This page has some images corresponding to the removal criteria for Rigging Hardware and Below-The-Hook Lifting Devices. Study this chart carefully so that you may learn to identify the removal criteria and their visual manifestation.
Missing or illegible
identification
Structural deformation
Cracks or broken welds
Severe metal loss
Hole distortion
Damaged threads
Heat damage or
weld splatter
Severe corrosion or pitting
Component hingeability
Substandard components
and/or repairs
Loose or missing
guards, fasteners,
covers, or nameplates
Cracked or worn pulleys,
sheaves, sprockets,
bearings, chains, belts,
or linkages