Since 1985, YOKE manufactures durable, reliable & high-quality rigging hardware that keeps your load secure, and your team safe. They run a strict production facility, with a huge emphasis on quality control & safety at every stage of the manufacturing process—From raw materials to the finished product for the end-user, with facilities across the globe, in Canada, Los Angeles and China.

YOKE is an ISO 9001 certified company with Type-Approval by major international authorities like SABS, ZU, ABS, API, and DNV. YOKE has achieved various certifications that ensure their unsurpassed product engineering.

YOKE has certifications and product type approval by major international certification authorities, including:

ABS Approval (American Bureau of Shipping) 

• ABS provides certification to support an efficient product certification process for products produced in large quantities.

API Spec QI (American Petroleum Institute) 

• Certification based on standards developed by American Petroleum Institute (API), which specify that the design & manufacture of swage & spelter sockets, shackles, snatch blocks, grade 8/10 chain fittings for chain, wire rope, & webbing slings for material handling system and safety components for personal safety purposes have been assessed by the API and conform to API Specification Q1.

CNLA Certification (Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation)

• CNLA certification ensures a quality research and development department, and unsurpassed product engineering.

DGUV Test Certificate (German Social Accidental Insurance)

• DGUV certification ensures machines, electrical equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) and quality management systems have passed safety testing.

DNV-GL Certificate 

• DNV-GL certification shows commitment to continual improvement and sustainable business performance.

ISO 9001

• ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for quality management system(s).

YOKE MANUFACTURING: QUALITY CONTROL, TESTING & DETECTING

What else does YOKE do to ensure a quality product everytime? Here’s a little more about their testing and quality-assurance process.