EN 1492-4 Webbing Slings - Safety - Part 4: Testing of Lifting Slings Made of Natural and Man-made Fiber Ropes for General Service

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 1492-4 testing. This European standard specifies safety-related requirements, including grading and testing methods for sisal, hemp and manila 3- and 4-wire, single, two, three, four-legged and endless slings with or without fittings.

Fiber rope slings covered by this part of EN 1492 are designed for general purpose lifting operations, ie when used to lift objects, materials or goods that do not require deviations from specified requirements, safety factors or working load limits.

Lifting operations not covered by this standard include lifting persons, molten metal and acids, sheets of glass, fissile materials, nuclear reactors and, where special conditions apply, potentially hazardous materials.

Fiber rope slings conforming to this European standard are suitable for use and storage in the following temperature ranges:

• Polyester and polyamide -40°C to 100°C;
• Manila, sisal, hemp and polypropylene -40°C to 80°C.

This European standard does not apply to fiber rope suspension assemblies graded by the trigonometric method. This European standard addresses the technical requirements to minimize the hazards listed in clause 4 that may arise during the use of fiber rope slings when performed in accordance with the instructions and specifications given by the manufacturer or his authorized representative.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 1492-4 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.