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MHE/1 - Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories – Safety

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Flexible drives and transmissions | Lifting equipment | Mechanical systems and components | Chain drives. Components | Lifting equipment. Accessories | Freight distribution. General | Lifts. Escalators | Other standards related to freight distribution of goods | Iron and steel products. Other | Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment | Road vehicles. General | Bridge construction | Storage equipment | Transport. General | Materials handling equipment | Clamps, staples | Iron and steel. Forgings | Metallurgy | Air mode containers, pallets and nets | Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 168, ISO/TC 105 and, ISO/TC 111 and its subcommittees.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (19)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP 25428	Steel wire ropes — Test methods — General requirements Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-09-20	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 19/2023	Short link chain for lifting purposes Safety Chain slings Grade 10G Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Materials handling equipment \| Lifting equipment \| Lifting appliances. General \| Lifting equipment. Accessories Proposal begins : 2023-10-10	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 18/2023	Short link chain for lifting purposes Safety Chain slings Grade 10X Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Materials handling equipment \| Lifting equipment \| Lifting appliances. General \| Lifting equipment. Accessories Proposal begins : 2023-10-10	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 17/2023	Components for slings – Safety – Part 5: Shortening devices for grade 10 chain Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Materials handling equipment \| Lifting equipment \| Lifting appliances. General \| Lifting equipment. Accessories Proposal begins : 2023-10-10	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 16/2023	Components for slings – Safety – Part 4: Links grade 10 Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Materials handling equipment \| Lifting equipment \| Lifting equipment. Accessories \| Manufacturing \| Metallurgy Proposal begins : 2023-10-10	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 15/2023	Components for slings – Safety – Part 3: Forged steel self-locking hooks grade 10 Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Materials handling equipment \| Metallurgy Proposal begins : 2023-10-10	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 14/202	Components for slings – Safety – Part 2: Forged steel lifting hooks with latch grade 10 Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Manufacturing \| Metallurgy Proposal begins : 2023-10-06	Proposal
Decision CEN/TC 168 12/202	Components for slings – Safety – Part 1: Forged steel components grade 10 Categories: Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Manufacturing engineering \| Manufacturing \| Metallurgy \| Iron and steel products. General \| Metallurgy. Equipment Proposal begins : 2023-10-06	Proposal
Decision 03/2023 tot adopt a PWI for revision of EN 1492-4	Textile slings Safety Part 4: Lifting slings for general service made from natural and manmade fibre ropes Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Textile and leather technology \| Textile fibres. Other \| Metallurgy \| Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Proposal begins : 2023-02-17	Proposal
Decision 03/2023 tot adopt a PWI for revision of EN 1492-4	Textile slings Safety Part 4: Lifting slings for general service made from natural and manmade fibre ropes Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Textile and leather technology \| Textile fibres. Other \| Metallurgy \| Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Proposal begins : 2023-02-17	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 23602:2005	Toughness of chain steels Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Published standard begins : 2006-01-23	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 21704:2017	Toughness of round steel link chains. Test with sub-size specimens Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Published standard begins : 2017-01-24	Published standard
BS ISO 4779:2021	Chain components for lifting purposes. Forged eye hook with point and latch. Grade 4, stainless steel, solution annealed Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Published standard begins : 2021-08-20	Published standard
BS ISO 4778:2019	Round steel short link chains for lifting purposes. Chain slings of welded construction. Grade 8 Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Published standard begins : 2019-06-19	Published standard
BS ISO 4344:2022	Steel wire ropes for lifts. Minimum requirements Categories: Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains \| Lifts. Escalators Published standard begins : 2022-12-05	Published standard
BS ISO 3444:2023	Stainless steel wire ropes Categories: Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Published standard begins : 2023-04-28	Published standard
BS ISO 3108:2017	Steel wire ropes. Test method. Determination of measured breaking force Categories: Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Published standard begins : 2017-11-09	Published standard
BS ISO 2408:2017	Steel wire ropes. Requirements Categories: Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Published standard begins : 2017-06-28	Published standard
BS ISO 2232:2022	Round non-alloy steel wires for general purpose wire ropes, large diameter wire ropes and mine hoisting wire ropes. Specifications Categories: Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Published standard begins : 2022-11-01	Published standard
BS ISO 21669:2005	Steel wire ropes. Determination of rotational properties Categories: Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Published standard begins : 2023-01-31	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 1834:1999	Short link chain for lifting purposes. General conditions of acceptance Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2011-12-12	Withdrawn
BS ISO 16877:2008	Short link chains for lifting purposes. Grade TH, fine tolerance for manually operated chain hoists Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2015-01-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 16872:2008	Short link chains for lifting purposes. Grade VH, fine tolerance for manually operated chain hoists Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2015-01-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 10425:2003	Steel wire ropes for the petroleum and natural gas industries. Minimum requirements and terms of acceptance Categories: Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment \| Steels. Wire, wire ropes and link chains Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-09	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 3266:2010	Forged steel eyebolts grade 4 for general lifting purposes Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2016-01-04	Withdrawn
BS EN 818-7:2002	Short link chain for lifting purposes. Safety. Fine tolerance hoist chain, Grade T (Types T, DAT and DT) Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2009-05-26	Withdrawn
BS EN 818-6:2000	Short link chain for lifting purposes. Safety. Chain slings. Specification for information for use and maintenance to be provided by the manufacturer Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2008-11-21	Withdrawn
BS EN 818-5:1999	Short link chain for lifting purposes. Safety. Chain slings. Grade 4 Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2008-10-02	Withdrawn
BS EN 818-3:1999	Short link chain for lifting purposes. Safety. Medium tolerance chain for chain slings. Grade 4 Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2008-10-02	Withdrawn
BS EN 1677-6:2001	Components for slings. Safety. Links. Grade 4 Categories: Lifting equipment. Accessories Withdrawn begins : 2009-04-22	Withdrawn