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Dear Dipil,
Thanks for providing valuable information. When it comes to industrial safety, the only name that comes to our minds is yours. Thanks once again for doing yeoman's service in spreading safety awareness.
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Thanks for providing valuable information. When it comes to industrial safety, the only name that comes to our minds is yours. Thanks once again for doing yeoman's service in spreading safety awareness.
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Dear All, Please find the attached safe slinging guide. May be this will help in preventing accidents. Thanks Dipil and Raghu for shearing. Regards, Sudhir
From India, Vadodara
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From India, Vadodara
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Dear Sudhir,
Thank you for sharing the sling guide with us. I have a question regarding the sling guide on page 13. I was a bit confused and did not get time to go through it all; I will get back to you on that. Mr. Sudhir, I am not singling you out with my question; it's an open question.
Keep in touch.
From United States, Fpo
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Thank you for sharing the sling guide with us. I have a question regarding the sling guide on page 13. I was a bit confused and did not get time to go through it all; I will get back to you on that. Mr. Sudhir, I am not singling you out with my question; it's an open question.
Keep in touch.
From United States, Fpo
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Thank you Raghu and Sudhir for sharing sling using method and the guide is really helpful for everyone. I have distributed this Safe Slinging Guide to all my friends. Keep on sharing friends.
From India, Kumbakonam
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From India, Kumbakonam
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Dear Friends,
Let us reinvestigate the case.
Accident is - failure of the wire rope sling it says.
Did the rope snap? Answer is “NO”!
Most probably the wire rope was attached using wire rope clips and the splicing gave way as I see in the picture.
Now the wire rope capacity is D˛x 8 = 12 x 12 x 8 = 2048 kg = 2.048 tonnes.
Wire rope will have a factor of safety of 6
There is no chance of the wire rope giving way for the assumed load of 1.4 tonnes.
In many cases the wire rope joints are not made properly and these results in failures and subsequent accidents. (The question is how to splice a wire rope using wire rope clips). Most riggers if not trained will put lesser number of clips than required, put clips in the wrong direction or change direction of alternate clips. There is a right way for this job and that is the only way to splice the wire rope using clips. They should also know how many clips are required depending up on the diameter of wire rope.
The investigation of this accident has not brought out the desired result.
They are still following Domino theory of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions which will not improve safety performance.
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Kesava Pillai
From India, Kollam
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Let us reinvestigate the case.
Accident is - failure of the wire rope sling it says.
Did the rope snap? Answer is “NO”!
Most probably the wire rope was attached using wire rope clips and the splicing gave way as I see in the picture.
Now the wire rope capacity is D˛x 8 = 12 x 12 x 8 = 2048 kg = 2.048 tonnes.
Wire rope will have a factor of safety of 6
There is no chance of the wire rope giving way for the assumed load of 1.4 tonnes.
In many cases the wire rope joints are not made properly and these results in failures and subsequent accidents. (The question is how to splice a wire rope using wire rope clips). Most riggers if not trained will put lesser number of clips than required, put clips in the wrong direction or change direction of alternate clips. There is a right way for this job and that is the only way to splice the wire rope using clips. They should also know how many clips are required depending up on the diameter of wire rope.
The investigation of this accident has not brought out the desired result.
They are still following Domino theory of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions which will not improve safety performance.
Regards,
Kesava Pillai
From India, Kollam
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for coming up with your valuable findings and suggestions.
As this is a Safety Alert, we can't always expect to get the real picture. Maybe sometimes what happened in actuality is not written by the companies. You are also well aware of this due to our laws and legal problems. Companies may only provide data that will not put them in danger. However, they are focusing more on the recommendation part and trying to prevent the recurrence. They have mentioned some internal document reference numbers like FPE 9, etc., which may contain more detailed safety precautions that need to be followed for such jobs.
I fully agree with your views on the incorrect fixing of the bulldog clip as one of the causes of this accident.
@All,
I am attaching a slide showing a pictorial representation of the safe/unsafe fixing of bulldog clips onto a wire rope sling as supportive data to what Kesava Pillai, sir, quoted. I am sure this will help some of the members of our forum.
From India
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Thank you for coming up with your valuable findings and suggestions.
As this is a Safety Alert, we can't always expect to get the real picture. Maybe sometimes what happened in actuality is not written by the companies. You are also well aware of this due to our laws and legal problems. Companies may only provide data that will not put them in danger. However, they are focusing more on the recommendation part and trying to prevent the recurrence. They have mentioned some internal document reference numbers like FPE 9, etc., which may contain more detailed safety precautions that need to be followed for such jobs.
I fully agree with your views on the incorrect fixing of the bulldog clip as one of the causes of this accident.
@All,
I am attaching a slide showing a pictorial representation of the safe/unsafe fixing of bulldog clips onto a wire rope sling as supportive data to what Kesava Pillai, sir, quoted. I am sure this will help some of the members of our forum.
From India
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Dear Kesav sir,
Thanks for your Usual support. Keep on sharing sir.
Dear Dipil,
Thank for the presentation
Team,
Most of our EHS & Engg persons knew the saddle of the clip rests against the “live” portion of the wire rope while the U-bolt rests on the short, “dead end” portion of the wire rope.
My question is why we want put clip rest against the ‘’live’’ portion (I know its given more potency) but how someone can prove technically (Like 1+1=2).
I can’t prove with help of reference documents in web but can't technically.
thanks in advance...
From United States, Fpo
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Thanks for your Usual support. Keep on sharing sir.
Dear Dipil,
Thank for the presentation
Team,
Most of our EHS & Engg persons knew the saddle of the clip rests against the “live” portion of the wire rope while the U-bolt rests on the short, “dead end” portion of the wire rope.
My question is why we want put clip rest against the ‘’live’’ portion (I know its given more potency) but how someone can prove technically (Like 1+1=2).
I can’t prove with help of reference documents in web but can't technically.
thanks in advance...
From United States, Fpo
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