A lifting point can look ready, be welded in place, and still stop a job cold when the inspector asks for documentation. The top lifting point certification issues usually come down to one problem: the installed condition, the rated capacity, and the paperwork do not...
A below hook inspection can be the difference between a lift that proceeds on schedule and a load that sits while the crew chases answers. Spreader beams, lifting beams, plate clamps, lifting magnets, C-hooks, personnel platforms, and custom lifting devices all need...
A current load test certificate does not give a shackle, spreader beam, lifting lug, or rigging assembly a lifetime pass. So, can load tested equipment expire? The practical answer is yes, but usually not in the simple sense of an expiration date stamped on the...
An inspector should not be the first person to discover that a certification is missing, a tag is unreadable, or a piece of lifting gear has been swapped since its last test. Those details can stop a lift, delay an inspection sign-off, and put a crew behind schedule....
A failed inspection does not care whether a piece of lifting equipment is sitting at your yard or already installed on the job. What matters is whether it has been proof tested, documented, and approved when the work needs to start. That is why mobile load testing vs...
A pad eye can look like a simple welded lifting point until an inspector asks for proof load documentation and the lift cannot proceed without it. This guide to pad eye testing covers what project teams need to verify before testing, what happens during the test, and...
A project can be ready to lift, but it is not ready to work until the required documentation is in hand. So, who performs proof load certification? A qualified load-testing provider performs the test, records the results, and issues documentation that supports the...
A lift can be ready to perform and still be stopped at the gate. The missing piece is often not the equipment itself. It is the required observed test and a complete record showing that the equipment was tested under the conditions the inspector, owner, or project...
A lifting device that looks ready is not necessarily approved to work. When an inspector, GC, owner representative, or safety manager asks for paperwork, the job can stop until the equipment, test records, and identification all match. This lifting device approval...
An inspector finds a missing tag, an expired test certificate, or a hook with visible wear, and the lift stops before it starts. The top reasons inspections fail equipment on active jobs are rarely complicated. They are usually the result of a missed inspection...
