Various lifting equipments use in the oil and gas industry possess its own danger that could lead to catastrophic chain of events. Lifting equipment can be subjected to operational and environmental conditions which may affect its safe working characteristics. Legislation therefore requires that lifting equipment is properly maintained and SAFE to operate at all times.
To ensure that, different international standards such as ASME, BS and DNV require it to be inspected at suitable intervals. Lifting equipment (sling, shackle, pad eyes, etc), sub-structure and rig are some from many oilfield equipments that has to be inspected and test against its maximum load capacity.
MIR Engineering is able to perform load test according to national and international applicable standard. The period between inspections depends on the utilization, environment or client requirements.