ASME B30.9 (slings) + B30.26 (rigging hardware) daily competent-person check. Wear-and-tear criteria are specific per type: broken-wire count for wire rope, percentage stretch for chain, cuts/UV damage for synthetic.
Sections
5
Fields
22
Equipment
Rigging
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WHAT IT IS
The rigging & lifting gear inspection checklist is the daily rigging inspection built to ASME B30.9 / B30.26. It runs 5 sections and roughly 22 pass / fail / N A checkpoints — covering Wire Rope Slings, Synthetic / Chain Slings, Shackles & Master Links, Hooks & Hook Latches, and Below-the-Hook Devices. Download the free printable sampleto put on a clipboard today — it's a basic quick-reference. The real power is running it in the DigiDocs app, where this becomes a fully customizable, 22-point digital inspection: every failure auto-creates a deficiency routed to your mechanic, photos attach on the spot, the operator e-signs, and each completed inspection becomes a signed, timestamped audit-trail record your auditor will accept without a fight.
CHECKLIST · STRUCTURE
This template is organized into 5 sections totaling roughly 22 Pass / Fail / N/A items. Clone it and tune fields to match your exact equipment configuration.
AUTHORITATIVE · STANDARD
ASME B30.9 / B30.26
Wire Rope Slings
SECTION · 01 · OF · 5
Synthetic / Chain Slings
SECTION · 02 · OF · 5
Shackles & Master Links
SECTION · 03 · OF · 5
Hooks & Hook Latches
SECTION · 04 · OF · 5
Below-the-Hook Devices
SECTION · 05 · OF · 5
CREW · WHO RUNS THIS
Riggers, signal-persons, crane operators, steel erectors, precast crews, refinery turnaround teams, anyone who rigs a load to a crane hook. ASME B30.9 (slings) and B30.26 (shackles, hooks, hardware) apply daily — every sling and shackle gets a visual check before each shift it's used. The 1926.251 OSHA reference makes it federal.
FIELD · INTEL
Pulled from competent-person write-ups in the field — not from a regulation digest. These are the items that fail the daily check more than any others.
Wire-rope sling broken wires: 10 randomly distributed or 5 in one strand in a single rope-lay — replace
Synthetic sling: cuts past the abrasion-protection layer exposing the load-bearing yarn
Chain sling: link stretch over 3% — gauge with calipers, not eyeball
Shackle pin worn oblong, can release under shock-load on a directional pull
Hook throat opening past 5% — the standard 'banana hook' that won't release properly
OSHA · ENFORCEMENT
OSHA Serious: up to $16,131 per violation (2026 maxima). Willful or Repeat: up to $161,323. Dropped-load incidents from defective rigging are a major fatal-incident category — and the daily-inspection finding follows almost every one. ASME B30.9 / B30.26 are incorporated into OSHA 1926.251 by reference.
Read ASME B30.9 / B30.26 on osha.govSERIOUS · MAX
$16,131
PER · VIOLATION · 2026
WILLFUL · OR · REPEAT
$161,323
THE PAPER SAMPLE VS · THE REAL THING
A printable checklist still relies on someone remembering to do it, store it, and find it when an auditor or insurer asks. The same rigging & lifting gearinspection in DigiDocs runs on the phone already in your operator's pocket — and turns a checkbox into a defensible compliance record the moment it's signed. Every field is yours to customize.
Every line item, not just sections
The full template carries all ~22 checkpoints with the OSHA / FMCSA / ASME citation on each — the sample only shows the section headers.
Photo proof on every failure
Operators attach a photo the instant something fails, so the defect is documented at the point of inspection — not reconstructed later.
Failures become mechanic work orders
Every Fail auto-creates a deficiency routed to your mechanic dashboard, with repair notes and auto-verify on the next inspection.
Red-tag / operability built in
Operator marks Operable / Non-Operable per OSHA 1926.1417; critical fails can lock the asset out of service automatically.
Signed, timestamped, permanent
Operator e-signature on submit; every completed inspection becomes an audit-trail PDF and a shareable, revocable customer link.
Make it yours
Rename fields, add sections, set conditional logic, schedule recurrences, and white-label it — no two fleets inspect exactly alike.
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RELATED · CHECKLISTS
Each-shift pre-operation inspection by a competent person — boom, outriggers, hydraulics, anti-two-block, load chart.
Lattice boom crawler daily — undercarriage, swing system, boom sections, wire rope, structural welds.
Flat-top tower crane daily — slewing ring, trolley, cathead, climbing collar, hoist drum.
Luffing-jib tower daily — load moment indicator, anti-two-block, jib geometry, A-frame.
Bridge crane daily — bridge/trolley travel, hoist, festoon, limit switches.
Rough terrain pre-operation — tires, axles, outrigger pads, boom, swing brake.
FREQUENTLY · ASKED
ASME B30.9 specifies the criteria: 10 randomly distributed broken wires in one rope-lay, 5 in one strand in one rope-lay, kinking that distorts the rope structure, severe corrosion, severe abrasion, damage to end fittings. Any one of these takes the sling out of service immediately.
Not a calendar date — they're inspected at every use and retired when the wear criteria are met. ASME B30.9 wear criteria for synthetics: cuts/abrasions through the protective sleeve to load-bearing yarn, holes, snags, knots, melting, charring, weld splatter damage, acid/caustic exposure. UV-related fading alone is not a retirement criterion.
Per ASME B30.9: rated load for at least the three sling angles (vertical, choker, basket), sling diameter or width, length, and the manufacturer or distributor. Missing or illegible tags retire the sling — you can't lift a load without verified capacity.
A 'designated person' per ASME B30.9. In practice, the lead rigger or signal-person on the crew. Documentation is recommended but not strictly required for daily; periodic inspections (typically annual, more often in severe service) are documented per ASME requirements.
Synthetic slings: never. Wire-rope slings: certain end-fitting repairs by qualified persons only, per manufacturer's spec. Chain slings: damaged links can be replaced under qualified-person procedure. Most contractors retire damaged rigging entirely — replacement cost is far less than the liability of a repaired sling failing.
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