Four SGS experts, including a lead crane inspector, subsea welding inspector, project coordinator and a project manager will work on the project fabricating heavy duty cranes to be used in shipbuilding yards in Korea. The project is set to last one year and began on the 25th February 2013.
SGS said that inspectors will conduct quality assurance and quality control fabrication inspections according to applicable manufacturing standards. The company’s experts use these inspections to identify, analyse and eliminate failed welds and to assure the safety of heavy duty cranes that will be used in the shipbuilding yards. Using a variety of testing methods, SGS inspectors pinpoint discontinuities in welds and recommend solutions.
Owners and operators of cranes and lifting and hoisting equipment must ensure that such heavy equipment is secure and meets mandatory requirements. SGS crane, hoisting and lifting equipment safety and compliance inspections are designed for this purpose.
In this latest project, SGS inspections services will include checking brakes, clutches, sheaves and wire rope assemblies. It will conduct design studies and review calculations. Trained staff will perform dynamic and static load testing and inspect all structural load bearing members, including sheaves. Crane girders, rails and overhead crane columns will be examined to assure structural integrity and line level and span crane gantry will be surveyed.
For the project the SGS experts will conduct non-destructive testing (NDT) on load hooks to expose cracks and visual inspection to find distortions. Operational tests will be administered to assure units are functioning properly.
The inspections will be conducted prior to the initial use of any mechanical, structural, electrical and safety systems or wire ropes and chains with periodic inspections continuing after equipment introduction. Safety devices will be re-examined and regulatory compliance and remnant life assessments will be made. Specialists will also supervise repairs.
