Wire Rope - Wire Rope Mechanical Splicing

The aims of the course are to:

*Provide selected delegates with a thorough grounding of the legal requirements, safe working practices pertaining to the mechanical splicing, and subsequent proof load testing of wire rope assemblies.
*Assess candidate competency of all operations in order to validate the authorising signature on subsequent appropriate test documentation.

Course Content

*Definitions & Terminology
*Legal Requirements A reference to all the legal documents underlining relevant responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act, Factories Act, Relevant regulations, European Directives, Recognised codes of practice, statutory certificates and reporting procedures.
*Basic Principles of Sling Design. (Vectors - Trigonometric & Uniform Load Methods)
*Presentation & Explanation with Samples. Sling types, Applications and Rope selection.
*Mechanical System of Rope Termination (Rope measurement, Ferrule Selection, Fitting of Ferrules, Die Selection, Pressing, Inspection and Proof loading.)
*Practice of Mechanical System of Rope Termination (Rope measurement, Ferrule Selection, Fitting of Ferrules, Die Selection, Pressing, Inspection and Proof loading.) with ongoing assessment.

Achievement Measurement

This is a course, focusing on customers' specific requirements and their delegates' experience. Trainers employ the practical methods of instruction, explanation demonstration, imitation and practice with ongoing assessment leading to certification on successful completion.