OSHA 1926.251 Solutions

OSHA says something simple about “rigging equipment for materials”. They have to be rated and tagged. Most of the equipment we use isn’t tagged. But then we ignore that in the field and strap up the equipment as if the rating on the sling eliminates the hazard. Do you think this rack is rated for crane use? Do you think that rating includes squeezing it together from the sides? What if this were a concrete bucket with an attachment problem and the crew ran the straps through the legs of the bucket and said it was covered by the rating on the straps? The straight forward answer is that if it isn’t tagged, and being used as intended it doesn’t meet 1926.251.

We are really using judgement and not realizing that there are solutions on the market. We have four post racks with four point lifting available. We aren’t the only ones out there. We also have various bins with four point lifting available. We have bulk bins that are stackable with large lifting eyes with a good deal of structural support that will enable lifting two bins at a time without any issue. Not only that, it will speed up your operations and save you the expense of the rigging involved. We can even add castors.

If we can help you comply with OSHA 1926.251 and speed up production, we’ll look forward to it. Let’s lift engineered products as they were designed to be lifted.