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The person responsible for safety and determined by the user must be advised of defects
detected by the inspection or recorded during the operation.
8.2 INSPECTION PROCEDURE
(1) Daily inspection
(carried out by operating staff or person responsible)
Part
Inspection method
Limit / criteria for
putting-out of
operation
Remedy
1. Jack function
Visually,
aurally
The jack goes
hardly, stammers,
emits noise etc.
To clean up and
grease the jack. If
the defect will not
be removed, get the
jack repaired.
2. Pawls function
Visual inspection
when jacking up
Pawls do not snap
behind dents of the
ratchet.
To clean up,
grease, eventually
change the spring.
3. Fixative parts
Visual inspection of
all screws, nuts,
rivets etc.
Faulty or missing
parts;
Released parts
Replace by new
ones;
To retighten
released parts
(2) Regular inspection
(carried out by the competent person)
Part
Inspection
method
Limit / criteria for
putting-out of
operation
Remedy
1. Fixative parts
Visual inspection
of all screws, nuts,
rivets etc.
Faulty or missing
parts;
Released parts
Replace by new
ones;
To retighten
released parts
2. All parts
Visual inspection
Outworn or
damaged parts;
Fouled and
ungreased parts
Replace by new
ones;
To take to parts,
clean up, grease
and again assemble
3. Label – marking of
load capacity on the
jack
Visual inspection
Load capacity is not
readable
To repair or replace
by new one
4. Brake
Jack up and lower
the load with
weight equal
approximately to
the load capacity
of the jack
When interrupting
jacking up the brake
must hold firmly the
load in each
position during
raising and lowering
If it will not be so,
ask for repair and
adjusting of the
brake
