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BS EN 1492-4 : 2004

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

TEXTILE SLINGS - SAFETY - PART 4: LIFTING SLINGS FOR GENERAL SERVICE MADE FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE FIBRE ROPES

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2004

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Hazards
5 Safety requirements
6 Verification
7 Marking
8 Manufacturer's certificate
9 Instructions for use
Annex A (normative) - Information for use and maintenance
        to be provided by the manufacturer
Annex B (informative) - Working load limits for various
        modes of use
Annex C (informative) - Suggested content of information
        to be provided by the manufacturer with fibre rope
        slings
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 98/37/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Describes the requirements related to safety, including methods of rating and testing single-, two-, three-, four-leg and endless slings, with or without fittings, made of sisal, hemp and manila 3- and 4-strand laid construction natural fibre ropes and polyamide, polyester and polypropylene 3- and 4-strand laid construction and 8-strand plaited construction man-made fibre ropes having a reference number in the range of 16 to 48 inclusive.

Committee
MHE/15
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6668-1(1986) & 01/708665 DC. (06/2004) 2004 Edition Re-Issued in June 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. (06/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

EN 699 : 1995 FIBRE ROPES FOR GENERAL SERVICE - POLYPROPYLENE
EN 1677-5:2001+A1:2008 Components for slings - Safety - Part 5: Forged steel lifting hooks with latch - Grade 4
ISO 12480-1:1997 Cranes — Safe use — Part 1: General
EN ISO 1968:2004 Fibre ropes and cordage - Vocabulary (ISO 1968:2004)
EN 697 : 1995 FIBRE ROPES FOR GENERAL SERVICE - POLYESTER
EN 1677-4:2000+A1:2008 Components for slings - Safety - Part 4: Links, Grade 8
EN 1677-3:2001+A1:2008 Components for slings - Safety - Part 3: Forged steel self-locking hooks - Grade 8
EN 698 : 1995 FIBRE ROPES FOR GENERAL SERVICE - MANILA AND SISAL
EN 696 : 1995 FIBRE ROPES FOR GENERAL SERVICE - POLYAMIDE
ISO 2076:2013 Textiles Man-made fibres Generic names
EN 1050 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - PRINCIPLES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
EN 1677-2:2000+A1:2008 Components for slings - Safety - Part 2: Forged steel lifting hooks with latch, Grade 8
EN 1677-1:2000+A1:2008 Components for slings - Safety - Part 1: Forged steel components, Grade 8
EN 13411-1:2002+A1:2008 Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 1: Thimbles for steel wire rope slings
EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
EN 1677-6:2001+A1:2008 Components for slings - Safety - Part 6: Links - Grade 4
ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
EN 1261:1995 Fibre ropes for general service - Hemp
ISO 7500-1:2015 Metallic materials Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines Calibration and verification of the force-measuring system
1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
ISO 6938:2012 Textiles — Natural fibres — Generic names and definitions

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