CSA Z248 calls for rope inspections at every stage of a tower crane’s life: before and after erection, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and after an incident or a long shutdown. The Rope Compliance Program turns each one into a written procedure for your crane, with the replacement criteria for the rope actually installed on each winch.
Every operator and inspector knows what to check, where to measure, and when a rope is done.
What you get
- Inspection procedures for every rope inspection in CSA Z248, written for each tower crane.
- A rope replacement criteria checklist for every winch, worked out for the rope installed: diameter loss limit, broken wire limits from the Z248 tables, and where to measure.
- Rope life strategies for every rope: lubrication, slip and cut, sheave groove checks and more.
- Two reviews a year of your inspection reports, with written recommendations on what to change.
- Checklist updates whenever a rope is changed. Send the new mill cert and reference diameter and we update the checklist.
A procedure for every CSA Z248 rope inspection
| Inspection | When | Code | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before erection | All fixed ropes, checked for every type of deterioration | Shall | 6.4.2 c) |
| After erection | All running ropes, before the crane goes into service | Shall | 6.4.3.2 d) |
| Daily | Load hoist, boom hoist and trolley ropes in use that day; results in the operator’s log | Shall | 6.4.4.1 e), 6.5.1.2 |
| Weekly | Guy ropes, pendant lines, rope attachments, clips, thimbles, ferrules and sheaves | Shall | 6.4.5.1 |
| Monthly (periodic) | By a competent person, rope length at the crane’s current height; results in the operator’s log | Shall | 6.4.6 a), 6.5.1.3 |
| Annual | All fixed and running ropes, after 12 months in service | Shall | 6.4.7 d), e) |
| Idle rope | Not in regular use for more than a month, before return to service | Shall | 6.5.1.3.5 |
| Incident or reassembly | Possible damage to the rope or its termination, or back in operation after dismantling and reassembly | Shall | 6.5.1.3.5 |
| New rope | Record reference diameter and rope length in the logbook at installation | Shall | 6.5.2.2 |
| Sheaves, new rope | Check sheaves for wear, grooving and flat spots before a new rope goes on | Shall | 6.5.4.1 |
| Rope cut back | Record the length removed | Should | 6.5.2.2 |
Written to CSA Z248:26. Shall and Should show how the standard words each item. Our recommendations are kept separate from code requirements.
Every winch checklist includes
- Rope spec and reference diameter
- Diameter loss limit for the installed rope
- Broken wire limits for that construction
- Where to measure on that winch
- Sheave groove limits to check against
Rope life strategies for each rope
- Lubrication and cleaning
- Drum tension and spooling
- Sheave groove checks
- Slip and cut
- Rope length set so the drum takes tension away from a layer step-up
- New rope installation and break-in
Price
CA$392 per winch, per year
Priced per serial number. Every winch used in lifting service on an enrolled crane is included.
No site visit. No crane downtime. No change to your inspector.
Start with three cranes, pay for two
Enroll two cranes and we add a third free for year one. Add the rest of your fleet once you have seen the checklists.
Guarantee
How to start
- Book a free 15-minute call.
- Send the OEM manual, crane logbook and mill certs for the cranes you choose.
- Your checklists arrive within 10 business days.
Every winch used in lifting service is enrolled; reeving and pulling winches used only for rigging or assembly are covered only if you opt them in. The free crane renews at the standard rate. Record rope changes in the logbook and send us the new mill cert and reference diameter; checklists are only as current as the records supplied. Inspection and removal decisions remain with your competent person. Items marked as recommendations are CRS Practice, not code requirements.