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Document ID (ISN)111866
CIS number 11-0574
Year 2010
Convention or series no. NTP 866
Author(s) Tamborero del Pino J.M., Miró Marcè M.
Title Wire rope slings
Original title Eslingas de cables de acero [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2010. 8p. Illus. 15 ref.
Internet access NTP_866.pdf [in Spanish]
Abstract Contents of this technical note on wire rope slings: introduction; objectives; definitions; types of slings; risks and risk factors; means of prevention and protection; storage and inspection; standards. A model of a data sheet for safety inspection of wire rope slings is included.
Descriptors (primary) Spain; cables; slings; slinging of loads; description of equipment
Descriptors (secondary) safety hooks; comment on standard; data sheet
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSpain
Subject(s) Materials handling and storage
Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Safety devices