EN ISO 16841:2014

• Abstract:

  ISO 16841:2014 identifies the different types of pulling eyes prepared at, or attached to, a steel wire rope end for connection to another rope when installing a new rope or re-reeving an existing rope on a machine. It also specifies the minimum requirements for pulling eyes, including their geometry, strength, maximum line pull to which the pulling eye is intended to be subjected and information for use to be provided by the manufacturer.; The pulling eyes covered by ISO 16841:2014 are not intended to be subjected to a load when the machine performs a service operation.; ISO 16841:2014 applies to those pulling eyes prepared at, or attached to, ends of steel wire ropes conforming to ISO 2408 and ISO 10425.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-Mar-2014
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Sep-2014
• ICS: 77.140.65 - Steel wire, wire ropes and link chains
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 168 - Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - safaty
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 168/WG 2 - Steel wire ropes, their terminations and wire rope slings
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 05-Mar-2014
• Completion Date: 05-Mar-2014
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 16841:2014 - Steel wire ropes - Pulling eyes for rope installation - Types and minimum requirements (ISO 16841:2014)

• Refers: ISO 17893:2004 - Steel wire ropes — Vocabulary, designation and classification
• Effective Date: 25-Aug-2026
• Refers: ISO 7500-1:2004 - Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system
• Effective Date: 25-Aug-2026
• Refers: EN 547-2:1996+A1:2008 - Safety of machinery - Human body measurements - Part 2: Principles for determining the dimensions required for access openings
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN 15302:2008/FprA1 - Railway applications - Method for determining the equivalent conicity
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Consolidated By: ISO 16841:2014 - Steel wire ropes — Pulling eyes for rope installation — Types and minimum requirements
• Effective Date: 12-Feb-2026

Overview

EN ISO 16841:2014 / ISO 16841:2014 - Steel wire ropes - Pulling eyes for rope installation - Types and minimum requirements - defines and standardizes the different types of pulling eyes (also called beckets) prepared at or attached to steel wire rope ends to facilitate installation and re-reeving. The standard specifies minimum geometry, strength, maximum line pull (WLL) expectations, type testing, and the information for use (marking and certificates) that manufacturers must provide. Note: these pulling eyes are intended only for installation/re-reeving operations and are not designed to carry loads during machine service.

Key Topics

• Scope and applicability
  • Applies to pulling eyes on steel wire ropes conforming to ISO 2408 and ISO 10425.
  • Excludes ropes with fibre cores and separate accessories such as wire rope stockings.
• Types of pulling eyes
  • Flexible-type (from centre strand or steel core; some use pressed ferrules)
  • Semi‑rigid-type (looped smaller-diameter rope secured by swaged ferrule)
  • Rigid-type (welded pad eyes, modified eyebolts, or chain links)
  • Single-use and multiple-use designations for lifecycle planning
• Geometry requirements
  • Internal eye length: at least 3× rope diameter for centre-strand flexible eyes; 5× for steel-core and ferrule-secured types.
  • Rigid component dimensions: pad eye/modified eyebolt base must allow a continuous fillet weld; maximum component size no greater than rope diameter.
• Strength, tests and verification
  • Manufacturer must carry out and declare type testing (including tensile and durability tests).
  • Working Load Limit (WLL) and maximum line pull must be specified for intended installation use.
  • Welding of rigid components requires qualified personnel and documented qualification procedures; routine requalification is not required if minimum production welds are maintained.
• Information for use
  • Marking and certificates of compliance are required to accompany the pulling eye.

Applications and users

• Practical applications: installation and re-reeving of ropes on cranes, elevators, hoists, mining equipment, and other lifting or guided-rope systems.
• Primary users:
  • Rope manufacturers and fabricators
  • Rigging and installation contractors
  • Maintenance and asset managers for lifting equipment
  • Safety and compliance officers specifying installation accessories
• Benefit: ensures safe, repeatable installation practice and clear manufacturer guidance on allowable line pulls and handling.

Related Standards

• ISO 2408 - Steel wire ropes - General characteristics
• ISO 10425 - Steel wire ropes - Requirements for rope construction and performance
• ISO 7500-1 - Verification of testing machines (force measurement)
• ISO 17893 - Steel wire ropes - Vocabulary, designation and classification

Practical takeaway: use EN ISO 16841:2014 to specify, manufacture, test and document pulling eyes so rope installations are safe, verifiable and compatible with the rope types in use.

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Steel wire ropes - Pulling eyes for rope installation - Types and minimum requirements
(ISO 16841:2014)
Stahldrahtseile - Einziehösen für die Seilmontage - Formen und Mindestanforderungen
(ISO 16841:2014)
Câbles en acier - Anneaux de tirage - Types et exigences minimales (ISO 16841:2014)
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ICS:
77.140.65 Jeklene žice, jeklene vrvi in Steel wire, wire ropes and
verige link chains
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 16841
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2014
ICS 77.140.65
English Version
Steel wire ropes - Pulling eyes for rope installation - Types and
minimum requirements (ISO 16841:2014)
Câbles en acier - Oeils de tirage pour les installations en Stahldrahtseile - Einziehösen für die Seilmontage - Formen
câble - Types et exigences minimales (ISO 16841:2014) und Mindestanforderungen (ISO 16841:2014)
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Contents Page
Foreword .3

Foreword
This document (EN ISO 16841:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 105 “Steel wire
ropes” in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 168 “Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and
accessories - Safety” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by September 2014.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 16841:2014 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 16841:2014 without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 16841
First edition
2014-03-01
Steel wire ropes — Pulling eyes
for rope installation — Types and
minimum requirements
Câbles en acier — Oeils de tirage pour les installations en câble —
Types et exigences minimales
Reference number
ISO 16841:2014(E)
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ISO 16841:2014(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Geometry . 3
4.3 Type testing . 6
4.4 Pulling eye working load limit (WLL) . 7
4.5 Welder qualification for rigid-type pulling eyes . 7
5 Verification of the requirements . 7
5.1 Tensile test . 7
5.2 Durability test . 8
6 Information for use . 8
6.1 Marking . 8
6.2 Certificate of compliance . 8
Annex A (informative) Determination of the line pull to which the pulling eye is subjected during
installation or a re-reeving operation . 9
Bibliography .10
ISO 16841:2014(E)
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ISO 16841:2014(E)
Introduction
This International Standard was developed in response to a worldwide demand for an International
Standard identifying the different types of pulling eyes which are used to facilitate the installing and
re-reeving of ropes on a machine.
Such pulling eyes, sometimes referred to as beckets, are often used when another rope is required to
pull the new rope into place.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16841:2014(E)
Steel wire ropes — Pulling eyes for rope installation —
Types and minimum requirements
1 Scope
This International Standard identifies the different types of pulling eyes prepared at, or attached to, a
steel wire rope end for connection to another rope when installing a new rope or re-reeving an existing
rope on a machine.
This International Standard also specifies the minimum requirements for pulling eyes, including
their geometry, strength, maximum line pull to which the pulling eye is intended to be subjected and
information for use to be provided by the manufacturer.
The pulling eyes covered by this International Standard are not intended to be subjected to a load when
the machine performs a service operation.
This International Standard applies to those pulling eyes prepared at, or attached to, ends of steel wire
ropes conforming to ISO 2408 and ISO 10425.
This International Standard does not apply to steel wire ropes with fibre cores.
This International Standard does not cover those separate end connection accessories, which slide over
the end of a rope and comprise an eye- and tubular-type braided rope, often referred to as a “wire rope
stocking” or “cable sock”.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable to its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1: Tension/compression
testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system
ISO 17893, Steel wire ropes — Vocabulary, designation and classification
3 Terms and def
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