BS EN 1492-1:2000+A1:2008 Textile slings. Safety. Flat woven webbing slings made of man-made fibres for general purpose use
BS EN 1492-1 specifies the requirements related to safety, including methods of rating and testing single-, two-, three-, four-leg and endless sewn flat woven webbing slings, with or without fittings, made of polyamide, polyester and polypropylene man-made fibre webbing in the width range of 25 mm to 450 mm inclusive.
The flat woven webbing slings covered by BS EN 1492-1 are intended for general purpose lifting operations, i.e. when used for lifting objects, materials or goods which require no deviations from the requirements, safety factors or working load limits specified. Lifting operations not covered by this standard would include the lifting of persons, potentially dangerous materials such as molten metal and acids, glass sheets, fissile materials, nuclear reactors and where special conditions apply.
Flat woven webbing slings conforming to this European Standard are suitable for use and storage in the following temperature ranges:
- Polyester and polyamide -40°C to 100°C
- Polypropylene -40°C to 80°C
This European Standard does not apply to the types of webbing sling indicated below:
- Slings such as bag slings, nets (consisting of several crossed webbings stitched together), ‘adjustable’
- Slings (containing, for example, intermediate buckles stitched along the webbing), etc
- Slings made from webbing woven from monofilament yarns
- Slings designed for pre-slinging and intended not to be re-used
BS EN 1492-1 deals with the technical requirements to minimize the hazards listed in clause 4 which can arise during the use of flat woven webbing slings when carried out in accordance with the instructions and specifications given by the manufacturer or authorized representative.
Contents of BS EN 1492-1:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Hazards
- Hazards and associated requirements
- Safety requirements
- Webbing width and thickness
- Summary and type designation of main types of flat woven webbing slings
- Preferred soft eye types
- Working load limits and colour codes
- Verification of safety requirements
- Maximum testing intervalsTable 5 — Maximum testing intervals
- Marking
- Typical label format
- Typical attachment of label on an endless sling
- Typical attachment of label on a single sling
- Typical attachment of label on a sling with fittings
- Manufacturer's certificate
- Instructions for use
- Methods of test to verify safety requirements
- Position of marking to divide sewn webbing component into four equal parts
- Information for use and maintenance to be provided by the manufacturer
- Guidance to the manufacturer for the conduct of type testing to verify the
- interaction of the sewn webbing component with fittings for sling type C/Cr in accordance
- with A.4
- Suggested content of information to be provided by the manufacturer with flat woven
- webbing slings
- Illustration showing inadequate accommodation of a webbing eye on a hook of too small radius
- Double choke hitch
- Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC
- Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
- Bibliography
