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Rigging material
Slings, bolts, shackles, eyebolts, chains and hoists
inspect rigging material everyday, before each use
what rigging practice should you do
rated load
safely lifting without breaking
minimum breaking strength
osha requires rigging material to have a _ for every manufracturer to be 20 % more listed.
worn out by 10 percent
when should you discard a Hook
5
throat of the hook must not be open by _ %
point loading
load placed near on the tip of the hook, should be avoided at all cost
eyebolts
__________, a type of rigging hardware, are available in three basic designs: unshouldered, shouldered,
only for VERTICAL lifting
swivel hoist rings
made for angular lifting, 100% efficient no load is derated.
1.5x
you encounter a blind hole, the depth of the must be _x the thread diameter
turn buckles
lengthen or shorten sling legs,
jaw to jaw and eye to eye
2 types of turn buckles used in RIGGING
, spreader beams
used to lift long and flexible loads, along with unbalanced loads
equalizer beams
used to hoist a load with an off center of gravity.
125
all beams must be tested at _ of rated capacity
ASME B30.9
which ASME provides info on slings and their applications
wire rejection criteria
Kinking, birdcaging, and crushing must be discarded
poly slings
which sling is the least conductive and the better all around
stress
the lower the sling angle the more _
sling angle factor
length / height
sling stress
The total amount of force exerted on a sling. This includes forces added as a result of sling angle.
Sling stress formula
weight of load/# of slings and then times the Sling angle factor.
each sling is pulling the full weight of the load
what happens if the sling angle is 30 degrees?
45-60 degrees
whats the optimal angles for slings in rigging?
45 or less
what angles are considered hazardous
Synthetic rope
which rope/sling has the highest strength to weight ratio?
block and tackle