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Overhead Cranes Maintenance and Reliability CIWG Report

The NSW Industrial Maintenance Roundtable (IMRt) held a Common Interest Work Group (CIWG) meeting on overhead crane Maintenance and Reliability. This meeting was held on March 1st July 2009 at the Asquith Leagues Club in Sydney. The meeting was attended by 24 people from 13 different organisations. The information and ideas included in the document came directly from the discussions that took place at the meeting.

Click to view Report Overhead Cranes CIWG Report 09

Topics Covered include

• Contracting Out Crane Maintenance
• Quality of Crane Inspections
• Planning & Scheduling For Crane Maintenance
• Operator Issues and Operator Training
• Pre Start Operator Inspections
• Incident Reporting
• Management Of Lifting Gear
• Electrical and Control Issues
• Crane Flight Paths and Crane Interaction With People
• Crane Structures
• Condition Monitoring and Lubrication
• Wheel Flange Wear
• Crane 25 Year Condition Assessments and Recertification