1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the requirements related to safety, including
methods of rating and testing eye-and-eye and endless sling constructions used as single (1) leg, two (2) leg, three (3) leg or four (4) leg lifting configurations (with and without fittings).These sling constructions are made of 8-strand braided ropes (type L), 12-strand braided ropes (type T), covered
rope constructions (type C) according to ISO 10325. Alternatively, other laid and braided rope constructions deviating from ISO 10325, but tested according to ISO 2307, may be used. This International Standard is applicable to rope constructions made
of High Modulus Polyethylene [HMPE, also referred to as Ultra High Molecular Weight
Polyethylene (UHMWPE)] fibre having a minimum reference number of 12 and a maximum
reference number of 72, even though there is no direct link between rope reference
numbers and the type of lifting operations, either general-purpose or special lifting operations .
Parts of the braided load bearing constructions in such slings, or the whole sling,
can be enclosed in a protective cover/jacket/sleeve. The protective cover/jacket/sleeve
is designed to be non-load bearing as it is intended only for protection and containment
of the load bearing core.
The fibre rope slings covered by this International Standard are intended for general-purpose lifting operations only, i.e. when used for lifting objects, materials or goods which require no deviations
from the requirements, safety factors, also referred to as design factors , or work load limits speci...
Open preview (PDF)Textile slings. Lifting slings for general purpose lifting operations made from fibre ropes. High modulus polyethylene (HMPE)