THE 6 MOST COMMON PROBLEMS FOUND DURING A


RIGGING GEAR INSPECTION


BY: MIKE CLOSE, MAZZELLA COMPANIES


No matter what the production process is, what’s being moved through the facility, or what type of rigging practices are being used, these are the most common problems we discover during the course of a rigging inspection.


Do you hear the words “rigging inspection” and immediately begin breaking out in a cold sweat? Are you afraid a rigging inspection is going to disrupt your production and set you back when you have to replace all of the gear that fails inspection? It’s not a stretch to say that some companies are more proactive in training their employees and inspecting their rigging gear than others. If you were to compare your most recent rigging inspection report to a similar company in your industry, how would you compare when it comes to failed equipment and compliance? At Mazzella Companies, our certified rigging inspectors inspect lifting slings, hooks, shackles, hoist rings, and below-the- hook devices in all kinds of operating environments for customers of all shapes and sizes. When our inspectors walk through the door, their goal isn’t to come in and see how much rigging equipment they can take away from your team. Instead, we want to come in and validate that the training and processes you’ve put in place are indeed working and help you identify opportunities for improvement. In this article, we’ll walk you through some of the most common problems we see at any type of facility. No matter what


the production process is, what’s being moved through the facility, or what type of rigging practices are being used, these are the most common problems we discover during the course of a rigging inspection.


COMMON PROBLEMS WITH RIGGING EQUIPMENT


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Missing or Illegible Identification/ Tags on Rigging Equipment


One thing that many people don’t understand is that just about every type of rigging or lifting device is required to have a tag or some form of identification information on it. Hooks, shackles,


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