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  • BS 4344:1968

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    PULLEY BLOCKS FOR USE WITH NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC FIBRE ROPES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-03-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1968

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Definitions
    3. Design
    4. Rope
    5. Materials
    6. Block shell
    7. Head fittings
    8. Becket
    9. Axle pins
    10. Sheaves
    11. Lubrication
    12. Locking nuts
    13. Finish
    14. Proof load
    15. Examination after proof loading
    16. Overload design test
    17. Marking
    18. Certificate of test and examination
    Appendices
    A. Recommendations relating to contracts
    B. Details which should be agreed between the
        purchaser and the supplier
    C. Marking of safe working load per rope fall

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    Specifies pulley blocks designed to lift up to 7 tonnes in combination, used with synthetic fibre ropes having a maximum safe working load of up to 1 tonne on any single part, allowing a rope factor of safety of 8; a maximum rope velocity of 0.5 m/s; and a sheave diameter at the bottom of the groove of not less than 4 times the diameter of the rope.

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    Committee MHE/3
    Development Note Supersedes 66/17264 DC and BS 1839(1952) (08/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5974:1990 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TEMPORARILY INSTALLED SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDS AND ACCESS EQUIPMENT
    DEFSTAN 02-113/1(2005) : 2005 REQUIREMENT FOR MECHANICAL HANDLING

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    BS 2789:1961 SPHEROIDAL GRAPHITE OR NODULAR GRAPHITE CAST IRON
    BS 1486-3(1949) : LATEST LIGHT-WEIGHT MINIATURE LUBRICATING NIPPLES
    BS 2902:1957 SPECIFICATION - HIGHER TENSILE STEEL CHAIN SLINGS AND RINGS, LINKS ALTERNATIVE TO RINGS, EGG LINKS AND INTERMEDIATE LINKS
    BS 1486-1:1959 LUBRICATING NIPPLES - LUBRICATING NIPPLES AND ADAPTORS FOR USE ON MACHINERY AND VEHICLES
    BS 919-3:1968 SPECIFICATION FOR SCREW GAUGE LIMITS AND TOLERANCES - GAUGES FOR ISO METRIC SCREW THREADS
    BS 4018:1966 SPECIFICATION FOR PULLEY BLOCKS FOR USE WITH WIRE ROPE FOR A MAXIMUM LIFT OF 25 TONF IN COMBINATION
    BS 919-1:1960 SPECIFICATION FOR SCREW GAUGE LIMITS AND TOLERANCES - GAUGES FOR SCREW THREADS OF UNIFIED FORM
    BS 3758(1964) : LATEST POLYESTER FILAMENT ROPES (HAWSER LAID)
    BS 1452:1961 FLAKE GRAPHITE CAST IRON
    BS 1486-2:1961 LUBRICATING NIPPLES - HEAVY DUTY LUBRICATING NIPPLES
    BS 970:1955
    BS 919-2(1952) : LATEST
    BS 2052:1977 Specification for ropes made from manila, sisal, hemp, cotton and coir
    BS 3032:1958 SPECIFICATION FOR HIGHER TENSILE STEEL SHACKLES
    BS 350:2004 Conversion factors for units
    BS 919-4:1964 SPECIFICATION FOR SCREW GAUGE LIMITS AND TOLERANCES - LIMITS OF SIZE FOR GAUGES FOR SCREW THREADS OF UNIFIED FORM DIAMETERS 1/4 IN AND LARGER
    BS 3912(1965) : LATEST POLYTHENE FILAMENT ROPES (HAWSER LAID)
    BS 3977(1966) : LATEST POLYAMIDE (NYLON) FILAMENT ROPES (HAWSER LAID)
    BS 1486-4:1981 LUBRICATING NIPPLES - SPECIFICATION FOR HYDRAULIC GREASE NIPPLES
    BS 1839(1952) : LATEST
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