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CurrentWire ropes - testing
10 Wire ropes - testing
(1)
A sample of manufactured wire rope to be used in loading or unloading must be tested to destruction in accordance with AS 3569-2010 Steel Wire Ropes - Product specification, as at the date of amendment by AS 3569-2010/Amdt 1-2012, or equivalent international standard.
(2)
The safe working load for a wire rope is:
where:
safety factor is:
(a)
at least:
; and
(b)
for a SWL up to 10 tonnes - no greater than 5; and
(c)
for a SWL of at least 160 tonnes - at least 3.
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