AA SPECIFICATION 281005

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CONTENTS PAGE

1 SCOPE 2
2 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINEER 2
3 DEFINITIONS 3
4 REQUIREMENTS 3
4.1 GENERAL 3
4.2 MATERIAL 3
4.3 DESIGN 4
APPENDIX A: RELATED DOCUMENTS 7
APPENDIX B : RECORD OF AMENDMENTS 7

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1 SCOPE
This specification details the design requirements for all components of shaft conveyance
suspension gear.

Shaft Conveyance Suspension Gear is classified as a ‘critical product’ in terms of

AA STD 100.

This specification applies to, but is not necessarily limited to, the following items:
• Safety detaching hooks
• Rope sockets
• Swivels (excluding bearings)
• Drawbars
• Kingbars
• Camplates
• Wire rope cappels
• Chase blocks
• Link plates and H-links
• Pins and nuts
• Dead eyes
• Kibble lugs
• Shackles
• Slinging lugs (fitted to the top transom of skips and cages)
• Slinging hooks (fitted to the bottom transom of skips and cages).

2 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINEER

• Minimum static suspended load at the rope attachment.
• Type and size of safety detaching hook.
• Any marking to be stamped on components in addition to the standard marking.

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3 DEFINITIONS

APPROVED : Approved by the Engineer in writing.

QAP : An AA Quality Assurance Procedure.

SANS : South African National Standards.

TYPE TEST : A test measuring the ultimate load capacity of a particular size of
component or assembly, within a particular type of design.

The following terms are defined in the General Conditions of Contract:

• Anglo American, Contractor, Engineer

4 REQUIREMENTS
4.1 GENERAL
Shaft conveyance suspension gear shall comply with the requirements of The South African
Minerals Act and Regulations.

4.2 MATERIAL
All components with the exception of those specified below shall be manufactured from steel
which complies with the requirements of BS 2772 Part 2.

4.2.1 Rope Cappel Wedges: shall be manufactured from steel that complies with the requirements
of SANS 1431 grade 300 or 350 WA in the normalised condition.

4.2.2 Lowering shackles: shall be manufactured from steel that complies with the requirements of
BS 970 grade 150M19.

4.2.3 Lowering shackle pins: shall be manufactured from steel to BS 970 Part 1 grade 826M40.

4.2.4 Detaching hook components not transmitting load, such as side plates, spacer pins
and nuts, split cotter pins and rivets: shall be manufactured from steel to SANS 1431
grade 300 or 350 WA or BS 970 grade 070M20.

4.2.5 Dead eyes: shall be manufactured from steel plate SANS 1431 grade 300 or 350 WC, unless
otherwise specified by the engineer.

4.2.6 Slinging lugs and hooks: shall be manufactured from steel plate SANS 1431 grade 300 or
350 WC, unless otherwise specified by the engineer.

4.2.7 Doubling down link plates, chase blocks and link pins: shall be manufactured from
steel plate SANS 1431 grade 300 or 350 WC, unless otherwise specified by the engineer.

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4.2.8 Spectacle plates: shall be manufactured from steel plate SANS 1431 grade 300 or 350 WC.

4.2.9 Bearings for Swivels: as supplied by bearing manufacturer.

4.3 DESIGN
Components shall be designed in accordance with the Design Guide for Cage Suspension
Gear published by the British National Coal Board (NCB) (now defunct), except as otherwise
noted below.

4.3.1 Loads: The suspended static load shall be the sum of the self weights of the payload, the
empty conveyance, tail ropes and attachments if any, the guide and roller attachments, and
suspension gear, plus any other furnishings. For existing installations the Winder Permit shall
be referenced to verify the conveyance mass and permitted payloads.

4.3.2 Rated Load Capacity: The rated load capacity of any component is the load determined as
above or a higher value complying with 4.3.3. The rated capacity of the detaching hook may
be used for the rated load provided this is greater than or equal to the load determined as
above.

4.3.3 Safety and fatigue reserve factors: The static safety factor on strength of suspension gear,
based on the rated static load carrying capacity, shall be at least 10, in line with the NCB
requirements. The fatigue reserve factor for infinite fatigue life shall be at least 1,3 calculated
using the method in the NCB. Bearing pressure on pins shall be less than 42 MPa.

The safety factor for rope glands and lowering shackles shall be 6:1 based on the rated static
load carrying capacity.

4.3.4 Prohibited design features: The following design features shall not be used.
• Threads shall not be used to transmit the suspended load (e.g. threaded King bars are
not approved).
• Link pins shall not be drilled other than for cotter pins to secure the nut.
• Welding shall not be used.

4.3.5 Pin and hole sizes: Tolerances on pin diameters shall be h9. Holes for link pins shall be 0.5
mm larger than the pin nominal size with tolerances to D10.

4.3.6 Pins: Nuts shall be used for securing of link pins and shall be locked by means of split cotter
pins.

4.3.7 Drawings and design calculations: These shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval
prior to issue of the drawings for manufacture.

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The following shall be indicated on the drawings:

• Rated load capacity of the suspension gear.
• Proof load (2,5 times the rated load capacity).
• Mass of suspension gear.
• Material specification, grade and condition for each material.
• Type and size of the detaching hook.
• The drawings shall show and dimension the suspension gear in the detached position
while supported on the spectacle plate, and also in the maximum rise position in the
spectacle plate. The maximum drop back in the spectacle plate shall also be
dimensioned.
• Where jack catches are installed, unless otherwise required by the client, these shall be
positioned so that the conveyance is suspended on both the spectacle plate and the
jack catch lugs after rope detachment.
• General surfaces: to surface finish Ra 3.2µm or better.
• Pins and bores: to surface finish Ra 1.6µm.
• The area on each component within which component marking is to be placed.
• A note stating that each component is to be hard stamped with characters at least 5
mm high, in the area indicated on the drawing, with the following information: (Smaller
stamps may be used if the area is insufficient to use larger stamps, such as at the ends
of pins).
- The manufacturer’s name or logo.
- The manufacturer’ unique component identification number.
- The cast number of the material.
- Approved NDE mark.
- Approved QAR mark (when a QAR is appointed).
- The proof test identification number.
- Any additional markings specified in the contract or by the engineer are also to be
explicitly stated on the drawing.

4.3.8 Approval of Drawings and Calculations: All conveyance suspension gear drawings and
calculations shall be reviewed and approved by a registered Professional Engineer, to comply
with the requirements of the MA Regulations 16.16.

4.3.9 Proof load test: In order to physically verify that the design of components or assemblies is
serviceable, all newly manufactured and refurbished assembled suspension gear and single
items, with the exception of deadeyes and conveyance installation slinging lugs, shall be
subjected to a proof load equal to 2.5 times the maximum static load. (See Clause 2.1). No
permanent distortion should be evident after the test. Test certificates are required.
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4.3.10 Type test (Detaching Hooks only): In order to physically verify that the design safety factor
of 10 used in the design process to size components or assemblies is actually achieved, a
load test on a selected size within the range of each type of equipment shall be carried out.
The component or assembly shall be statically loaded in the manner that it would be loaded
in practice. The load shall be recorded and increased slowly until failure of the test item
causes the load to be released.

The following types of Detaching Hooks have been type tested in accordance with this
specification:
• Stephen Humble
• King
• Reliance Barker Davies
• Bellambie Rocket
• Ormrod

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APPENDIX A: RELATED DOCUMENTS

Unless otherwise specified the latest issue of the following documents shall be deemed to form part of
this specification.

AA Spec 281003 : Shaft equipment: Manufacture of shaft conveyance suspension gear.

AA Spec 281006 : Shaft equipment: The use of shaft conveyance suspension gear.

AFS_M_W_000051 : Discard criteria for conveyance attachments, loadcells, winder brake pins.

AA STD 100 : Quality management systems for critical and major material.

BS 2772 PART 2 : Iron and steel for colliery haulage and winding equipment.

SANS 1431 : Weldable Structural Steel.

NCB Design Guide for Cage Suspension Gear.

(Published by the British National Coal Board - now defunct)

The South African Minerals Act and Regulations.

APPENDIX B : RECORD OF AMENDMENTS

Issue 0 : Converted from AAC Spec 281005 with the following amendments:

Optional Gr 350 material added under Clause 4.2.

Material for Spectacle Plates added. (A. Lill Feb 2008)

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