LIFTING SLING INSPECTION CRITERIA
Synthetic Web Slings Wire Rope Slings
Conditions to avoid when using synthetic web slings: Conditions to avoid when using wire rope slings:
• Nylon stretches approx 8-10% at rated capacity and is not • Wire rope slings typically made of 6x19 or 6x36 class wire rope
suitable for use with acids and bleaching agents has a high heat threshold but should not be used in environment
• Polyester stretches approx 3% at rated capacity and is not exceeding 400°F.
suitable for use with concentrated sulfuric acids or alkalis • When using in basket hitch, DO NOT use wire rope slings where
• No synthetic web sling should be used at temperatures the diameter of the object being lifted is less than 25 times the
exceeding 194°F (90°C) diameter of the sling rope.
Knots compromise the strength All fibers of a synthetic web Wire rope slings must be removed Slings with bent strands of wire
of all slings by not allowing all sling contribute to the strength from service when you find 10 or standing out from their regular
fibers to contribute to the overall and integrity of a sling. When a more broken wires in one rope position in the body of the sling
strength as designed. Knotted significant number of fibers have lay or 5 or more broken wires in must be removed from service.
slings have potential to fail up to been damaged, the strength of the one strand of one rope lay. Wires ALWAYS protect the rope from
50% below their original rated sling with be impacted. For this can break in many ways including sharp edges with wear pads or
capacity. NEVER tie knots in and reason, any slings with a cut on the fatigue and overload. NEVER pull other devices. NEVER shock load
slings NEVER use slings that face or edge of a web sling, should rope across edges or protrusions. a wire rope sling.
are knotted. be removed from service.
Never use a sling that has any cuts Not knowing how much damage Absence of lubrication and A section of rope that is flattened,
along the edges or face of the sling. has been done to the inner load discoloration of rope are signs where the cross section is no longer
ALWAYS protect the sling by placing bearing fibers unless a break test of corrosion or heat damage. round means the wire has been
wear pads or other devices between is performed, a sling with a Snag/ ALWAYS hang slings away from crushed. NEVER allow loads to be set
the webbing and the load. Hole may have internal damage and moisture and DO NOT use wire up on top of slings.
therefore it is recommended that it rope slings above 400° F or fiber
be removed from service. core slings above 180°F
OTHER REASONS TO
REMOVE WIRE ROPE
SLINGS FROM SERVICE:
• Capacity information
is missing or illegible
• End attachments,
Abrasion causes the webbing to Heat and chemical damage can Worn areas of wire rope slings including hooks, are
appear and feel fuzzy caused by the look similar and they both have appear flat. When wires have cracked, deformed or
fibers breaking after being subject to the effect of damaging sling fibers lost o 1/3 or more of its original obviously worn
contact with a rough surface. NEVER that could effect sling strength. diameter, the sling must be taken • Hook throat opening is
drag slings along the ground and Look for fibers that appear to out of service. NEVER drag wire increased more than 15%
NEVER pull a sling out from be fused together and often feel rope slings on the ground. NEVER • Hook is twisted out of
under a load. hard or crunchy. pull slings out from under a load. plane by more than 10%
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LIFTING SLING INSPECTION CRITERIA
Round Slings Chain Slings
Conditions to avoid when using Polyester Round Slings: Simple precautions to observe when using chain slings:
• Do not expose to strong alkalis at elevated temperatures, • Free all twists or bends
and never use at temperatures above 194°F (90°C) or • Center load on hook
below -40°F (-40°C). • Avoid sudden jerks when lowering or lifting
• Avoid sling contact with any kind of sharp surfaces. • Balance all loads
• Do not overload any sling beyond its rated capacity. • Never overload
• Use pads around sharp corners
• DO NOT drop loads on chains
Knots compromise the strength Cuts to the outer jacket, along OSHA 1915.112 (c) (4) states: Chain slings shall be removed
of all slings by not allowing all the edges or face, exposing the Chain slings shall be removed from service when wear or
fibers to contribute to the lift as internal yarns - the amount of from service when, due to damage to any part of a chain
designed. NEVER tie knots in damage done to the core yarns stretch, the increase in length link exceed that of which is
slings and never use slings and the sling strength can not be of a measured section shown in the below table.
that are knotted! determined without breaking the EXCEEDS FIVE (5) percent.
sling. Therefore the sling must be
taken out of service.
A chain sling that includes any link Chain slings shall be removed
that is bent to any degree beyond from service when wear
Broken fibers of equal length Holes/Snags/Pulls exposing a straight 90° indicates there was exceeds that of which is shown
indicate that the sling has been internal core yarns means any an excessive amount of pressure in below table
cut by an edge. ALWAYS protect number of internal core yarns placed on a single point from a
the synthetic slings from being can be damaged. Sling strength load corner. ALWAYS pad a chain
cut by corners and edges by can not be determined without sling at corners.
using wear pads. breaking the sling. AVOID all
Chain Sling Inspection Standards
sling contact with protrusions Chain size Max. allowable 1910.184(e)(3)(i)
during lifts or storing (inches) wear infractions In addition to the inspection required by paragraph
(d) of this section, a thorough periodic inspection
9 / 32 3 / 64 of alloy steel chain slings in use shall be made on a
regular basis, to be determined on the gained on the
3/8 5 / 64 service life of slings used in similar circumstances.
Such inspections shall in no event be at intervals
1/2 7 / 64 greater than once every 12 months.
5/8 9 / 64
1910.184(e)(3)(iii)
3/4 5 / 32 The thorough inspection of alloy steel chain slings
shall be performed by a competent person desig-
7/8 11 / 64 nated by the employer, and shall include a thorough
1 3 / 16 inspection for wear, defective welds, deformation and
increase in length. Where such defects or deteri-
Areas of the sling that look and Heat and chemical damage can 1-1 / 4 1/4 oration are present, the sling shall be immediately
1-1 / 2 5 / 16 removed from service.
feel fuzzy indicate that the fibers look similar and they both have
have been broken by being subject the effect of damaging sling fibers 1910.184(e)(4)
OSHA guidelines regarding lifting sling inspections Proof testing. The employer shall ensure that before
to contact and movement against that could effect sling strength. Synthetic Sling and Wire Rope Sling use, each new, repaired, or reconditioned alloy steel
a rough surface. DO NOT drag Look for fibers that appear to Inspection Standards chain sling, including all welded components in the
1910.184(d) Inspections. Each day before being sling assembly, shall be proof tested by the sling
slings along the ground. NEVER be fused together and often feel manufacturer or equivalent entity, in accordance
used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments
pull slings out from under loads. hard or crunchy. shall be inspected for damage or defects by a with paragraph 5.2 of the American Society of Testing
competent person designated by the employer. and Materials Specification A391-65, which is
Additional inspections shall be performed during incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6
sling use, where service conditions warrant. (ANSI G61.1-1968). The employer shall retain a
Damaged or defective slings shall be immediately certificate of the proof test and shall make it available
removed from service. for examination.
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