Key and critical concepts you will learn:
On completion of this module, the trainee must be able to:
- Carry out a daily inspection on a safety detaching hook and state what checks and inspections are carried out at six monthly intervals.
- Identify all the component parts and describe the operation of a safety detaching
hook
Tools, consumables, equipment and machinery required:
- Tools and equipment
- You will not be allowed references.
Application:
A safety detaching hook is used to attach a conveyance to a winding rope and also allows the conveyance to be released from the rope and to be retained at the top of a shaft gear in the event of an overwind until it can be safely retrieved afterwards