Testing of loose gear

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BTesting of loose gear

B.1. General provisions

B.l.l. (1) Every item of loose gear, other than a cargo block,

should be tested in accordance with the provisions of section D.3.

(2) Every cargo block should be tested in accordance with the

provisions of section D.2.

B. 1.2. Every item of loose gear, including cargo blocks, lifting

beams and lifting frames, should be tested

before it is taken into service for the first time; and

after an)' renewal or repair of a stress-bearing part.

B.2. Physical testing equipment

B.2.1. (1) Recording test equipment used in carrying out over-

load proof tests, either of assembled units or of loose gear compo-

nents, should have been tested for accuracy by a competent person

at least once during the 12 months preceding the test.

Such test should be performed with equipment that meets the

standards set by the national authority, or any such appropriate

standard as has been verified as meeting the requirements of a

national authority or other standard.

Machine errors should be taken into account in conducting

tests. A copy of the test reports should be displayed.

The characteristics and capacity of the recording test equip-

ment used should be suitable for the proof tests performed.

B.2.2. Where the safe working load of the loose gear is so

high or is of such a size that a testing machine is not available for

applying the proof test load, or where it is not practicable to do so,

the test may be carried out by suspending it from a suitable structure

or lifting appliance and applying test weights. The weights should

comply with the requirements of section A.3.

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