Cable Laid Slings And Grommets Guidance Note

Flexibility is the outstanding characteristic of this type of sling.

Cable laid slings and grommets guidance note.

To align with current codes. A grommet is a special type of sling which forms a continuous loop. Sling length is expressed as bearing to bearing. Leave blank for domestic rope.

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. Grommets either have a wire rope body or a body made up of six strands which are laid helically around a strand core. The kimlock cable laid sling has a resin socketed termination with an efficiency of 100. Sling capacities are based upon a minimum d d of 5 1.

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. The typical construction of a kimlock cable laid sling is 7x 6x36 iwrc. The minimum sling circumference is 96 times the grommet body diameter. Sling length ft one or two.

The eye is the flemish type with a pressed on sleeve. We have developed the following wire rope sling code system to help you in ordering these products. Price new from used from paperback january 1 1987 please retry. This extra flexibility is obtained by the use of special multi wire galvanized wire ropes.

Insert an i for slings made using imported rope. Either a hand splice or a mechanical splice then forms an endless sling body. 1 september 2016 to include additional construction methods. Health and safety executive author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

This results in a sling with a very high breaking force. Leave blank for 6x19 iwrc eip construction. For the same benefits at a substantial cost savings you should buy tri flex slings. Cable laid slings and grommets pm guidance note paperback january 1 1987 by great britain.

Strand laid grommets feature a wire rope body with a mechanical splice to form an endless body. 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. Ktl offshore designs and fabricates our kimlock cable laid slings to the pm20 1987 guidance note. Pm20 to provide guidance on good practice in the use of cable laid slings and grommets.

Capacities of basket hitches are based on minimum diameter of curvature at the point of load contact of 5 times the rope diameter. Grommet slings are wire rope sling with hand tucked and strand laid construction. The minimum circumference of the sling is 96 times the grommet s body diameter. Appendix 5 guidance on the assessment condition and discard of cable laid slings grommets and ferfs rev.