RFID for Compliance: OSHA, ASME B30, LOLER & More

The shared idea

One pattern runs through all of them.

Read across OSHA, ASME B30, LOLER, the ISO calibration standards and the rest, and the same requirement keeps appearing: know exactly which asset you have, inspect or examine it on a set schedule, certify it with a record, and remove it from service if it fails.

That is precisely what asset tracking produces. Give every inspectable item a unique RFID identity, and AssetWorx! carries its inspection schedule, its current certification status, an alert when something falls due or out of cert, and a complete history of every check — the auditable record these standards ask you to keep. Compliance becomes a byproduct of the daily scan instead of a scramble before an audit.

A note on scope: InfinID provides RFID asset tracking and AssetWorx! recordkeeping software. It supports your compliance program by capturing and organizing inspection and certification data — it is not itself a certification body, inspector, or testing laboratory, and it does not replace the qualified people and accredited bodies each standard requires.

OSHA
ASME B30
LOLER (UK)
ANSI/ASSP Z359
NFPA 10
ISO 6789
ISO/IEC 17025
DOT

Workplace safety

OSHA — inspection & recordkeeping.

What it governs: the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's workplace-safety rules, including inspection and recordkeeping for equipment such as slings (1910.184) and rigging (1926.251), with periodic and pre-use inspection of gear kept in service.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — tag every sling, chain, and piece of rigging with its own RFID identity so the right item is the one being inspected.
Inspection scheduling — set the periodic and pre-use inspection cycles OSHA expects and track them per asset.
Cert status — scan an item and see on the spot whether it's inspected and safe to use.
Alerts — flag anything overdue before it goes back to work.
Audit trail — keep the dated inspection records an inspector asks to see.

Lifting & rigging

ASME B30 — cranes, hoists & rigging.

What it governs: the ASME B30 family of safety standards for cranes, hoists, slings, hooks, and rigging hardware — covering inspection frequency, identification and tagging, and removal from service when an item fails.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — give each hook, sling, and hoist its own tagged identity, satisfying the standard's identification expectation.
Inspection scheduling — track frequent and periodic inspection intervals asset by asset.
Cert status — confirm an item is in-inspection before it takes a load.
Alerts & removal from service — flag failures and mark an item out of service so it can't be picked back up by mistake.
Audit trail — a full inspection history for every piece of rigging hardware.

UK lifting equipment

LOLER — thorough examination.

What it governs: the UK's Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, which require lifting equipment to undergo a "thorough examination" — generally every 6 months for gear that lifts people and every 12 months for other lifting equipment — with the results kept in a maintained register. Relevant to anyone operating or exporting equipment into the UK.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — every item of lifting equipment carries a scannable identity that ties it to its examination record.
Examination scheduling — hold the 6- and 12-month thorough-examination cycles per asset.
Status & register — AssetWorx! is the maintained register: current examination status, one scan away.
Alerts — flag equipment approaching or past its examination date.
Audit trail — a durable history to hand a competent person or enforcing authority.

Fall protection

ANSI/ASSP Z359 — fall-protection PPE.

What it governs: the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Fall Protection Code, covering the inspection and documentation of fall-protection PPE — harnesses, lanyards, self-retracting lifelines, and anchorage connectors.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — tag each harness and lanyard so its inspection history follows the exact unit.
Inspection scheduling — track the periodic competent-person inspections the code calls for.
Cert status — a worker can confirm gear is inspected before clipping in.
Alerts — flag PPE that's overdue or has been retired after a fall.
Audit trail — documented inspection records for every piece of fall-protection equipment.

Fire protection

NFPA 10 — fire extinguishers.

What it governs: NFPA 10, the standard for portable fire extinguishers, which calls for monthly quick inspections and annual maintenance, with the service kept on record.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — tag each extinguisher so every scan is tied to that specific unit and location.
Inspection scheduling — hold both the monthly inspection and annual maintenance cycles.
Cert status — see at a glance which extinguishers are current and which are due.
Alerts — flag any unit that's missed its monthly check or annual service.
Audit trail — a dated service record for each extinguisher, ready for the fire marshal.

Torque tools

ISO 6789 — torque-tool calibration.

What it governs: ISO 6789, the standard for hand torque tools, which sets out calibration and recalibration intervals and the records that go with them.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — tag each torque wrench so its calibration certificate follows the individual tool.
Recalibration scheduling — track the recalibration interval per tool and by usage.
Cert status — a technician can confirm a tool is in-calibration before using it.
Alerts — flag any tool that's due or past due for recalibration.
Audit trail — the calibration history and certificate on record for each tool.

Calibration labs

ISO/IEC 17025 — calibration traceability.

What it governs: ISO/IEC 17025, the standard for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories — including measurement traceability and the records that establish it.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — give every reference standard and instrument a tagged identity that anchors its traceability chain.
Calibration scheduling — track each item's calibration interval and due dates.
Cert status — confirm an instrument is within its calibration period before it's used in a measurement.
Alerts — flag equipment approaching or past its calibration date.
Audit trail — a complete calibration and usage history to support traceability records.

Fleet & vehicles

DOT — vehicle inspection records.

What it governs: U.S. Department of Transportation rules for commercial vehicles and fleets, including periodic inspection and the maintenance recordkeeping operators are required to retain.

How RFID + AssetWorx! helps

Unique ID — tag vehicles and inspectable components so each record ties to the right unit.
Inspection scheduling — track periodic inspection and maintenance cycles across the fleet.
Status — see which vehicles are current on inspection and maintenance and which are due.
Alerts — flag any unit approaching or past an inspection or service interval.
Audit trail — retained inspection and maintenance records, organized and ready to produce.

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Make your next audit a non-event.

Tell us which standards you answer to and how many assets you inspect — we'll spec the tags, handheld, and AssetWorx! setup that turns your inspection and certification recordkeeping into automatic, audit-ready data.

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