AboutLoadTestingandEquipmentCertification

ofMaterialHandlingEquipment
What is a Load Test?
Aloadtestisaphysicalprooftestofaliftingdevice.Aliftingdeviceissubjectedtoaloadofupto125%ofitsrated
capacitytoverifyitsstructuralandmechanicalintegrity.Aftertheloadisreleased,theliftingdeviceisvisually
inspectedfordeformation,cracksorotherdefects.Areportoftheloadtestisprovidedandstampedbya
ProfessionalEngineer.
What is Equipment Certification?
Typically,ageneralarrangementdrawingofaliftingdevice,withitscapacity,isstampedbyaProfessionalEngineer
verifyingitsstructuraladequacyandcompliancewithanyapplicablecodesand/orstandards.
Why perform a Load Test?
Aloadtestverifiesthestructuralandmechanicalintegrityoftheliftingdevice.TheASMEstandardB30.20
recommendsaloadtestofupto125%oftheratedcapacityforBelowtheHookdevices.CSAstandardsB16796
andB16764recommendaloadtestofupto125%forcranes.
Who can perform Load Test?
ALoadTestqualifiedperson,whichisusuallyaProfessionalEngineer.
When should a Load Test be done?
Afterinstallationofanewequipment,aLoadTestcanbedone
ALoadTestshouldbedoneafterapieceofequipmenthashadmajoroverhaulormodification
What is the cost of having a Load Test done?
PricingofaLoadTestisbasedonvariousfactors,suchasthetypeofmachineorequipment,typeofinstallation
beingreviewed,andtechnicaldocumentationavailable.Typically,aquoteoutliningthescopeoftheLoadTestis
providedbeforeproceeding.
For Your Reference
Foralistofadditionalreferencestandards,visit:
o www.asme.orgforASME.B30.20
o www.csa.caforCSAB16796&B16764standards