LOOSE LIFTING GEARS

TERMS

EWL/ROL
LIGHT LOAD
SWL
PROOF LOAD
BREAKING LOAD
SAFETY FACTOR
MODE FACTOR

DEFINITION
Device for lifting and lowering a load suspended from

one chain (load chain) by means of human effort

applied to another chain (hand chain) and for holding
the load.

CHAIN BLOCKS
MAIN PARTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

HAND CHAIN
HAND CHAIN WHEEL
COVER
LOAD CHAIN WHEEL
ANCHORAGE OF THE LOAD
CHAIN
LOAD CHAIN
HOOKS

Hand Chain

HAND CHAIN WHEEL

COVER

LOAD CHAIN WHEEL

ANCHORAGE OF LOAD CHAIN

LOAD CHAIN
Used to lift the load.
It should be a GRADE -8.
It must be of fine

tolerance chain.
The allowable tolerance
of wear and elongation is
8% & 3% respectively.
The chain should be in the
BS EN 818-6-1996
standard.
The safety factor should
be 4:1.
It can be used at a temp.
of -400 C to below 2000C.
Resistance butt or flash
butt welding should be
done.

HOOKS

OTHER SOME PARTS IN A CHAIN

BLOCK
LOAD CHAIN GUIDE
ROLLER OR PLATE

HOOK LATCH

LOAD CHAIN STRIPER

LEVER BLOCK
EN 13157-2003

PARTS IN LEVER BLOCK

Lever
Hook

Load chain wheel

Anchorage of the lifting

medium
Chain end stop
Load chain

Lever

Hook

Chain end stop

REJECTION CRITERIA
LOAD CHAIN WEAR 8%
HOOK MOUTH WIDE 10%
CHAIN STRECH 3%

LOAD CHAIN CUT

LATCH DAMAGE & MISSING
BEND TWIST HOOK
GEAR NOISE PROBLEM
GUIDE ROLLER DAMAGE
CHAIN END STOPPER MISSING

LOAD CHAIN WEAR

HOOK MOUTH WIDE

CHAIN STRECH

LOAD CHAIN CUT

LATCH DAMAGE & MISSING

BEND TWIST HOOK

GUIDE ROLLER DAMAGE

WIREROPE:
Wire rope, or cable, is a type of rope which
consists of several strands of metal wire laid
(or 'twisted') into a helix.
STRANDS:
One or more number of wires combined
together to form a strand.

(There are two types of grade in a wire rope:

1770 & 1960)

The formation of EYE at the both end of a

wire rope is said to be sling.

Ferrule secured eye sling

Spliced or Flemish eye sling

Hard Eye

Soft Eye

Open Socket

Closed Socket

Kinking
Crushing
Un-stranding, Strand displacement
Bird caging
Core Protrusion
Corrosion
Broken or Cut Wires
Wear 10%

UN-STRANDING
STRAND DISPLACEMENT

KINKING
CRUSHING

BIRD CAGING

CORE PROTRUSION

CORROSION
WEAR
BROKEN OR CUT WIRES

WEBBING
SLING
BS EN 1492-1-2000
BS EN 1492-2-2000

COLOUR CODE OF THE SLING

TYPES OF MATERIALS USED

POLYAMIDE

POLYESTER
POLYPROPYLENE

POLYAMIDE
-40OC

TO 100OC
GREEN
IMMUNE TO ALKALIS
ATTACKED BY ACIDS
AFFECTED BY UV-RAYS

POLYESTER
-40OC

TO 100OC

BLUE
IMMUNE

TO ACID
ATTACKED BY ALKALIS
AFFECTED BY UV-RAYS
ITS IS HYDROPHOBIC
VERY STRONG
RETAIN SHAPE

POLYPROPYLENE
-40OC

TO 80OC
AFFECTED SLIGHTLY BY BOTH ALKALIS AND
ACIDS
MORE RESISTANCE TO ALL CHEMICALS
OTHER THAN SOLVENT
ABSORBS MOISTURE MORE
AFFECTED BY UV-RAYS

TYPES OF EYE FORMING

FLAT

REVERSED
FOLDED

WIDTH FROM ONE SIDE

FOLDED WIDTH FROM TWO SIDE
FOLDED EYE1/3 WIDTH

EYE FORMING
UPTO

150 MM 3 TIMES THE WIDTH OF THE

WEBBING SLING
GREATER THAN 150 MM TWO AND HALF
OF WIDTH OF THE WEBBING SLING

REJECTION
CRITERIA

ROUND SLING

ROUNLDSLING DAMAGE