Lifting and mobile equipment, inspected and certified by Qualimet
Lifting and mobile equipment stays in service only if it’s inspected and certified correctly. Qualimet certifies fleets under CSA W178.1 for lifting equipment, ASME and CWB for crane and rigging structure, and CSA W59 for structural welds. Every certificate is overseen by a professional engineer registered across six Canadian jurisdictions. Qualimet’s inspectors do the certifying work themselves in the field, with professional engineering support running through setup, peer review and certificate authorization on every job.
Equipment Qualimet inspects and certifies
- Overhead cranes, gantry cranes and mobile cranes.
- Hoists and manlifts.
- Chainfalls.
- Picker trucks and forklifts.
- Mobile equipment.
- Aerial lifts.
- Materials handling equipment.
- Earthmoving equipment and other heavy machinery.
- Drilling rigs and mining equipment.
- Service rigs.
- Knuckle and articulating booms.
- Telescoping boom frames.
- Numerous other critical machinery components.
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What governs every Qualimet inspection
- Applicable codes (ASME, CWB, CSA W59 and others).
- Regulatory Authority guidelines (such as ABSA).
- Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
- Manufacturer’s specifications.
Every inspection Qualimet performs follows this same list, regardless of equipment size.
Equipment out of service is equipment losing you money, every day it sits
Certification isn’t optional. It’s the legal requirement that keeps lifting and mobile equipment in service. That’s true whether it’s used at your own facility, in a public building or area of public access, or sent out under a rental agreement to a client site. The pressure shows up as downtime while equipment sits waiting on inspection, or a missed renewal that lapses without warning. It also shows up as a failed inspection that stops work with no clear next step. The missed-renewal version is the one that comes up most, usually once the equipment is already flagged out of service. Every day it sits there is a day it didn’t need to.
When it fails, competitors hand back a rejection. Qualimet delivers a path.
If defects turn up during inspection, Qualimet reports them for correction. At your request, Qualimet’s engineering team also provides repair recommendations, welding engineering and materials and metallurgical expertise, then oversees the repair end to end. Certification only gets issued once the equipment actually meets the standard. Qualimet’s own inspectors, CSA W178.2 certified and CGSB-certified, do the certifying work themselves in the field, with professional engineers overseeing setup, peer review and certificate authorization on every job.
How a Qualimet equipment certification actually runs
- Book the inspection: Qualimet schedules around your operational needs so equipment sits out of service as briefly as possible.
- Inspect against governing codes: Qualimet checks your equipment against ASME, CWB, CSA W59, ABSA guidelines and manufacturer specifications, on-site.
- Certify or flag: Qualimet issues certification once your equipment meets the standard, or reports specific defects for correction.
- Support the fix, if needed: If it doesn’t pass, Qualimet’s engineering team provides repair recommendations and oversees correction until your equipment is ready to recertify.
Qualimet’s credentials
Professional engineer oversight only carries weight when it’s backed by real credentials. We’re CWB-certified and hold an ABSA Certificate of Authorization. We’re also an APEGA permit holder, with P.Eng. registrations across six jurisdictions: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the Yukon. We run our own in-house testing lab and have operated since 1973.
Predictable certification cycles end renewal surprises
Once certification runs on a predictable cycle, a renewal stops being a surprise that pulls equipment out of service unexpectedly. A failed inspection turns into a repair path your team can act on. Qualimet sends courtesy reminders well ahead of your next renewal date, and offers half-day and full-day bulk rates for a fleet of small equipment like man-baskets and forklifts. Related support: Structural Steel Inspection and Metallurgical Consulting.
Qualimet equipment certification questions
Do we legally need to keep this equipment certified?
Yes. Keeping your equipment certified is a legal requirement to maintain operations under the codes and regulatory authorities that govern it. Qualimet certifies it the same way whether it’s used at your own facility or in a public building or area of public access. The same applies when it’s sent to a client site under a rental agreement. We apply the same codes and standard to all three cases.
Does Qualimet certify equipment we rent out to other companies?
Yes. If you’re a rental company sending equipment to a client site for someone else to use, it still needs certification under the same codes and regulatory guidelines. We work with rental fleets the same way we work with equipment that never leaves your own yard.
What about equipment in a public building or access area?
Equipment used in a public building or an area of public access falls under the same certification requirements as equipment on a private jobsite. There’s no reduced standard just because the public can access the space. We inspect and certify it under the same codes, Regulatory Authority guidelines and Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements either way.
How fast can Qualimet get our equipment back in service?
Turnaround speed drives how we schedule every inspection, since equipment sitting out of service costs you productivity. We work around your operational needs. Send your equipment list and timeline, and we’ll confirm exactly when an inspector can be on site.
This didn’t pass. What do we do now?
Qualimet reports the specific defect and, at your request, provides repair recommendations, welding engineering and materials and metallurgical expertise to fix it. We can oversee the repair end to end and issue certification once your equipment actually meets the standard. That path back into service is what we hand back on every failed inspection.
What’s the difference between an inspection and a certification?
An inspection is the technical check that confirms whether the equipment meets the applicable code, standard and manufacturer specification right now. A certification is the professional engineer’s authorization that says it does, and it’s what actually keeps the equipment legal to operate. Qualimet’s inspectors perform the inspection, and our professional engineers review and authorize the certificate, so your equipment has both the technical check and the legal authorization behind it.
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