Inspections

Overhead crane daily inspection checklist

The daily pre-use check of an overhead or gantry crane: controls, brakes, limit switch, hook, and hoist chain or rope, signed so it can serve as the monthly record too.

How often
Daily, before first use
Who
Crane operator
Time
About 5 min
Items
16

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Before you use it

  • OSHA 29 CFR 1910.179(j) divides inspections of cranes in regular service into frequent (daily to monthly) and periodic (1 to 12 months). Operating mechanisms and air or hydraulic systems are checked daily.
  • Hooks and hoist chains get a visual check daily and a monthly inspection with a certification record: the date, the signature of the person who inspected and the hook or chain identifier. Running ropes get a thorough inspection at least monthly, with the same kind of record.
  • Use this sheet for the daily check. For the monthly record, complete the hook, chain and rope items in full, add their identifiers and keep the signed sheet on file.

Crane

  1. 1

    Scan the crane’s tag

    Checkpoint scan
  2. 2

    Rated load marking legible

    Pass / fail
  3. 3

    Area below clear; warning devices work

    Pass / fail

Controls and brakes

  1. 4

    Pendant or radio controls work and are labeled

    Pass / fail
  2. 5

    Hoist, trolley and bridge motions respond correctly

    Pass / fail
  3. 6

    Upper limit switch stops the hook

    Pass / fail
  4. 7

    Brakes hold and stop smoothly

    Pass / fail
  5. 8

    No leaks in air or hydraulic lines, tanks or valves

    Pass / fail

Hook and hoist

  1. 9

    Hook free of cracks, deformation and twist

    Pass / fail
  2. 10

    Hook safety latch works

    Pass / fail
  3. 11

    Chain or rope free of excess wear, kinks, twist or broken wires

    Pass / fail
  4. 12

    Chain or rope seated correctly on the drum and sheaves

    Pass / fail
  5. 13

    Hook and chain or rope identifiers (monthly record)

    Note

Result

  1. 14

    Result

    In service · Removed from service

    Choice
  2. 15

    Photo of any defect

    Photo
  3. 16

    Inspector

    Signature

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Field types in this template

  • Checkpoint scan
  • Pass / fail
  • Note
  • Choice
  • Photo
  • Signature

In Vardian, readings are checked against their limits as they are entered, and photos and signatures attach to the check itself.

From the sheet to the round

Build a template as a Vardian form, and each line becomes a checkpoint that knows its limit.

Animation: a paper checklist line, compressor discharge pressure with a blank for the reading in bar, becomes a Vardian checkpoint with a limit of 7.0 to 8.5 bar. Scanning the compressor's NFC tag verifies the checkpoint, a reading of 9.1 bar is flagged out of range, and a work order is created from it.

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