSHA 1926 Subpart CC)

Below the 1910 slings/overhead-crane register is a second, distinct register for mobile cranes under 1926 Subpart CC (cranes & derricks in construction). It has its own inspection cadence and site controls — it is not the same list as the 1910 rigging above.

1. Under Register a mobile crane, choose the site and enter the asset tag, description, type, and capacity (t) in tons, then click Register crane. Cranes are UI-registered only — there is no spreadsheet import for them (unlike the 1910 rigging register).
2. Cranes run a dual cadence: click Monthly ✓ (30-day documented inspection) and Annual ✓ (365-day comprehensive inspection, 1926.1412) on their own clocks. Fail/RFS removes the crane from service; Return restores it.
3. Click Edit to open the operator & site-conditions panel:
   • Operator certification (1926.1427) — pick the certified operator, enter a certification reference (e.g. NCCCO #), and tick Certification current, then Record operator.
   • Site conditions — tick Power-line hazard assessed (1926.1408) and Ground conditions assessed (1926.1402) with notes, and name the A/D director (1926.1403-04), then Save conditions.
4. A crane reads unsafe to operate (red row) when any one of these is true: it is removed from service, has no certified operator, or its power-line hazard is not assessed.
5. Export crane register CSV downloads the crane register with inspection dates, operator cert, and site controls (api/rigging/cranes/register.csv).

What happens automatically

• When an inspection lapses on an in-service unit, the escalation sweep raises an overdue notification addressed to the Safety Team for that site, with a link back to this page. An overdue periodic (annual) inspection is reported first; otherwise the overdue frequent one. Set who's emailed for that queue under notification routing.
• Every unit removed from service after a failed inspection also escalates — "Rigging removed from service: (asset tag)" — and stays escalated until it's repaired/destroyed or returned to service, since defective rigging within reach is one improvised lift from a dropped load.
• A mobile crane that is unsafe to operate escalates as a danger — "Mobile crane unsafe to operate: (asset tag)" — with the reasons (removed from service, no certified operator, or power-line not assessed); otherwise an overdue annual or monthly inspection escalates.
• Repeated sweeps don't pile up duplicate notifications for the same condition.

Tip: frequent and periodic are two separate clocks — record each on its own button so a current frequent check never hides an overdue annual one.

Related

• Permits to work — Authorize higher-risk critical lifts
• CAPA (corrective & preventive actions) — Correct failed-inspection findings to closure
• Asset safety passports — QR passport showing live equipment safety state