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AS 4142.1-1993

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Fibre ropes Care and safe usage
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Withdrawn date

02-12-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

22-11-1993

Publisher

Standards Australia

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1 - AS 4142.1:1993 FIBRE ROPES - CARE AND SAFE USAGE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 - SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 1.3.1 Safe working load (SWL)
6 - 1.3.2 Twist
6 - 1.3.3 Shall
6 - 1.3.4 Should
6 - 1.3.5 May
6 - 1.4 CLASSIFICATION
8 - SECTION 2 - CAUSES OF DAMAGE TO ROPES
8 - 2.1 GENERAL
8 - 2.2 CHEMICAL DAMAGE
8 - 2.3 PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND DEGRADATION
8 - 2.3.1 External wear
8 - 2.3.2 Local abrasion
8 - 2.3.3 Cuts and contusions
8 - 2.3.4 Internal wear
8 - 2.3.5 Overloading
8 - 2.3.6 Mildew
8 - 2.3.7 Heat
9 - 2.3.8 Cold
9 - 2.3.9 Weathering and sunlight
14 - SECTION 3 - SELECTION OF ROPES AND FITTINGS
14 - 3.1 SELECTION OF ROPES
14 - 3.1.1 Selection according to environment
14 - 3.1.2 Selection according to load
14 - 3.1.3 Selection according to handling method
14 - 3.2 SELECTION OF FITTINGS
15 - SECTION 4 - USE OF ROPES
15 - 4.1 REMOVAL OF ROPE FROM A COIL
15 - 4.2 REMOVAL OF ROPE FROM A TURNTABLE OR FLANGED REEL
15 - 4.3 ROPE STORAGE AND STOWAGE
15 - 4.4 PROTECTION FROM ABRASION
15 - 4.5 PROTECTION IN THE CASE OF SLUNG LOADS
16 - 4.6 KINKS IN LAID ROPES
16 - 4.7 COUPLING LAID ROPES
16 - 4.8 SHARP BENDS IN ROPES
16 - 4.9 FIBRE AND WIRE ROPES
16 - 4.9.1 Coupling
16 - 4.9.2 Wire and fibre ropes on bollards
19 - SECTION 5 - MAINTENANCE
19 - 5.1 INSPECTION
19 - 5.1.1 General
19 - 5.1.2 External wear
19 - 5.1.3 Internal wear
20 - 5.2 ACTION FOLLOWING INSPECTION
21 - SECTION 6 - SAFE WORKING
21 - 6.1 MATERIAL AND LOAD
21 - 6.2 DANGER FROM SNAPPING ROPES
21 - 6.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE USE OF ROPE ON DRUMENDS
21 - 6.3.1 General
21 - 6.3.2 Natural fibre ropes
21 - 6.3.3 Man-made fibre ropes
22 - 6.4 PERSONAL PROTECTION
22 - 6.4.1 Hands
22 - 6.4.2 Dangers of loose clothing
22 - 6.5 ROPE CONTAMINATION
23 - 6.6 STRENGTH LOSS DUE TO KNOTS AND SPLICES
23 - 6.6.1 General
24 - 6.6.2 Knots
24 - 6.6.3 Splices
24 - 6.7 TERMINATING ROPE ENDS
25 - APPENDIX A - METHOD OF CALCULATING SAFE WORKING LOADS
25 - A1 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAFE WORKING LOAD, MINIMUM BREAKING FORCE AND SAFETY FACTOR
25 - A2 LEGAL SAFETY FACTORS
25 - A3 SAFETY FACTORS DEPENDENT ON CONDITION OF USE
25 - A4 SAFE WORKING LOADS FOR HAWSERS AND SIMILAR ROPES
26 - APPENDIX B - EQUIVALENT DEADWEIGHT BREAKING LOADS FOR THREE-STRAND HAWSER-LAID AND EIGHT-STRAND PLAITED ROPES
26 - B1 METHOD OF USING EQUIVALENTS
26 - B2 FITTINGS
26 - B3 SLINGS AND SIMILAR LIFTING ARRANGEMENTS
26 - B4 EQUIVALENCE OF THREE- AND EIGHT-STRAND ROPES

Provides guidance on the selection, care, inspection and maintenance of fibre ropes. Recommendations for the safe usage of ropes are also included.

This Standard gives guidelines on the care, inspection and maintenance of fibre ropes, and recommendations on safe use of ropes.

Committee
TX-004
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7262 8502 1
Pages
22
ProductNote
Pending Revision indicates that as a result of the Aged Standards review process, the document needs updating. If no project proposal, meeting the quality criteria, is received within the 12 month timeframe, the document shall be withdrawn.
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

First published as part of AS L18-1963.Second edition 1971.AS L56 first published 1971.AS L57 first published 1971.AS L18-1971, AS L56-1971 and AS L57-1971 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 1504-1974.AS 1752 first published 1975.Second edition 1983.Second edition AS 1504-1983.AS 1504-1983 and AS 1752-1983 revised, amalgamated and redesignated in part as AS 4142.1-1993. First published as part of AS L18-1963. Second edition 1971. AS L56 first published 1971. AS L57 first published 1971. AS L18-1971, AS L56-1971 and AS L57-1971 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 1504-1974. AS 1752 first published 1975. Second edition 1983. Second edition AS 1504-1983. AS 1054-1983 and AS 1752-1983 revised, amalgamated and redesignated in part as AS 4142.1-1993.

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AS/NZS 4576:1995 Guidelines for scaffolding
AS 1418.1-2002 Cranes, hoists and winches General requirements
AS/NZS 1891.4:2009 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices Selection, use and maintenance
AS/NZS 4345:2001 Motor vehicles - Cargo restraint systems - Transport fibre rope
AS 4143.6(INT)-1993 Methods of test for fibre ropes Resistance to abrasion
AS 4143.4-1993 Methods of test for fibre ropes Impact strength index
AS 4142.2-1993 Fibre ropes Three-strand hawser-laid and eight-strand plaited
AS 4143.3-1993 Methods of test for fibre ropes Sheath slippage
AS 4143.5-1993 Methods of test for fibre ropes - Resistance to flexion and surface abrasion
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AS/NZS 4488.2:1997 Industrial rope access systems Selection, use and maintenance (Reconfirmed 2017)
AS/NZS 1891.4:2000 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices Selection, use and maintenance

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