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I.S. EN 13414-1:2003+A2:2008

Steel wire rope slings - Safety - Part 1:

Slings for general lifting service
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EN 13414-1:2003+A2:2008 29 October, 2008

I.S. EN 13414-1:2003 EN 13414-1:2003 28 October, 2003

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This document was published 53.020.30
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and comes into effect on:
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 I.S. EN 13414-1:2003+A2:2009
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 13414-1:2003+A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2008

ICS 53.020.30 Supersedes EN 13414-1:2003

English Version

Steel wire rope slings - Safety - Part 1: Slings for general lifting
service

Elingues en câbles d'acier - Sécurité - Partie 1: Elingues Anschlagseile aus Stahldrahtseilen - Sicherheit - Teil 1:
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pour applications générales de levage Anschlagseile für allgemeine Hebezwecke

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 June 2003 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 29 April 2005 and
Amendment 2 approved by CEN on 18 September 2008.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.

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Contents Page

Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................4
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................5
3 Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................5
4 Hazards ...................................................................................................................................................6
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Table 1 — Hazards and associated requirements...........................................................................................6

5 Safety requirements and/or measures ................................................................................................6
5.1 General....................................................................................................................................................6
5.2 Single-leg sling ......................................................................................................................................7
Table 2 — Examples of single-leg slings and terminal fittings......................................................................9
5.3 Ferrule-secured and spliced endless slings.....................................................................................10
5.4 Multi-leg sling.......................................................................................................................................11
Figure 1 — Multi-leg slings ..............................................................................................................................13
Table 3 — !Working load limits for slings using fibre cored rope of classes 6x19 and 6x36 in
grade 1770 and having ferrule-secured eye terminations"
"..........................................................14
Table 4 — !Working load limits for slings using steel cored rope of classes 6x19, 6x36 and
8x36 in grade 1770 and having ferrule-secured eye terminations"
" ............................................15
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures ...............................................................16
6.1 Components of the wire rope sling....................................................................................................16
6.2 Rope construction ...............................................................................................................................16
6.3 Length of the sling...............................................................................................................................16
6.4 WLL of terminal fittings.......................................................................................................................16
6.5 Formation of a multi-leg sling ............................................................................................................16
7 Information for use ..............................................................................................................................16
7.1 Marking .................................................................................................................................................16
7.2 Certification ..........................................................................................................................................17
Annex A (informative) Information which should be supplied with an enquiry or order...........................18
Annex B (informative) Rating of multi-leg slings for general service..........................................................19
Annex ZA (informative) #Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC$
$ .......................................................................................20
Annex ZB (informative) #Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC$
$ ...................................................................................21
Bibliography ......................................................................................................................................................22

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EN 13414-1:2003+A2:2008 (E)

Foreword
This document (EN 13414-1:2003+A2:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 168,
"Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - Safety", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by December 2009.

This document supersedes EN 13414-1:2003.

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This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2005-04-29 and Amendment 2, approved by
CEN on 2008-09-18.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags
!" and # $.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

#For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document.$

The other Parts of this European Standard are:

Part 2: Specification for information for use and maintenance to be provided by the manufacturer
Part 3: Grommets and cable-laid slings

Annexes A and B are informative.

This document includes a Bibliography.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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