Cable Laid Slings And Grommets Guidance Note

The minimum sling circumference is 96 times the grommet body diameter.

Cable laid slings and grommets guidance note.

This extra flexibility is obtained by the use of special multi wire galvanized wire ropes. Appendix 5 guidance on the assessment condition and discard of cable laid slings grommets and ferfs rev. If other rope is desired enter 637 for a 6x37 construction or ez for cable laid rope. The minimum circumference of the sling is 96 times the grommet s body diameter.

Either a hand splice or a mechanical splice then forms an endless sling body. Sling length ft one or two. Capacities of basket hitches are based on minimum diameter of curvature at the point of load contact of 5 times the rope diameter. Leave blank for domestic rope.

We have developed the following wire rope sling code system to help you in ordering these products. Cable laid slings and grommets pm guidance note paperback january 1 1987 by great britain. Sling length is expressed as bearing to bearing. To align with current codes.

Pm20 to provide guidance on good practice in the use of cable laid slings and grommets. Grommet slings are wire rope sling with hand tucked and strand laid construction. For the same benefits at a substantial cost savings you should buy tri flex slings. Insert an i for slings made using imported rope.

Flexibility is the outstanding characteristic of this type of sling. 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. Ktl offshore designs and fabricates our kimlock cable laid slings to the pm20 1987 guidance note. Price new from used from paperback january 1 1987 please retry.

The typical construction of a kimlock cable laid sling is 7x 6x36 iwrc. This results in a sling with a very high breaking force. Grommets either have a wire rope body or a body made up of six strands which are laid helically around a strand core. 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.

Leave blank for 6x19 iwrc eip construction. Each sling is made to specifictaions needed for rigging applications. Sling capacities are based upon a minimum d d of 5 1. Strand laid grommets feature a wire rope body with a mechanical splice to form an endless body.

Health and safety executive author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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. Sling stock number body diameter and sling length. A grommet is a special type of sling which forms a continuous loop.