| Hoist and Auxiliary Equipment | |
| Is each overhead electric hoist equipped with a limit device to stop the hook at its highest and lowest point of safe travel? | |
| Will each hoist automatically stop and hold any load up to 125 percent of its rated load if its actuating force is removed? | |
| Is the rated load of each hoist legibly marked and visible to the operator? | |
| Are stops provided at the safe limits of travel for trolley hoists? | |
| Are the controls of hoists plainly marked to indicate the direction of travel or motion? | |
| Is each cage-controlled hoist equipped with an effective warning device? | |
| Are close-fitting guards or other suitable devices installed on each hoist to ensure that hoist ropes will be maintained in the sheave grooves? | |
| Are all hoist chains or ropes long enough to handle the full range of movement of the application while maintaining two full wraps around the drum at all times? | |
| Are guards provided for nip points or contact points between hoist ropes and sheaves permanently located within 7 feet (2.1336 meters) of the floor, ground, or working platform? | |
| Are employees prohibited from using chains or rope slings that are kinked or twisted and prohibited from using the hoist rope or chain wrapped around the load as a substitute for a sling? | |
| Is the operator instructed to avoid carrying loads above people? | |
| Are there other issues? | |
Information courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
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