FLOW ASSURANCE PROJECT

FLOW ASSURANCE PROJECT

SLING SAFETY
HD423 HSE Dept

24 th. Oct. 2014

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Safety Alert

: Fatality Incident

Location
Date

: Ulsan, Korea
: 23rd. Oct. 2014, 17:40
(Korea LT)
Description : Rigging Failure during
lifting, Worker crushed
under dropped load.

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OBJECTIVE

Definition
Understand safe sling use.
Be able to identify and describe
conditions necessitating slings
replacement.

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Slings

What is a sling?
An assembly which connects the
load to the material handling (lifting)
equipment

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Frequency of Inspections

All slings are to be inspected prior to their use.

This includes chain, wire rope and synthetic
slings and their attachments, i.e. master links,
alligators, clips, hooks, quick-alloys etc..

A thorough plant-wide inspection is

required to be performed at least
once every 6 months.

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Load Capacity and Sling Angles

The load capacity of the sling is determined by

its weakest component.

Never Overload a Sling.

Remember, the wider the sling legs are spread
apart, the less the sling can lift!

1000 lbs
Capacity
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707 lbs
Capacity

500 lbs
Capacity
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Load Capacity and Sling Angles

Example: Choker rating of each sling = 6,000 lbs.

Measured Length (L) = 6 ft.
Measured Height (H) = 4 ft.
Reduction Factor (RF) = 4 (H) 6 (L) = .667 Reduced
sling rating in this configuration = .667(RF) x 6,000 lbs.
= 4,000 lbs. of lifting capacity per sling
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Three Types of Slings

Chain Slings

Wire Rope Slings

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Synthetic Web Slings

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Chain Slings

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Chain Slings

Only third party certified chain

slings are allowed.
No homemade slings allowed!!

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Chain Sling Inspection Items

Cracks, stretches, nicks, gouges, welding splattered

or deformed master links
One leg of a double or triple chain sling is longer than
the others.
Hooks have been opened more than 25% of the normal
throat opening measured at the narrowest point or twisted
more than 10 degrees from the plane of the unbent
hook.
Chain size at any point of any link is less than stated in
the chart on the next slide, the sling shall be removed.
MPI must be carried out to check the integrity of its own
material every 6 months
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Chain Sling Inspection Items

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Special Precautions

Chain slings should never be modified

or repaired by operators! Only qualified
maintenance personnel may do so.
It is important to realize that the capacity of
a sling decreases as the angle at which it
is used to lift increases.

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Wire Rope Slings

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Wire Rope Sling Inspection Items

Three randomly distributed broken wires in

one strand, in one rope lay.
Wear or scraping of 1/3 the original diameter of
outside individual wires.
Kinking, crushing or any damage resulting in
distortion of the wire rope.
End attachments that are cracked, worn or
deformed.
Corrosion of the rope or end attachments.
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Wire Rope Sling Inspection Items

A wire rope which

has jumped a sheave

A rope failing from

fatigue after bending
over small sheaves

Rope break due to

excessive strain
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Polyester Round Slings

Codes and Capacities

Note: Always refer to manufacturers chart

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Synthetic Web Sling Inspection

Acid or caustic burns on the sling.

Melting or charring of any part of the slings surface.
Snags, punctures, tears, or cuts.
Stitching is broken or worn.
The sling is stretched. To assist operators in
determining if a sling is stretched, manufacturers
incorporate a red wear cord inside of the sling.
When this red wear cord can be readily seen upon
inspecting the sling, the sling has been stretched
and is to be removed.
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Synthetic Web Sling Inspection

Acid Damage
Damage due to Heat
Cuts
Cuts & Tensile Damage
Abrasion Damage
Face Cuts
Puncture & Snags
Tensile Break
Illegible or Missing Tags

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Safe Usage Practices

Never drag slings across the floor.

Slings should be stored off the floor and in a clean, dry place.
Always hook with a closed hook arrangement hooks facing out.

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Safe Usage Practices

Never shock load slings.

Keep loads balanced to
prevent overloading slings.
Always lift loads straight up.
Never rest a load on a sling,
or pinch a sling between the
load and the floor.

A sling should not be pulled from

under a load when the load is
resting on the sling.
Make sure the hook is always
over the center of gravity of the
load before lifting it.
Do not apply a load to a twisted,
knotted or kinked chain.
Do not force or hammer hooks or
chains into position.

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Safe Usage Practices

Hands and Fingers shall

not be placed between the
sling and the load while
the sling is being
tightened around the load.
Clean chains regularly as
dirt and grit can cause
excessive wear at the link
bearing points.

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Never shorten a sling with

knots, bolts or other
makeshift devices.
Protect the chains
surface from contact with
sharp corners, which can
cause permanent
damage through gouging
or abnormal stress and
wear.
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Summary

Select the right sling for the job.

Inspect slings prior to use, removing from
service any in question.
Remember the effect of sling angles on
load capacities.
Properly store slings when finished to
avoid damage.

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