General Products - ALP Industries Inc.

Chain Sling InspectionSECTION 3 - Chain 60Daily Inspection - as shown in No. 1 - should be conducted by a competent person designated by the employer.Periodic Inspection - OSHA specifies that all alloy steel chain slings shall have a through periodic inspection,by a competent person, at least once every 12 months. These inspections must be recorded and maintainedfor each individual slingThe inspection schedule should be based on frequency of sling use, severity of service conditions, nature oflifts being made and experience gained on service life of slings used in similar circumstances.Inspection1 Clean Chain prior to inspection, tomore easily see damage or defects.3 Make a link-by-link inspection ofthe chain slings for:a. Excessive wear - If thewear on any portion of anylink exceeds the allowablewear shown in the Table ofWear remove from service.b. Twisted, bent, gouged,nicked, worn or elongatedlinks.2 Hang chain vertically, ifpractical, for preliminaryinspection. Measure reachaccurately (bearing point ofmaster link to bearing pointof hook). Check this lengthagainst reach shown on tag.If present length is greaterthan that shown on tag,there is a possibility that thesling has been subjected tooverloading or excessivewear.c. Cracks in the weld area ofany portion of the link. Transversemarkings are the mostdangerous.d. Severe corrosion4 Check master links and hooksfor all of the abovefaults - hooks especiallyfor excessivethroat opening.Slings showing any ofthe faults describedabove should immediatelybe removedfrom service andreturned to the manufacturerfor repair.ALP offers a chain inspection service performed byour own qualified chain inspectors.FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT OUR NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE