When the lifting machines are introduced to the market or when they are used for the first time, appropriate precautions are taken by the manufacturers and the machines are ensured to perform their lifting and forwarding functions safely. After these machines are used, they should be checked and inspected regularly at least once every year. This is a legal requirement. In accordance with the Regulation on Health and Safety Conditions in the Use of Work Equipment issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, all lifting and conveying machines must have the power to lift and hold at least 1,25 times the declared load. These controls, which should only be carried out by mechanical engineers, machine technicians and high technicians, are obligatory in terms of human health and property safety.
In these static tests, the machines are first examined, subjected to the maximum working load, and then this load is removed to determine whether the machine is damaged or not. In dynamic tests, the machines are operated under the maximum working load in all possible configurations and it is determined that the machine is operating properly.
This test has uncovered all possible physical faults caused by unbalanced machines, mechanical strength, or mechanical components such as gears, ropes and chains.
Machines serving stationary landing spaces must be guided when they move to landing spaces without being subject to hazardous effects. The risks arising from the contact of the workers at the landing places to the moving carriers should be avoided. Machines must be of a structure to prevent any load from falling.
Lifting machines must remain stationary, especially when loading and unloading, in the case of machines that serve stationary landing spaces, where workers are able to access the carrier. Workers at risk of crushing from contact with the moving carrier. For this reason, there must be a physical shelter around the machine or the device must have a device to stop the movement of the carrier.
Our company performs regular inspections and inspections of the machines that serve the fixed landing spaces within the scope of periodic controls of lifting and conveying machines in accordance with the relevant legal regulations and standards published by domestic and foreign organizations.
