0027-nd rev 11.2 8-jul-16 guidelines for marine lifting and lowering operations
7.2 SLING OR GROMMET DESIGN 7.2.1
The calculated maximum dynamic sling load should comply with the following requirements:
F
SD
< MBL
sf
Where:
F
SD
= Sling design load (see Section 6.4)
MBL = Minimum Breaking Load of sling (see Section 14.2 for steel slings or 14.3 for fibre slings)
sf
= Nominal safety factor for sling (see section 7.3)
7.2.2
In the absence of documentary evidence, it is assumed that the MBL provided for slings and grommets
is specified without possible reductions due to end terminations (see Section 7.7).
7.2.3
When selecting a grommet, attention should be paid to the MBL quoted by the supplier as this is not normally that for a single leg of the grommet but is the total for both legs of the grommet without
bending reductions or a reduction to account for unequal loading in each leg of the grommet (see
Section 5.8). Consequently, grommets require special consideration to ensure that the MBL has been
correctly taken into account. The load in a grommet shall be distributed into each part in the ratio as
indicated by Section 5.8. Hence, when checking a grommet, the design load in one part of the
grommet is to be checked against the MBL of the grommet part, i.e.:
when a grommet is used in a straight line pull, 50% of the quoted MBL will be used in the
formula in Section 7.2.1,
when a grommet is used in a doubled configuration, 25% of the quoted MBL will be used in
the formula in Section 7.2.1
7.3 SLING OR GROMMET NOMINAL SAFETY FACTORS FOR DESIGN 7.3.1
The nominal safety factor for slings and grommets,
sf
, should be taken as the greatest of the following
products of partial factors:
sf =
f
c
r
w
m
tw
sf = 2.3
r
w
tw
Details of the partial safety factors are given in Sections 7.4 to 7.10.4.
7.3.2
For fibre slings and grommets the minimum safety factor shall be not less than that recommended by
the manufacturer or 2.3 if greater.
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