AS2550 states that all cranes and hoists are to be inspected and serviced at intervals no greater than 12 weeks. Please be advised this inspection will be undertaken by Fives Services for UGL.
When
Date: Please see attached schedule – 2022 Crane and Hoist Schedule (PDF, 201.8 KB)
Time: Between 7:00am and 5:00pm (refer to the attached program)
Work Details
- Perform functional testing of equipment, ensuring that all limits and protection devices are fitted and operational.
- Isolate equipment to allow safe access to carry out mechanical and electrical inspection and servicing of equipment.
- Inspection will be as per the requirements of AS2550.
- Make any necessary adjustment, lubricate areas as required and visually access all elements of the equipment.
- Once inspection and service is complete remove isolation and test equipment operation.
- Complete service report for each piece of equipment. Service report will detail finding and any work and adjustments that have been carried out as well as any repairs that need to be completed.
- Equipment will only be returned to service if deemed safe for continued use.
Requirements
- Access to all parts of the equipment will be required.
- In most cases it will be necessary to barricade off area below equipment.
- Isolation of equipment will be necessary to complete the inspection.
- Equipment will be unavailable for the duration of the inspection.
- Inspection duration of most pieces of equipment will be no greater than 2 hours.
- Any loads will need to be removed by UQ prior to attending site
Contact
PF Assist
- Call: 07 3365 2222
- Email: pfassist@pf.uq.edu.au
Maintenance Contract Manager – Nahendran Subramaniam
- Email: s.ingham@uq.edu.au
- Call: 0427 706 529
UGL: James Tindall
- Email: james.tindall@ugllimited.com
- Call: 0423 404 036
St Lucia Campus – Precinct 1: Rion Senior
- Email: r.senior@pf.uq.edu.au
- Call: 0421 055 975
St Lucia Campus – Precinct 2: Jeremy Moynihan
- Email: j.moynihan@pf.uq.edu.au
- Call: 0427 950 365
St Lucia Campus – Precinct 3: Robert Dore
- Email: r.dore@pf.uq.edu.au
- Call: 0434 602 556
St Lucia Campus – Precinct 4: Scott Newton
- Email: s.newton@uq.edu.au
- Call: 0456 929 995
Gatton: Taylor Jeffreys
- Email: t.jeffreys@uq.edu.au
- Call: 5460 1219 or +61 419 557 635
Remote Sites: Steve Lawler
- Email: s.lawler@pf.uq.edu.au
- Call 3346 8029 or 0418 189 996