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SHUR-LOC® HOOK |
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WARNINGS
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INSTRUCTIONS |
Important Safety
Information -
Read and Follow
- A visual periodic inspection
for cracks, nicks, wear, gouges and deformation as part of a comprehensive
documented inspection program, should be conducted by trained personnel
in compliance with the schedule in ANSI B30.10.
- For hooks used in frequent
load cycles or pulsating load, the hook and threads should be periodically
inspected by Magnetic Particle or Dye Penetrant. (Note: Some disassembly
may be required.)
- Never use a hook whose
throat opening has been increased, or whose tip has been bent or twisted.
- Never use a hook that
is worn beyond the limits shown in Figure 1.
- Remove from service
any hook with a crack, nick, or gouge. Hooks with a crack, nick, or
gouge shall be repaired by grinding lengthwise, following the contour
of the hook, provided that the reduced dimension is within the limits
shown in Figure 1.
- Never repair, alter,
rework, or reshape a hook by welding, heating, burning, or bending.
- Never side load, back
load or tip load a hook. Side loading, back loading and tip loading
are condition that damage and reduce the capacity of the hook. (See
Figure 2).
- S-326A is designed to
rotate under load during infrequent, noncontinuous rotation.
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- Loads may disengage
from hook if proper procedures are not followed.
- A falling load may
cause serious injury or death.
- Never use hook
unless hook and latch are fully closed and locked.
- Keep body parts
clear of pinch point between hook tip and hook latch when closing.
- Do not use hook tip
for lifting.
- Shank threads may
corrode and/or strip and drop the load.
- Never apply more
force than the hook’s assigned Working Load Limit (WLL) rating.
- See
OSHA Rule 1926.550 (g) for personnel hoisting by cranes or derricks.
A Crosby 316, 317, 318, 326 , 1316, or 1317 hook may be
used for lifting personnel.
- Use only genuine
Crosby parts as replacements.
- Read
and understand these intructions before using hook.
- Remove
nut securement to inspect or to replace S-326A bearing washers(2).
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