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All slings meet or exceed ASME B30.9 and OSHA 1910.184 Standards.
General Information
PROOF TEST
ATTACHMENTS
CAUTION
CHAIN INSPECTION
INSPECTION AND REMOVAL FROM SERVICE PER
ANSI B30.9
FREQUENT INSPECTION
Normal Service - Monthly
Severe Service - Daily to Monthly
Check chain and attachments for wear, nicks, cracks,
breaks, gouges, stretch, bend, weld splatter,
discoloration from excessive temperature, and throat
openings of hooks.
1. Chain links and attachments should hinge freely to
adjacent links.
2. Latches on hooks, if present, should hinge freely and
seat properly without evidence of permanent distortion.
PERIODIC INSPECTION - INSPECTION RECORDS
REQUIRED
Normal Service - Yearly
Severe Service - Monthly
This inspection shall include everything in a frequent
TABLE 1
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEAR AT ANY POINT OF
LINK
Normal Chain or
Coupling Link
Cross Section
Maximum Allowable
Wear Diameter
(in.)
9/32
.037
3/8
.052
1/2
.069
5/8
.084
3/4
.105
7/8
.116
.137
1-1/4
.169
Grade 80
Grade 100
Reduction of
Working Load
Limit WHILE AT
Temperature
Reduction of Working
Load Limit AFTER
EXPOSURE to
Temperature
Reduction of
Working Load Limit
WHILE AT
Temperature
Reduction of Working
Load Limit AFTER
EXPOSURE to
Temperature
(F)
(C)
Below
400
Below
204
None
None
None
None
400
204
10%
None
15%
None
500
260
15%
None
25%
5%
600
316
20%
5%
30%
15%
700
371
30%
10%
40%
20%
800
427
40%
15%
50%
25%
900
482
50%
20%
60%
30%
1000
538
60%
25%
70%
35%
Over
1000
Over
538
OSHA 1910.184 requires all slings exposed to temperatures over 1000 F to be removed from
service.
* All-Lifts, Inc. does not recommend the use of Alloy Chain at temperatures above 800 F.
** When chain is used at room temperature after being heated to temperatures shown in the first column.