Cage Maintenance App keeps cage maintenance on schedule across every site. Technicians run PPM rounds on each cage, log worn suspension gear, gate interlock faults, damaged guide shoes, overloading, and raise work orders that are tracked to verified closure. Managers see overdue cage service visits and asset risk before a breakdown, not after.
Cage Maintenance App runs planned mine cage maintenance covering cage structure, floor, and gates, suspension gear and safety catches, gate interlocks and signals, guide shoes and rollers, and overload and load limits, with a photo and a sign-off required on each point. Without a system, mine cage findings live on paper and in chat. A mine cage fault such as worn suspension gear slips through. An audit then means rebuilding mine cage evidence from folders.
Cage Maintenance App keeps one record per mine cage and per site, with photo evidence and a named sign-off. Each mine cage finding is tracked to verified closure. Shaft and winding engineers see mine cage completion and overdue actions across the mining portfolio. Every mine cage record proves what was checked, when, and by whom.
What to Include in a Cage Maintenance App?
A comprehensive mine cage inspection covers the key areas that affect operations and compliance. Run cage maintenance with scheduled tasks, brake and guide shoe records, and service history per conveyance. Your inspection should include sections for cage structure, floor, and gates; suspension gear and safety catches; and gate interlocks and signals, evidence capture, pass/fail or scoring criteria, corrective action assignment, and sign-off, so that nothing is missed and every inspection finding is traceable.
How to Use Cage Maintenance App
Preventive maintenance works when service visits actually happen on time. Follow these steps for each service visit:
Scan the cage QR code to open its service history and the due PPM checklist.
Run the maintenance round, checking for worn suspension gear, gate interlock faults, damaged guide shoes, overloading and recording readings.
Log any defect with a photo and raise a work order with an owner and due date.
Record the work done and any parts used so the asset history stays complete.
Sign off. The dashboard updates service contract and PPM due dates for the next visit.
What Does Mine Cage Maintenance Cover?
A mine cage maintenance round covers cage structure, floor, and gates, suspension gear and safety catches, gate interlocks and signals, guide shoes and rollers, overload and load limits, and lighting and communications. Each mine cage task is scheduled per asset and done on mobile with photo evidence. It is logged to the mine cage service history. So mine cage upkeep is provable, not assumed.
What Gets Checked
Cage structure, floor, and gates
Suspension gear and safety catches
Gate interlocks and signals
Guide shoes and rollers
Overload and load limits
Lighting and communications
Common Defects It Surfaces
Worn suspension gear
Gate interlock faults
Damaged guide shoes
Overloading
Signal or comms failure
Evidence Captured
Suspension gear photo
Gate interlock test note
Cage floor photo
Templates align to DGMS shaft regulations, statutory examination.
How Cage Maintenance App Keeps Cage Maintenance on Track
Step 1
Open the Asset Record
A QR scan opens the cage history and the due PPM checklist.
Step 2
Service and Evidence
Technicians log worn suspension gear, gate interlock faults, damaged guide shoes, overloading, readings, and parts with photo proof.
Step 3
Stay Ahead of Failure
Predictive alerts and service contract dates keep cage visits planned, not reactive.
See the AI Behind Cage Maintenance App
Everything your field team records during cage maintenance, from photos and voice notes to sign-off, InspectWrk turns into a finished report automatically. Faster, more accurate, and without the retyping.
Take a Photo. AI Fills the Form
Your inspector takes a photo of any asset or defect. AI reads it and fills the inspection form automatically. No typing. No manual entry.
Speak. AI Writes It Down.
Inspectors speak their observations in any language. AI transcribes and fills the form in real time. Completely hands-free in the field.
Inspections Done. Report Ready.
The moment an inspection is submitted, a branded PDF, Excel, or CSV report generates automatically. No manual work. No waiting.
Connect Your Existing Tools.
InspectWrk integrates with the tools your team already uses, including Zoho, Microsoft 365, and SAP. No double entry.
Live Dashboard. Every Site. Always On.
Your operations team sees completion rates, open issues, and compliance scores across all sites in real time. No chasing updates.
Built to Handle Any Challenge
From data collection to compliance: see how teams use InspectWrk for every use case.
What Maintenance Teams Fix When Cage PPM Moves Off the Spreadsheet
Cage work breaks down the moment evidence leaves the form. These are the problems Cage Maintenance App is built to remove, and what the team gets back when it does.
Cage PPM tracked on Excel, with no proof the visit happened
The maintenance schedule lives in a spreadsheet. A visit is marked done, but whether the technician actually serviced the cage or signed the sheet from the car park is anyone's guess.
Problem
Cage PPM schedules tracked on a spreadsheet
Cage visits marked done with no proof of work
Cage service contract renewals missed until a contract has lapsed
Solution
Service visits linked to the cage QR code
Geofenced photo evidence on every cage visit
Cage service contract and PPM due dates surfaced before they slip
Assigned contractor signs off the cage fix, and nobody checks it
A defect on the cage is handed to assigned contractor. A week later the cage defect is marked closed. Whether the cage work was done well, badly, or at all, nobody has verified.
Problem
Assigned contractor marks work closed with no verification
Poor cage fixes are only found at the next inspection
No record of which cage partners actually perform
Solution
Closure photo required before any cage action is signed off
Assigned contractor performance scored on closure speed and re-opens
Re-opened cage actions linked back to the original finding
Cage data is scattered across spreadsheets, photos, and chat
Some cage records sit in Excel, some in a WhatsApp group, some in a folder of photos. There is no single source of truth for the cage, so every cage question takes an hour and three people to answer.
Problem
Cage records split across Excel, chat, and photo folders
No single trusted version of the cage record
Answering a simple cage question takes hours
Solution
One system of record for every cage check and finding
Every cage photo and action tied to its record
Search any site or cage and get an answer instantly
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Cage Maintenance App check on mine cage maintenance?
Cage Maintenance App runs planned mine cage maintenance covering cage structure, floor, and gates, suspension gear and safety catches, gate interlocks and signals, guide shoes and rollers, and overload and load limits. Each task is scheduled per asset and completed on mobile with photo evidence, then logged to the service history, so shaft and winding engineers can prove upkeep happened on time. Catching worn suspension gear on a planned visit avoids a reactive breakdown later. Due dates and overdue tasks surface on the dashboard before a service quietly lapses, which is the common and expensive gap when schedules live in a spreadsheet.
Which mine cage defects matter most, and what happens if they are missed?
The maintenance targets the mine cage failures that matter most: worn suspension gear, gate interlock faults, damaged guide shoes, and overloading. Left unchecked, a fault such as worn suspension gear can mean downtime, a safety incident, or a failed audit, so every finding becomes an owned task with a deadline. It stays open until photo proof of the repair is reviewed, and repeat problems are flagged so shaft and winding engineers fix the cause rather than the symptom. Prioritising by severity means the most serious issues are handled first, not whichever was reported loudest.
Which standards does Cage Maintenance App support for mine cage work?
Cage Maintenance App keeps mine cage checks aligned to DGMS shaft regulations and statutory examination. The photos each standard expects are required fields, so an incomplete check cannot be closed and a gap is caught before an assessor finds it. When a review is due, shaft and winding engineers pull the records for the site in scope with one search instead of rebuilding them from folders. Retention and history stay searchable, so proof remains defensible at any point, not only on the day of an audit.
Can teams run mine cage checks offline and across multiple sites?
Yes. Cage Maintenance App is offline-first: teams complete mine cage checks on iOS or Android with no signal, capturing photos and the evidence each check requires in the field. Each record syncs automatically when the connection returns, with its timestamp intact, and the same template runs on every site. So shaft and winding engineers get a live view of what is complete, overdue, or failing per location, and a weak connection in a remote or low-signal area never costs a round or loses a photo.
What evidence proves mine cage maintenance was completed?
Every completed mine cage maintenance carries suspension gear photo, gate interlock test note, and cage floor photo, a GPS location, a timestamp, and a named sign-off. Because the evidence is captured during the round rather than typed up afterwards, shaft and winding engineers can show exactly what was checked, when, and by whom. When an assessor or client asks, the record exports in seconds as a branded PDF or a searchable history, so proof never depends on someone remembering where a photo was saved or which folder holds last quarter's records.
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