LIFTING ATTACHMENTS | APPLICATIONS REPORT


R Yoke shackle with RFID tag in use. P Yoke shackle with RFID tag.


[Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998] to inspect and document equipment periodically — six-monthly, for example. However, by utilising RFID technology, sites are driving this down to monthly, weekly, and daily tracking procedures,” said Tony Teeder, regional account director, Midlands, London and South, RSS. “The system shrinks the time from inspection to final report, while automatic alerts and updates make sure you never miss an inspection. All equipment can be easily referenced against relevant legislation, and inspection renewals are tracked. Reports can be built with a unique app builder.” Much of the equipment RSS supplies is


already fitted with RFID chips, but they can be added to webslings and roundslings, if they are not already present. Such tracking is valuable to end users on items such as Crosby’s shackles. “RFID tags are important to the industry


as it’s unique. Over the course of the last 10-15 years it’s been dabbled in by a lot of companies. But, never actually done properly. Or they just gave up and reverted back to how they always reported their inspections. Now we have the technology to do this via an app-based system and it’s completely paperless for end users to


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Q Yoke Yellow Point with NFC technology. R Yoke shackle with RFID tag.


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