EN 818-4:1996/prA1

Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 4: Chain slings - Grade 8

This European Standard specifies the requirements related to safety, methods of rating and testing of single-, two-, three-, four-leg and endless chain slings assembled by:    a) mechanical joining devices;   b) welding.   using short link grade 8 medium tolerance lifting chain conforming to EN 818-2 together with the appropriate range of components of the same grade.   Note: Instructions for use and maintenance of chain slings are covered by prEN 818-6.  The hazards covered by this European Standard are identified in clause 4.  Bases for the calculation of working load limits are given in Annex B.  Annex C gives an example of a designation system for chain slings.

Kurzgliedrige Rundstahlketten für Hebezwecke - Sicherheit - Teil 4: Anschlagketten - Güteklasse 8

Streichen der Anmerkung.

Chaînes de levage à maillons courts - Sécurité - Partie 4: Elingues en chaînes - Classe 8

Kratkočlene okrogle verige za dvigovalne namene - Varnost - 4. del: Obesne verige - Kakovostni razred 8

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 53.020.30 - Accessories for lifting equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 168 - Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - safaty
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 168 - Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - safaty
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 08-Jan-2008
• Completion Date: 08-Jan-2008
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/079 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machines
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN 818-4:1999/oprA1:2006 - Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 4: Chain slings - Grade 8

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 818-4:1996+A1:2008 - Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 4: Chain slings - Grade 8
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Amends: EN 818-4:1996 - Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 4: Chain slings - Grade 8
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 4: Chain slings - Grade 8
Kurzgliedrige Rundstahlketten für Hebezwecke - Sicherheit - Teil 4: Anschlagketten -
Güteklasse 8
Chaînes de levage a maillons courts - Sécurité - Partie 4 : Élingues en chaînes - Classe
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 818-4:1996/prA1
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
EN 818-4:1996
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
June 2006
ICS
English Version
Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 4: Chain slings
- Grade 8
Chaînes de levage à maillons courts - Sécurité - Partie 4 :
Élingues en chaînes - Classe 8
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 168.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 818-4:1996. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made
by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status
as the official versions.
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Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword           3
1 Scope           4
2 Normative references         4
3 Definitions           5
4 Hazards           6
5 Safety requirements          6
6 Verification of safety requirements        6
7 Marking           7
8 Manufacturer's certificate         7
9 Instructions for use          7
Figure 1 Single–leg chain slings        8
Figure 2 Two-leg chain sling         9
Figure 3 Three-leg sling         9
Figure 4 Four-leg chain sling           10
Figure 5 Mechanical joining devices          10
Annexes A and B            11
Annex D (normative) – Identification tags for chain slings Requirements for the static tensile test
machine             12
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard with EU Directives     13
French language version only           13
Foreword
This document (EN 818-4:1996/prA1:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 168 “Chains,
ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

Cover page
Add new CEN Members
Contents
Amend text as follows:
3 – Terms and definitions
9 – Change 'instructions' to 'Information'
Annex D (normative) …….
Forward
Change title of part 6 to read:
'Part 6: Chain slings – specification for information for use and maintenance to be provided by the
manufacturer'
Add title of part 7:
Part 7: Fine tolerance hoist chain, Grade T (Types T, DAT and DT)
Delete the sentence beginning:
A further Part or Parts will……
Add new CEN members
Throughout document:
'Replace EN 292-1 and EN 292-2 by ENISO 12100-1 and ENISO 12100-2'
Delete 'pr' from EN 818-6, EN 1050, EN 1677-1, EN 1677-2 and EN 1677-4

1 – Scope
Delete the note.
2 – Normative references
Delete the reference to EN ISO 9001:1994
3 – Definitions
Amend title and clause to read:
3 – Terms and Definitions'
'For the purposes of this part of EN 818, the terms, definitions and symbols given in EN 818-1:1996 and the
following apply.'
3.1
chain sling
delete the words 'suitable according to the requirements of this European Standard' from the definition.
Delete '(see figures 1 to 4)
Add 'NOTE See figures 1 to 4'

3.2 - & 3.3
Insert 'chain' before the word 'sling' in the title and definition.
3.4
master link
insert 'chain' before the word 'sling' twice
Delete '(see figures 1 to 4)
Add 'NOTE See figures 1 to 4'

3.5
length of a leg
insert 'chain' before the word 'sling
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