TERMINOLOGYWORKING LOAD LIMIT (WLL)THE MAXIMUM MASS OR FORCE WHICH THEPRODUCT IS AUTHORIZED TO SUPPORT IN A

PARTICULAR SERVICE.

PROOF TESTA TEST APPLIED TO A PRODUCT SOLELY TO

DETERMINE INJURIOUS MATERIAL ORMANUFACTURING DEFECTS.

ULTIMATE STRENGTHTHE AVERAGE LOAD OR FORCE AT WHICH

THE PRODUCT FAILS OR NO LONGERSUPPORTS THE LOAD.

DESIGN FACTORAN INDUSTRIAL TERM DENOTING A

PRODUCT’S THEORETICAL RESERVECAPABILITY; USUALLY COMPUTED BY

DIVIDING THE CATALOG ULTIMATE LOAD BYTHE WORKING LOAD LIMIT. GENERALLY

EXPRESSED AS A RATIO,e.g. 5 TO 1.

1USER’S GUIDE LIFTING

FOR ADDITIONALSUPPORT

P.O. Box 3128Tulsa Oklahoma 74101Phone: (918) 834-4611

Fax: (918) 832-09401-800-777-1555

Web:www.thecrosbygroup.com

E-Mail:crosbygroup@thecrosbygroup.com

CROSBY® FITTINGSLEBUS® McKISSICK®

WESTERN NATIONAL

BLOCKS & FITTINGS FOR WIRE ROPE & CHAIN

(06/06) REFER TO API RP2D FOR FULL DETAILS

RISK MANAGEMENTDEFINITION

COMPREHENSIVE SET OF ACTIONS THATREDUCES THE RISK OF A PROBLEM, A

FAILURE, AN ACCIDENT

Quality Continuum

API RP2D Version

1. QUALIFIED OPERATOR: PERSON DESIGNATED BY EMPLOYERWHO HAS APPROPRIATE OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE ANDTRAINING, SHOULD BE QUALIFIED TO SAFELY OPERATE CRANESON WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED, SHOULD BE QUALIFIED TOPERFORM PRE-USE AND MONTHLY INSPECTION, IS CONSIDEREDA QUALIFIED RIGGER.

2 QUALIFIED INSPECTOR: PERSON DESIGNATED BY EMPLOYERWHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED COURSES ON CRANEAND HOIST MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING; SHOULDBE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE INITIAL, QUARTERLY, ANDANNUAL INSPECTION.

3. QUALIFIED RIGGER: PERSON WITH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCEWHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED APPROVED RIGGERTRAINING PROGRAM. CRANE LOADRIGGING WILL ONLY BE PERFORMED BYA QUALIFIED RIGGER, A QUALIFIEDOPERATOR IS A QUALIFIEDRIGGER.

USER RESPONSIBLITY1. UTILIZE APPROPRIATE RIGGING GEAR SUITABLE FOR

OVERHEAD LIFTING

2. UTILIZE THE RIGGING GEAR WITHIN INDUSTRY STANDARDS ANDTHE MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDATIONS

3. CONDUCT REGULAR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THERIGGING GEAR

MANUFACTURER’S RESPONSIBILITY1 USEFUL PRODUCT AND APPLICATION

INFORMATION

2. PRODUCT THAT IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WITH NAME OR LOGOLOAD RATING AND SIZE TRACEABILITY

3. PRODUCT PERFORMANCE THATINCLUDES

WORKING LOAD LIMITDUCTILITYFATIGUE PROPERTIESIMPACT PROPERTIES

2API RP2D DEFINITIONS RESPONSIBILITIES

THE QUALIFIED OPERATOR WILL:01. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONS UNDER DIRECT

CONTROL

02. STOP AND REFUSE TO HANDLE LOADS AS SAFETY DICTATES

03. BE AWARE OF CRANE’S OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

04. BE FAMILIAR WITH THE EQUIPMENT AND ITS CARE

05. NEVER START MACHINE MOVEMENT UNLESS LOAD OR SIGNALPERSON IS WITHIN RANGE OF VISION

06. RESPOND TO SIGNALS ONLY FROM APPOINTED SIGNAL PERSON

07. OBEY AN EMERGENCY STOP SIGNAL GIVEN BY ANY PERSON ATANY TIME

08. VERIFY THAT APPROPRIATE LOAD CHARTS ARE IN PLACE FORTHE CRANE CONFIGURATION IN USE

09. SECURE THE CRANE AGAINST SWINGING WHEN NOT IN USE

10. WILL NOT OPERATE CRANE IN PROXIMITY OF HELIDECKS WHILEHELICOPTER IS LANDING OR TAKING OFF

11. INSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHEN CRANE IS USEDAT NIGHT

12. WILL NOT ALLOW FIELD WELDING ON LOAD HOOKS OR SLINGHOOKS

12A. THE OPERATOR WILL MAINTAIN LOG OF PRE-USE INSPECTION

BEFORE STARTING THE CRANE THEQUALIFIED OPERATOR WILL ENSURE:1 PRE-USE INSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED

2. ALL CONTROLS ARE IN “OFF” OR “NEUTRAL” POSITION

3. ALL PERSONNEL ARE IN THE CLEAR

BEFORE LEAVING THE CONTROL STATIONFOR PROLONGED PERIOD,THE QUALIFIEDOPERATOR WILL:1. LAND ANY ATTACHED LOAD

2. DISENGAGE THE MASTER CLUTCH

3. SET ALL LOCKING DEVICES

4. PUT CONTROLS IN THE “OFF” OR“NEUTRAL” POSITION

5. STOP THE PRIME MOVER

6. ASSURE CRANE WILL NOTINTERFERE WITH HELICOPTEROPERATIONS

3OPERATING PRACTICES AND THE QUALIFIED OPERATORS (SECTION 3.1)

THE LOAD1. THE OPERATOR WILL KNOW THAT THE HOOK LOAD IS WITHIN

THE CRANE’S APPLICABLE LOAD AT THE LOAD RADIUS

2. THE LOAD CHART WILL BE VISIBLE TO OPERATOR AT THECONTROL STATION

ATTACHING THE LOAD1. THE LOAD WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE HOOK BY SLINGS OR

OTHER SUITABLE DEVICES

2. THE LATCH WILL BE CLOSED TO SECURE LOOSE SLINGS

3. THE HOIST ROPE WILL NOT BE WRAPPED AROUND THE LOAD

MOVING THE LOAD1. DO NOT APPLY A SIDE LOAD TO THE BOOM

2. MINIMIZE PENDULUM ACTION OF SUSPENDED LOAD WHENSWINGING THE CRANE

3. CRANES WILL NOT BE USED FOR DRAGGING LOADS

4. AVOID SWINGING LOADS OVER PERSONNEL

5. BLOCK OR CRIB SUSPENDED LOADS BEFORE PERSONNEL AREPERMITTED TO WORK BENEATH OR BETWEEN THEM

6. TAG LINES SHOULD BE USED WHEN NECESSARY

7. ONE QUALIFIED OPERATOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEOPERATION OF A TWO CRANE LIFT

BEFORE STARTING THE LIFT VERIFY1. THE LOAD IS FREE TO BE LIFTED

2. MULTIPLE PART LINES ARE NOT TWISTED AROUND EACH OTHER

3. THE HOOK IS BROUGHT OVER THE LOAD TO MINIMIZE SWINGING

4. THE ROPE IS PROPERLY SEATED ON THE DRUMS AND IN THESHEAVES.THE CORRECT SLINGS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED FORTHE WEIGHT TO BE LIFTED

DURING LIFTING CARE SHALL BE TAKEN1. ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION OF LOAD IS ACCOMPLISHED

IN A SMOOTH MANNER

2. LOAD, BOOM, OR OTHER MACHINE PARTS DO NOT CONTACTANY OBSTRUCTION

PERSONNEL TRANSFER1. ALL HOOKS USED FOR SUPPORT OF PERSONNEL WILL HAVE A

SAFETY LATCH (LATCH WITH REDUNDANT LOCKING METHOD)

2. WHEN MAKING PERSONNEL LIFTS,THE LOAD WILL BE UNDERCONTROL IN BOTH UP AND DOWN DIRECTIONS

3. ALL PERSONNEL TO BE LIFTED WILL USE APPROVEDPERSONNEL FLOTATION DEVICES

4. PERSONNEL RIDING ON NET TYPE CARRIERS SHOULD STANDON OUTER RIM FACING INWARD

OPERATION (SECTION 3.2, 3.4 AND APPENDIX B) 4

STANDARD HAND SIGNALS1. SIGNALS WILL BE DISCERNIBLE AT ALL TIMES

2. THE OPERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND UNLESS SIGNALS ARECLEARLY UNDERSTOOD

3. THE USE OF STANDARD HAND SIGNALS IS ENCOURAGED

SPECIAL SIGNALS1. FOR SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS, SPECIAL

INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE BYOPERATOR AND SIGNAL PERSON

2. THE CRANE MOTION WILL BE STOPPED WHEN INSTRUCTIONSARE GIVEN OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED BY ESTABLISHEDSIGNALS

DESIGNATED SIGNAL PERSON1. WILL BE QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF

HAND SIGNALS SHOWN IN FIGURE #1

2. WILL BE IN CLEAR VIEW OF THE OPERATOR

3. WILL BE IN A POSITION THAT GIVES A CLEAR VIEW OF THECRANE,THE LOAD, PERSONNEL, AND THE AREA OF OPERATION

4. AN ADDITIONAL SIGNAL PERSON WILL BE PROVIDED IFOPERATOR’S VIEW OF THE PRIMARY SIGNAL PERSON ISOBSTRUCTED

HOISTWITH FOREARM VERTICAL,FOREFINGER POINTING UP,MOVE HAND IN SMALLHORIZONTAL CIRCLE

LOWERWITH ARM EXTENDED DOWNWARD, FOREFINGER POINTING DOWN,MOVE HAND IN SMALL HORIZONTAL CIRCLES

5SIGNALS (SECTION 3.3) STANDARD HAND SIGNALS (FIG. 1)

MOVE SLOWLYUSE ONE HAND TO GIVE ANY MOTION SIGNAL ANDPLACE OTHER HAND MOTIONLESS IN FRONT OFHAND GIVING THE MOTION SIGNAL

(HOIST SLOWLY AS SHOWN IN EXAMPLE)

RAISE BOOMARM EXTENDED, FINGERSCLOSED,THUMBPOINTINGUPWARD

LOWER BOOMARM EXTENDED,FINGERS CLOSED,THUMB POINTINGDOWNWARD

6STANDARD HAND SIGNALS (FIGURE 1 CONTINUED)

SWINGARM EXTENDED, POINT FINGER IN DIRECTION OF SWINGBOOM

DOG EVERYTHINGCLASP HANDS IN FRONT OF BODY

EMERGENCY STOPBOTH ARMS EXTENDED, POINTING DOWN, MOVE ARMSRAPIDLY UP AND DOWN

7STANDARD HAND SIGNALS (FIGURE 1 CONTINUED)

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SINGLESINGLE TWO LEG SLING

TWO LEG SLING TWO LEG CHOKER

LEGCHOKER VERTICAL

60 45 60

(VERTICAL)HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL HORIZONTALSLING ANGLE SLING ANGLE SLING ANGLE

1/4 0.65 0.48 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.83/8 1.4 1.1 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.8

7/16 1.9 1.4 3.9 3.4 2.7 2.51/2 2.5 1.9 5.1 4.4 3.6 3.2

9/16 3.2 2.4 6.4 5.5 4.5 4.15/8 3.9 2.9 7.8 6.8 5.5 5.03/4 5.6 4.1 11.0 9.7 7.9 7.17/8 7.6 5.6 15.0 13.0 11.0 9.71 9.8 7.2 20.0 17.0 14.0 13.0

1-1/8 12.0 9.1 24.0 21.0 17.0 16.01-1/4 15.0 11.0 30.0 26.0 21.0 19.0

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BASED ON 6 X 19 AND 6 X 37 EIP STEEL, IWRC (FOR FIBER CORE DEDUCT APPROXIMATELY 15%) WITH DESIGN FACTOR OF 5

WIRE ROPE SLING CAPACITIES - TONS (2000 LBS.) - FLEMISH EYE - ASME B30.9

WIREROPESIZE

INCHES

RATED LOAD BASED ON FITTING DIAMETER NO LARGER THAN ONE HALF THE NATURUAL EYE LENGTH AND NOT LESS THAN THE NOMINAL SLING DIAMETER BASKET HITCH CAPACITY BASED ON MINIMUM D/d RATIO OF 25/1

FOR CHOKER HITCH, THE ANGLE OF CHOKE SHALL BE 120 DEGREES OR GREATER

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TRIPLE LEG SLINGS HAVE 50% MORE CAPACITY THANDOUBLE LEG ONLY IF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY IS INCENTER OF CONNECTION POINT AND LEGS AREADJUSTED PROPERLY (EQUAL SHARE OF THE LOAD)

QUAD LEG SLINGS OFFER IMPROVED STABILITY BUT DONOT PROVIDE INCREASED LIFTING CAPACITY

CAPACITY % OFANGLE SINGLE LEG

90 200%

60 170%

45 140%

30 100%

WIRE ROPE SLINGS ANDCONNECTIONS TO FITTINGS

PLACING ALL SLINGS ONHOOKS AND PINS

USE A THIMBLE TOPROTECT SLINGAND INCREASE D/D

NEVER PLACE EYE OVER AFITTING SMALLERDIAMETER OR WIDTH THANTHE ROPE'S DIAMETER.

A CHOKER HITCH OF ALL SLINGS HAVE 70% TO80% OF THECAPACITY OF ASINGLE LEG ONLY IFTHE CORNERS ARESOFTENED AND THEHORIZONTAL ANGLEIS GREATER THAN 30DEGREES. USE ABLOCK OF WOODUNDER CHOKE TOINSURE ANGLE ISPROPER.

NEVER PLACE A SLING EYEOVER A FITTING WITH ADIAMETER OR WIDTHGREATER THAN ONE HALFTHE NATURAL LENGTH OFTHE EYE

A BASKET HITCH HAS TWICE THECAPACITY OF A SINGLE LEG ONLY IFD/d RATIO IS 25/1 AND THE LEGS AREVERTICAL.

ALL SLINGS

30°45°60°

USE OF SLINGS (APPENDIX G) 11

01. PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN THE SLING ANDALL SHARP SURFACES OF LOAD

02. PROPERLY STORE ALL SLINGS WHILE NOT IN USE

03. DO NOT CHOKE SLINGS IN THE SPLICE

04. DO NOT PERMIT KINKS OR KNOTS IN SLINGS

05. SECURE THE UNUSED LEGS OF A MULIT-LEG BRIDLE

06. THE LOADING ON THE SLING IS INCREASED AT ANY ANGLEOTHER THAN VERTICAL

07. CUT THE EYES OR REMOVE FITTINGS OF ANY DEFECTIVE SLING,DISCARD THE SLING BODY

08. DO NOT PLACE EYE OF SLING OVER A HOOK OR PIN THAT ISLARGER THAN NATURAL WIDTH OF EYE

09. VISUALLY INSPECT SLING BEFORE EACH USE

10. WIRE ROPE SLINGS SHOULD NOT BE FIELD FABRICATED

11. NO SINGLE LEG SLING SHALL BE USED WITH A LOAD THATCANNOT BE CONTROLLED

12. SLINGS SHALL NOT BE MADE USING WIRE ROPE CLIPS

13. RATED LOADS OF A SLING ARE DIFFERENT FOR EACH OF THEBASIC METHODS OF RIGGING: VERTICAL, CHOKER, BASKET,ETC.

SINGLE LEG ORVERTICAL

BASKET CHOKERDOUBLE WRAP

CHOKERDOUBLE CHOKER BRIDLE

SLING HITCHES AS SHOWN BY WIRE ROPE TECHNICAL BOARD

12SLING ANGLES

TWO LEGGED SLING - WIRE ROPE, CHAIN, SYNTHETICS

HORIZONTAL SLING LOAD ANGLE ANGLE (A) DEGREE FACTOR = L/H

90 1.000

60 1.155

50 1.305

45 1.414

30 2.000LOAD ON EACH LEG OF SLING =VERTICAL SHARE OF LOAD X LOAD ANGLE FACTOR

HORIZONTAL SLINGANGLES OF LESS THAN

30 DEGREES ARE NOT

RECOMMENDED REFER TO ANSI B30.9

FOR FULLINFORMATION

LOAD ON SLING CALCULATEDTENSION 1 = LOAD X D2 X S1/(H(D1+D2))TENSION 2 = LOAD X D1 X S2/(H(D1+D2))

LOAD ON SLING CALCULATEDTENSION 1 = LOAD X D2 X S1/(H(D1+D2))TENSION 2 = LOAD X D1 X S2/(H(D1+D2))

VERTICAL SHARE OFLOAD ON SLINGS AREEQUAL IF CENTER OFGRAVITY IN MIDDLE

OF PICK POINTS

HORIZONTALSLINGANGLE

HL

CRANE USAGE CATEGORIES:1. INFREQUENT USAGE

USED 10 HOURS OR LESS PER MONTH

2. MODERATE USAGE USED MORE THAN 10, LESS THAN 50 HOURS PER MONTH

3. HEAVY USAGEUSED 50 OR MORE HOURS PER MONTH

INSPECTION CATEGORIES:1. INITIAL BY QUALIFIED INSPECTOR

ALL NEW AND RELOCATED CRANES

2. PRE-USE BY QUALIFIED OPERATORALL CRANES

3. MONTHLY BY QUALIFIED OPERATORALL CRANES ASSIGNED TO HEAVY USAGE CATEGORY

4. QUARTERLY BY QUALIFIED INSPECTORALL CRANES ASSIGNED MODERATE OR HEAVY USAGE

5. ANNUAL BY QUALIFIED INSPECTORALL CRANES

INSPECTION RECORDS:1. A LOG OF PRE-USE INSPECTIONS WILL BE MAINTAINED

2. WRITTEN, DATED, INITIALED: INITIAL, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY,ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WILL BE KEPT FOR A PERIOD OF TWOYEARS

INSPECTION FREQUENCY AND LABELING(SECTION 5.2 AND APPENDIX C)1. VISUALLY CHECK LOOSE GEAR TO BE USED, SUCH AS SLINGS,

SLING HOOKS AND SHACKLES AT THE PRE-USE, MONTHLY,QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL INSPECTIONS

2. SLINGS WILL BE LABELED SHOWING MANUFACTURER, PROOFTEST CERTIFICATE NUMBER, LENGTH, DIAMETER AND DATE OFPROOF TEST

INSPECTION CRITERIA PER ANSI B30.9KINKING CORE PROTRUSIONCRUSHING CORROSIONUNSTRANDING BROKEN OR CUT STRANDSBIRDCAGING BROKEN WIRESSTRAND DISPLACEMENT

BROKEN WIRESREMOVE FROM SERVICE STRAND LAID AND SINGLE PART SLINGS IFTEN OR MORE RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED WIRES IN ONE ROPE LAY,OR FIVE BROKEN WIRES IN ONE ROPE STRAND IN ONE ROPE LAY.

DISTORTION OF WIRE ROPEREMOVE FROM SERVICE WIRE ROPE SLINGS THAT HAVE ANYDAMAGE RESULTING IN DISTORTION OF THE WIRE ROPESTRUCTURE, SUCH AS KINKING, CRUSHING, UNSTRANDING,BIRDCAGING, STRAND DISPLACEMENT OR CORE PROTRUSION

13INSPECTION OF WIRE ROPE SLINGSINSPECTION OF CRANE (SECTION 4.1)

INSPECTION FREQUENCY(SECTION 5.2 AND APPENDIX C)1. VISUALLY CHECK LOOSE GEAR TO BE USED, SUCH AS SLINGS,

SLING HOOKS AND SHACKLES AT THE PRE-USE, MONTHLY,QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL INSPECTIONS

2. SLINGS OF OTHER THAN WIRE ROPE CONSTRUCTION WILL BEUSED, INSPECTED AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITHINDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS

INSPECTION CRITERIA PER ANSI B30.9:WEAR WELD SPLATTERNICKS, CRACKS, BREAKS EXCESSIVE TEMPERATUREGOUGES, STRETCH, BENDS THROAT OPENING OF HOOK

CHAIN LINKSREMOVE SLING FROM SERVICE IF LINKS ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY(MORE THAN 10% OR REFER TO MANUFACTURER’S INFORMATION).SHARP TRANSVERSE NICKS AND GOUGES SHOULD BE ROUNDEDOUT BY GRINDING (DO NOT EXCEED WEAR ALLOWANCE). CHAINLINKS AND ATTACHMENTS SHOULD HINGE FREELY TO ADJACENTLINKS.

IDENTIFICATIONCHAIN SLINGS SHALL HAVE PERMANENTLY AFFIXEDIDENTIFICATION STATING: SIZE, GRADE, RATED LOAD, NUMBER OFLEGS AND MANUFACTURER

INSPECTION FREQUENCY(SECTION 5.2 AND APPENDIX C)1. VISUALLY CHECK LOOSE GEAR TO BE USED, SUCH AS SLINGS,

SLING HOOKS AND SHACKLES AT THE PRE-USE, MONTHLY,QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL INSPECTIONS

2. SLINGS OF OTHER THAN WIRE ROPE CONSTRUCTION WILL BEUSED, INSPECTED AND TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITHINDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS

INSPECTION CRITERIA PER ANSI B30.9ACID OR CAUSTIC BURNS BROKEN STITCHESMELTING OR CHARRING WORN STITCHESHOLES, CUTS EXCESSIVE ABRASIONTEARS, SNAGS KNOTS

ROUND SLING NOTESREMOVE FROM SERVICE ROUND SLINGS THAT HAVE CORE FIBEREXPOSED BY HOLES,TEARS, CUTS, EMBEDDED PARTICLES, WEAR ORSNAGS

REMOVE FORM SERVICE ROUND SLINGS THAT HAVE MELTING,CHARRING OR WELD SPLATTER ON ANY PART OF SLING

IDENTIFICATIONWEB SLINGS AND ROUND SLINGS SHALL BE PERMANENTLY MARKEDINDICATING: MANUFACTURER'S TRADEMARK AND CORE (OR STOCKNUMBER), RATED LOADS FOR THE THREE HITCHES AND MATERIAL

14INSPECTION OF CHAIN SLINGS INSPECTION OF SYNTHETIC SLINGS

DEFORMATIONREMOVE FROM SERVICE IF ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION. CHECKTHROAT OPENING OF HOOKS

WEARREMOVE FROM SERVICE IF EXCESSIVE WEAR. WEAR IS EXCESSIVE IF:

MORE THAN 5% WEAR IN THROAT OR EYE OF HOOKS ANDOTHER CRITICAL AREAS OF HARDWARE

MORE THAN 10% WEAR IN OTHER AREAS

CRACKS, NICKS, GOUGESREMOVE FROM SERVICE IF CRACKS, NICKS OR GOUGES AREDETECTED

MODIFICATIONDO NOT WELD, NO NOT SUBSTITUTE SHACKLE PINS OR OTHERCOMPONENTS, DO NOT HEAT, BEND OR MODIFY IN ANY MANNER

PROPER FUNCTIONIMPROPERLY INSTALLED HARDWARE OR MALFUNCTION IS CAUSEFOR REMOVAL. CHECK FOR LATCHES, SWIVEL BEARINGS, LOCKINGDEVICES, AND INSTALLATION OF WIRE ROPE CLIPS AND WEDGESOCKETS

INSTALLATION1. VERIFY SOCKET AND WEDGE ARE THE CORRECT SIZE

2. CHECK SOCKET EYE AND PIN FOR ROUNDNESS AND WEAR

3. CHECK FOR AND REMOVE ROUGH EDGES OR BURRS

4. INSERT ROPE INTO SOCKET, MAKE SURE LIVE LINE IS ON THE STRAIGHT SIDE OF SOCKET

5. SECURE WEDGE AS SHOWN

6. APPLY A LOAD TO ENSURE THAT THE WEDGE IS PROPERLYSEATED

15

20 Timesrope dia.

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3 Timesrope dia.

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10 Timesrope dia.

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10 Timesrope dia.

(minimum)

10 Timesrope dia.

(minimum)

INSPECTION OF HARDWARE (CROSBY) WEDGE SOCKETS (APPENDIX G)

CARBON ALLOY CARBON ALLOYNOMINAL MAXIMUM MAXIMUM MAXIMUM MAXIMUM THROATSIZE (IN) WORKING WORKING INSIDE WIDTH DIAMETER OF WORKING WORKING OPENING DEFORMATION

DIAMETER LOAD LOAD AT PIN PIN LOAD LOAD WITH INDICATOROF BOW TONS TONS (INCHES) (INCHES) TONS CODE TONS CODE LATCH A - A

3/16 1/3 .38 .25 3/4 DC 1 DA .88 1.501/4 1/2 .47 .31 1 FC 1-1/2 FA .97 2.005/16 3/4 .53 .38 1-1/2 GC 2 GA 1.00 2.003/8 1 2 .66 .44 2 HC 3 HA 1.12 2.007/16 1-1/2 2.6 .75 .50 3 IC *4-1/2 /5 IA 1.06 2.501/2 2 3.3 .81 .63 5 JC 7 JA 1.50 3.005/8 3-1/4 5 1.06 .75 7-1/2 KC 11 KA 1.75 4.003/4 4-3/4 7 1.25 .88 10 LC 15 LA 1.91 4.007/8 6-1/2 9.5 1.44 1.00 15 NC 22 NA 2.75 5.001 8-1/2 12.5 1.69 1.13 20 OC 30 OA 3.25 6.50

1-1/8 9-1/2 15 1.81 1.25 25 PC 37 PA 3.00 7.001-1/4 12 18 2.03 1.38 30 SC 45 SA 3.38 8.001-3/8 13 - 1/2 21 2.25 1.50 40 TC 60 TA 4.12 10.001-1/2 17 30 2.38 1.63 * 320 EYE HOOK IS NOW RATED AT 5 TONS

CROSBY SHACKLES

USE SCREW PIN SHACKLESWHEN PICKING ANDPLACINGTIGHTENPIN BEFOREEACH LIFT

USE BOLTSHACKLES INPERMANENT ORLONG TERMINSTALLATIONS

CROSBY SHACKLES AND HOIST HOOKS ARE RATED IN METRIC TONS

CROSBY HOIST HOOKS 16

120° MAXIMUMINCLUDED ANGLE.

SHACKLE PIN MUST BEPLACED IN HOOK WHENUSED AS A COLLECTOR.

USE ONLY SCREW PINOR BOLT TYPE

SHACKLES

VISUAL VERIFICATION OFPROPER HOOK ENGAGEMENTIS REQUIRED IN ALL CASES

MAKE SURE SLINGSARE IN BASE OF THE HOOK AND THAT THE

LATCH IS NOT FOULED 90° MAXIMUM INCLUDEDANGLE

WHEN SLINGS PLACEDINTO HOOK, THE MINIMUM

HORIZONTAL SLINGANGLE IS 45°

DO NOTTIP LOAD,SIDE LOADORBACK LOADHOIST HOOKS