Cable Laid Slings And Grommets Guidance Note

With the approval of hse imca has therefore reproduced an updated version of pm20 to provide guidance on good practice in the use of cable laid slings and grommets.

Cable laid slings and grommets guidance note.

Each sling is made to specifictaions needed for rigging applications. Price new from used from paperback january 1 1987 please retry. Sling length ft one or two. The guidance was originally prepared by a working group of experts in 1987 and was intended to be mainly of assistance to those concerned with the use of cable laid slings and.

The minimum circumference of the sling is 96 times the grommet s body diameter. This extra flexibility is obtained by the use of special multi wire galvanized wire ropes. A grommet is a special type of sling which forms a continuous loop. Insert an i for slings made using imported rope.

Leave blank for 6x19 iwrc eip construction. Strand laid grommets feature a wire rope body with a mechanical splice to form an endless body. Sling stock number body diameter and sling length. Appendix 5 guidance on the assessment condition and discard of cable laid slings grommets and ferfs rev.

Sling capacities are based upon a minimum d d of 5 1. The minimum sling circumference is 96 times the grommet body diameter. For the same benefits at a substantial cost savings you should buy tri flex slings. The kimlock cable laid sling has a resin socketed termination with an efficiency of 100.

We have developed the following wire rope sling code system to help you in ordering these products. Sling length is expressed as bearing to bearing. Ktl offshore designs and fabricates our kimlock cable laid slings to the pm20 1987 guidance note. This results in a sling with a very high breaking force.

Pm20 to provide guidance on good practice in the use of cable laid slings and grommets. If other rope is desired enter 637 for a 6x37 construction or ez for cable laid rope. Grommets either have a wire rope body or a body made up of six strands which are laid helically around a strand core. To align with current codes.

The guidance was originally prepared by a working group of experts in 1987 and was intended to be mainly of assistance to those concerned with the use of cable laid slings and grommets in very heavy lifting operations. Grommet slings are wire rope sling with hand tucked and strand laid construction. Capacities of basket hitches are based on minimum diameter of curvature at the point of load contact of 5 times the rope diameter. The eye is the flemish type with a pressed on sleeve.

Either a hand splice or a mechanical splice then forms an endless sling body. The typical construction of a kimlock cable laid sling is 7x 6x36 iwrc. Health and safety executive author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Flexibility is the outstanding characteristic of this type of sling.