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BS EN 12385-3:2020

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Steel wire ropes. Safety – Information for use and maintenance

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BSI 2020 30
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This document specifies the type of information for use and maintenance of steel wire ropes to be provided by the rope manufacturer or to be included in the manufacturer’s handbook that accompanies a machine, piece of equipment or installation of which the steel wire rope forms a part.

The particular hazards covered by this document are identified in Clause 4.

For steel wire ropes conforming to Parts 8 and 9 used on cableway installations designed to carry persons, additional information for use and maintenance is given in EN 12927.

For steel wire rope slings, specific information on use and maintenance is given in EN 13414-2.

This document is not applicable to steel wire ropes manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.

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2 undefined
8 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
9 4 List of significant hazards
5 Safety instructions and information for use and maintenance
5.1 General
5.2 Use and maintenance
5.3 Rope selection
5.4 Material health and safety information on steel wire rope and its component parts
10 Annex A (informative)Example of general information for use and maintenance
A.1 Limitations on use due to adverse environmental conditions
A.1.1 Temperature
A.1.1.1 Steel wire ropes made from carbon steel wires
A.1.1.2 Terminations
A.1.2 Use in exceptionally hazardous conditions
11 A.2 Before putting the rope into first use
A.2.1 Inspecting the rope and documents
A.2.2 Storing the rope
A.2.3 Checking the condition of rope related parts of the machine, equipment or installation
12 A.3 Handling and installing the rope
A.3.1 General
A.3.2 Rope supplied in a coil
13 A.3.3 Rope supplied on a reel
14 A.3.4 Cutting the rope
A.3.5 ‘Running in’ the new rope
A.4 Maintenance
A.4.1 Inspecting and examining the rope
15 A.4.2 Lubricating the rope in service
16 Annex B (informative)Guidance on rope selection
B.1 Construction in relation to abrasion and wear
B.2 Type of core in relation to crushing of the rope at the drum
B.3 Wire finish in relation to corrosion
17 B.4 Direction of lay and type
B.4.1 Connecting ropes to each other (in series) or working alongside each other (in parallel)
B.4.2 Direction of coiling
18 B.5 Rotational characteristics and use of a swivel
19 B.6 Fleet angle
22 Annex C (informative)Material health and safety information on steel wire rope and its component parts
C.1 Material
C.1.1 General
C.1.2 Fibre cores:
23 C.1.3 Filling and covering materials:
C.1.4 Manufacturing rope lubricants:
24 C.2 General information
C.2.1 Occupational protective measures:
C.2.2 Emergency medical procedures:
C.2.3 Safety information – fire or explosion hazard
C.2.4 Disposal
25 Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered
27 Annex ZB (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered
BS EN 12385-3:2020
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