11.10.3 Maintenance

A routine preventive maintenance programme should be drawn up. This may be combined with the maintenance programme that will be necessary for the lifting appliance and, where applicable, the power feed system. Guidance for the requirements concerning lifting appliances and power feed systems are given in the relevant section of this code. The maintenance programme for the runway should include the following:

  1. The general condition of the track and supporting structures should be maintained in good order. Where necessary, the paint work should be rubbed down and repainted. The running face of the track should be kept clean and free of any debris or contamination which may impede the correct operation of the trolley.

  2. All bolts and fixings should be correctly fitted and tightened.

  3. End stops must be in place and correctly set.

  4. The identification marks and SWL markings should be legible and re-marked in such a way that enables the operative to see them from any position he may be required to take during the operation.