Certifications & standards
Certification, proof testing and the paperwork that comes with it
Lifting equipment is only as useful as the documentation that follows it. Every lifting product TELEMAC supplies is proof-tested, permanently tagged and shipped with certificates that reference the serial number on that tag, so the equipment on your yard can be tied back to a test record years later.
This page sets out what we certify, what arrives with an order, and, just as importantly, where our responsibility ends and yours begins.
Manufacturing
ISO-certified manufacturing partner
We source direct from a single certified manufacturing partner rather than brokering across plants. Certificate numbers and copies are available on request and during account onboarding.
Quality management systems
Held by our manufacturing partner. Governs how production, inspection and record-keeping are controlled, the reason a serial number on a tag can be traced back to a batch of steel.
Certificate copy available on request
Environmental management systems
Held by our manufacturing partner, covering environmental controls across the production process.
Certificate copy available on request
Occupational health & safety management
Held by our manufacturing partner, covering worker health and safety management in the plants that build our products.
Certificate copy available on request
What ships with your order
The documentation package
- Proof-test certificateIssued per assembly or per batch, referencing the serial number stamped on the tag. This is the document an inspector or a competent person asks for first.
- Material & batch certificationMill and batch documentation for the chain and fittings used in the assembly.
- Permanent identification tagStamped, not printed or stickered, with manufacturer, grade, working load limit, serial number, batch number and date of manufacture.
- Declaration of conformityStates the standards the product was manufactured and rated to.
- Drawings, where applicableBelow-the-hook devices ship with a general arrangement drawing alongside the proof-test certificate.
Proof testing
Tested before it ships, and traceable afterwards
Chain sling assemblies are proof-tested to twice their marked working load limit. Below-the-hook devices are proof-tested to their design proof load. Rigging hardware is proof-tested and permanently marked with its working load limit.
Each test is recorded against a serial number, and that serial is stamped on the product. If a certificate is lost, we can reissue it from the serial, which is exactly the situation most fleets find themselves in during an inspection.
Standards
What we manufacture and document to
O. Reg. 213/91
Construction Projects (Ontario)Ontario's construction regulation requires that lifting devices and slings be rated and marked, that they be inspected, and that records be available. Our products are supplied stamped, tagged, proof-tested and documented so that the marking and rating side of those obligations is already satisfied when the equipment arrives.
ASME B30.9
SlingsGoverns the design, rating, marking, inspection and use of slings, including alloy chain slings. Our chain slings are manufactured and rated to it and proof-tested to twice the marked working load limit.
ASME B30.26
Rigging HardwareCovers shackles, links, hooks and other detachable rigging hardware, rating, identification and removal criteria.
ASME B30.20 / BTH-1
Below-the-Hook Lifting DevicesGoverns the design, marking and testing of spreader bars, lifting beams and purpose-built lifting devices.
CSA standards
Canadian requirementsWhere a CSA standard applies to a product category, it is referenced on the product page and the documentation is prepared to it.
Products are supplied to Ontario requirements as standard. We can meet applicable provincial regulations elsewhere in Canada on request, tell us the province and the application when you request a quote.
Where our responsibility ends
Certified equipment is a starting point, not a compliance programme
We supply equipment that is rated, marked, proof-tested and documented. Selecting the right equipment for a given lift, inspecting it on the required schedule, keeping the records, training the people using it, and removing damaged equipment from service are the employer's responsibilities, exercised through a competent person. We would rather say that plainly than imply our paperwork does your job for you.
Frequently asked questions
Does buying certified equipment make my site compliant?
No, and any supplier who tells you otherwise is overselling. Certified, marked and documented equipment satisfies the supply side. Selecting the right equipment for the lift, inspecting it on the required schedule, keeping records, training the people using it, and removing damaged equipment from service remain the employer's responsibility through its competent person. Our documentation is designed to make that record-keeping straightforward.
What arrives with an order?
The proof-test certificate referencing the tag serial, material and batch certification, the declaration of conformity, and, for below-the-hook devices, a general arrangement drawing. Product pages list what applies to that item.
Can you supply to requirements outside Ontario?
Yes. We sell to Ontario requirements as standard and can meet applicable provincial regulations across Canada on request. Tell us the province and the application when you request the quote.
Can I see the ISO certificates?
Yes. The certificates held by our manufacturing partner are available on request with certificate numbers and expiry dates, and are provided during account onboarding.
Who manufactures your products?
Our products are manufactured by our ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018-certified manufacturing partner, with import and export handled by our own partners. We do not publish the plant's name, but certificates, test records and audit documentation are available to account holders.
What if a product arrives without its documentation?
Tell us and we will reissue it against the serial number on the tag. Documentation is part of the product, not an add-on.