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    Sling Removal Criteria

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    This document provides criteria for removing wire rope slings and synthetic webbing slings from service. For wire rope slings, conditions requiring removal include missing identification markings, broken wires, kinking, heat or corrosion damage, cracked end attachments, and visible damage causing doubt about continued safe use. For synthetic webbing slings, removal is needed for missing identification, damage from acids/melting, holes/tears, broken stitching, abrasion, knots, discoloration/stiffness from chemicals or sunlight, pitted/cracked fittings, heat burns, and any visible damage causing safety doubts.

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    Sling Removal Criteria

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    This document provides criteria for removing wire rope slings and synthetic webbing slings from service. For wire rope slings, conditions requiring removal include missing identification markings, broken wires, kinking, heat or corrosion damage, cracked end attachments, and visible damage causing doubt about continued safe use. For synthetic webbing slings, removal is needed for missing identification, damage from acids/melting, holes/tears, broken stitching, abrasion, knots, discoloration/stiffness from chemicals or sunlight, pitted/cracked fittings, heat burns, and any visible damage causing safety doubts.

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    This document provides criteria for removing wire rope slings and synthetic webbing slings from service. For wire rope slings, conditions requiring removal include missing identification markings, broken wires, kinking, heat or corrosion damage, cracked end attachments, and visible damage causing doubt about continued safe use. For synthetic webbing slings, removal is needed for missing identification, damage from acids/melting, holes/tears, broken stitching, abrasion, knots, discoloration/stiffness from chemicals or sunlight, pitted/cracked fittings, heat burns, and any visible damage causing safety doubts.

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    Sling Removal Criteria

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    This document provides criteria for removing wire rope slings and synthetic webbing slings from service. For wire rope slings, conditions requiring removal include missing identification markings, broken wires, kinking, heat or corrosion damage, cracked end attachments, and visible damage causing doubt about continued safe use. For synthetic webbing slings, removal is needed for missing identification, damage from acids/melting, holes/tears, broken stitching, abrasion, knots, discoloration/stiffness from chemicals or sunlight, pitted/cracked fittings, heat burns, and any visible damage causing safety doubts.

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    Wire Rope Slings - Removal criteria

    A wire rope sling shall be removed from service if conditions such as the following are
    present:

    a. missing or illegible sling identification (Each sling shall be marked to show name or
    trademark of manufacturer, rated loads for the type(s) of hitch(es) used and the angle
    upon which it is based, diameter or size, number of legs, if more than one)
    For new sling purchase valid load test certificate of sling should be available.
    SWL shall be marked in ferrule or in separate tag.

    In case of missing tag, recertify the sling by proof load testing it to twice the SWL.

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    b. broken wires
    i. for strand-laid and single-part slings, 10 randomly distributed broken wires in
    one rope lay, or five broken wires in one strand in one rope lay

    ii. severe localized abrasion or scraping resulting in a reduction from nominal


    diameter of more than 5%,
    iii. kinking, crushing, bird caging, or any other damage resulting in damage to the
    rope structure

    Kinking

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    iv. evidence of heat damage
    v. end attachments that are cracked, deformed, or worn to the extent that the
    strength of the sling is substantially affected

    Terminal failure

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    vi. severe corrosion of the rope, end attachments, or fittings
    vii. Visible core (in case of fibre core)
    viii. other conditions, including visible damage, that cause doubt as to the continued
    use of the sling

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    Synthetic Webbing Sling- Removal criteria
    A synthetic webbing sling shall be removed from service if conditions such as the following
    are present:
    a. missing or illegible sling identification (Each sling shall be marked to show name or
    trademark of manufacturer, manufacturer’s code or stock number, rated loads for
    the type(s) of hitch(es) used and the angle upon which it is based, type of synthetic
    web material, number of legs, if more than one)

    In case of missing tag, recertify the sling by proof load testing it to twice the SWL.

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    b. acid or caustic burns

    c. melting or charring of any part of the sling


    d. holes, tears, cuts, or snags

    Edge cut/ Face cut

    Snag

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    e. broken or worn stitching in load bearing splices

    f. excessive abrasive wear


    g. knots in any part of the sling
    h. discoloration and brittle or stiff areas on any part of the sling, which may mean
    chemical or ultraviolet/ sunlight damage
    i. fittings that are pitted, corroded, cracked, bent, twisted, gouged, or broken
    j. Heat burn line on belt/ evidence of heat damage
    k. other conditions, including visible damage, that cause doubt as to the continued use
    of the sling

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