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FEBRUARY 2015
ACT
RIGGINGREVIEW
decreased in serviceandyouMUSTknow
theACTUALdiameter of thewire ropeafter
thebreak-inperiod.
As a readermakeshisorherway
through theguide, other topics that
are touchedupon include: theuseof
cablegrips,winding ropeontoadrum,
properbreak-inperiods, tensioning rope
windings, block rotation, block tilting,
andwedge socket installation. The longest
sectionof theguide,which encompasses
roughlyhalf of theguide’s content, has
todowith theproper inspectionofwire
rope. Since somuch space isdedicated to
inspections, I askedFastucaabout it.
What to look for
“The reasonwedeveloped the inspection
section isbecauseof thequestionswe
continually receive at seminars concerning
criteria for the replacement of high-
performance ropes,”he said. “We felt
thiswas a critical topic—andwas also
part of the trainingwe alreadyprovided
to the crane rental industry’soperators,
inspectors and safety superintendents.Our
objective is tobroaden the information
across the crane rental and construction
industry for theproperuse and inspection
of thesehighly engineered ropes.”
Fastucaknows that inevitably, evenwith
proper care andattention, singlewires
will fatigue andbreak. Thekey tobeing
safe andappropriately caring forwire
rope is toknowwhat to look forduring
an inspection—another reasonone finds
somuch informationon inspections
in theguide.And sometimeswire rope
simplyneeds tobe takenout of service
completely, suchaswhenvalleybreaks are
detected.
Removewire rope from service if you
detect evenaSINGLEvalleywirebreak
ONLY.Valleybreaks hide internalwire
Brought to you in cooperationwithPythonAmerica
failures at the core or at the contact between
strandand core.
Aswithall theproducts theSC&RA
chooses tooffer, the
CraneWireRope
InstallationGuide
andone-page
WireRope
Quick InstallationGuide forMobileCranes
arepractical, useful andmade available to
itsmembersbasedonaneed identified in
the industry. BypartneringwithPython
Industries, theSC&RAhasonce again
invested itself inmaking the industry safer
andmore informed.
To receive a free copyof the twoguides,
please emailMelaniePoehler,mpoehler@
scranet.org. Type “FreeWireRopeGuides”
in the subject line and include contact
information in themessageblock.
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