Cranes and Lifting Gear Inspection and Certification

Ensure regulatory compliance, safe lifting operations,

and high asset performance

Axess is one of the major global players in the inspection and certification of lifting equipment such as cranes, lifting gear, elevators, and has extensive experience from both onshore and offshore industry. We are your partner in delivering lifting equipment inspection and ensuring regulatory standards and requirements are met – ultimately to reduce risk of accidents, unnecessary delays or downtime and to ensure safe lifting operation.

cranes and lifting gear inspection and certification

Axess has gained extensive experience through frame agreements and projects for our clients within the oil and gas-, process- and maritime industry, including renewables. With specially adapted systems and organization with highly competent employees we can perform the following services:

Initial certifications
Baseline inspections
Periodic inspection of complex and non-complex lifting equipment
Recertifications – 5 yearly or after special circumstances
Design verifications, GAP analyses and advisory services

All services will comply with national rules and regulations, client specific requirements and manufacture recommendations. As a global provider of inspection services, Axess holds deep industry knowledge and experience with a most regulatory framework like; NORSOK, LOLER, CAPP, NR12, API, ILO 152 and Class rules (DNV, ABS, Lloyds)

Relevant certifications and approvals:

Certified Enterprise of Competence since 2003 (Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority)
LEEA membership
Norwegian Maritime Authority – individual approved competent A-1 and B-1 persons
API Crane inspectors – individual approved crane inspectors
GWO – certified personnel (wind industry)
Frame agreement with the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for technical evaluation related to investigation and supervision

Our team of multi-skilled engineers and experts have extensive experience in structural design and calculation, control systems, electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems to provide high level 24/7 back office support to our inspectors and to meet client requests.

Reporting is done in the Axess inspection software Bridge™ that is our portal for reporting and communication between projects and clients. Lifting equipment inspections will be reported in the Equip module that is a purpose-built software solution to handle compliance on all Lifting Equipment for Equipment owner providing full control on the status/history of equipment and its documentation. Axess, Partners and Third Parties also utilize Equip for a streamlined and high-quality inspection.

In addition to the periodic surveys and certifications, Axess as an Enterprise of Competence, has proven to be a value-adding partner for our clients in for example:

EoC partner in New builds, Upgrade and Modification projects
Comprehensive knowledge of rules and regulations
Design verification and certification of lifting equipment and lifting operations
Special projects including temporary lifting arrangements, special lifting equipment and operations
Technical support during engineering, planning and execution of projects
Training programs

By having a lean organization, efficient project management, and the right tools, Axess aim to give the client the best combination of services to predictable cost and response time.