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Our Scopes Explained

An illustrated guide to the equipment categories and subcategories we work with.

Industrial crane hook block
Lifting tackleChain blocks & lever hoistsForklifts & lift trucksMobile cranesOverhead, gantry & jib cranesTower cranesAerial platforms
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Equipment types explained

Equipment examples are grouped by family. Subtypes follow Appendix B of the supplied ECSA training guide; the exact machine and inspector scope are confirmed when planning your inspection.

EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Lifting tackle

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Steel wire rope slings; 2. Alloy chain slings; 3. Webbing slings; 4. Eye and clevis hooks; 5. Snatch blocks; 6. Mechanical coupling links; 7. Shackles; 8. Clamps / wire rope clamps; 9. Lifting points / rings; 10. Lifting beams; 11. Spreader beams; 12. Plate grabs; 13. Balance fork attachments; 14. Coil grabs; 15. Bar tongs
  1. Steel wire rope slings
  2. Alloy chain slings
  3. Webbing slings
  4. Eye and clevis hooks
  5. Snatch blocks
  6. Mechanical coupling links
  7. Shackles
  8. Clamps / wire rope clamps
  9. Lifting points / rings
  10. Lifting beams
  11. Spreader beams
  12. Plate grabs
  13. Balance fork attachments
  14. Coil grabs
  15. Bar tongs
EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Chain blocks & lever hoists

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Hand chain blocks; 2. Lever hoists; 3. Cable pullers
  1. Hand chain blocks
  2. Lever hoists
  3. Cable pullers
EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Forklifts & lift trucks

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Counterbalance forklifts; 2. Side loaders; 3. Rail / tyre stacker and reach trucks; 4. Pedestrian-controlled lift trucks; 5. Order-picking lift trucks; 6. Pallet trucks; 7. Telehandlers; 8. Rough-terrain forklifts; 9. Large lift trucks; 10. Truck-mounted forklifts
  1. Counterbalance forklifts
  2. Side loaders
  3. Rail / tyre stacker and reach trucks
  4. Pedestrian-controlled lift trucks
  5. Order-picking lift trucks
  6. Pallet trucks
  7. Telehandlers
  8. Rough-terrain forklifts
  9. Large lift trucks
  10. Truck-mounted forklifts
EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Mobile cranes

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Truck-mounted cranes; 2. Fixed / truck-mounted knuckle-boom loader cranes; 3. Pick-and-carry cranes; 4. Mobile harbour cranes; 5. Lattice-boom crawler cranes; 6. Lattice-boom cranes on wheeled carriers; 7. Rough-terrain / centre-mounted cranes; 8. All-terrain cranes; 9. Carry-deck cranes
  1. Truck-mounted cranes
  2. Fixed / truck-mounted knuckle-boom loader cranes
  3. Pick-and-carry cranes
  4. Mobile harbour cranes
  5. Lattice-boom crawler cranes
  6. Lattice-boom cranes on wheeled carriers
  7. Rough-terrain / centre-mounted cranes
  8. All-terrain cranes
  9. Carry-deck cranes
EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Overhead, gantry & jib cranes

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Overhead bridge cranes; 2. Gantry cranes; 3. Rail-mounted cranes; 4. Freestanding / permanently attached jib cranes; 5. Goliath cranes
  1. Overhead bridge cranes
  2. Gantry cranes
  3. Rail-mounted cranes
  4. Freestanding / permanently attached jib cranes
  5. Goliath cranes
EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Tower cranes

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Top-slewing tower cranes; 2. Bottom-slewing tower cranes
  1. Top-slewing tower cranes
  2. Bottom-slewing tower cranes
EQUIPMENT SUBCATEGORIES

Aerial platforms

Numbered illustrative equipment types: 1. Boom platforms / cherry pickers; 2. Special insulated aerial platforms; 3. Mobile / fixed scissor lifts
  1. Boom platforms / cherry pickers
  2. Special insulated aerial platforms
  3. Mobile / fixed scissor lifts
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