Inspection & certification

Mobile Crane Inspections

All mobile cranes that pass inspection receive a certificate valid for 12 months (mobile cranes used for carrying personnel for 6 months).
Engineers at a Grove GMK all terrain mobile crane
12 months Certificate validity
6 months Personnel carriers
Included Functional load test
On request Rated load test

Equipment covered

Types of Equipment covered include:

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All Terrain Mobile Cranes

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Rough Terrain Mobile Cranes

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Truck Mounted Cranes

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Boom Trucks

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Lorry/Truck Loader Cranes (HIAB)


Why certify

General Benefits:

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Statutory compliance: It is quite simply illegal to operate a crane that is not certified.
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Various Global Standards: We can certify mobile cranes across all major international standards
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Insurance Compliance: Machine and Public Liability Insurers insist on yearly certification.
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In the case of Personnel Carriers the mobile crane must be certified every 6 months.
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In addition to compliance the thorough annual inspection is also a very good “snap shot” of your fleet
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Thorough annual inspections reveal the state of the maintenance of the mobile crane and any lack of operator skills
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Thorough annual inspections increase reliability of the mobile crane
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Improve the mobile cranes’ up-time
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Reduce accidents and unplanned downtime and expense.

The inspection

Specific Areas Checked include:

Mobile crane outrigger beam and jack
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Critical Items e.g. Hook, brakes, ropes and winches
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Outriggers’ beams and jacks
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Telescope sections
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Fly Jib Extensions
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Verification of Load Indicator and Load safety Systems
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Tyres
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Slew Ring

Testing and reporting

Load testing

The thorough annual inspection will include a functional load test. We can perform rated load tests on request.

Final report

A final report will be issued identifying any deficiencies (if present) and recommendations.

Certificate

All mobile cranes that pass inspection receive a certificate valid for 12 months (mobile cranes used for carrying personnel for 6 months).

“Without Fear or Favour”

Book a thorough annual inspection with our CIT inspectors in Tema.

Tell us the load and the site. We’ll quote it.

Sales, spares or a breakdown — one form, one phone number, and a Ghana-based team that answers.