Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Labor and Economic Opportunity
MIOSHA
General Industry and Construction Safety and Occupational Health Standards
General Industry Safety Standards
Part 49 - SLINGS
Section R. 408.14904 - Definitions; C

(1) "Cable laid endless sling-mechanical joint" means a wire rope sling made endless by joining the ends of a single length of cable laid rope with 1 or more metallic fittings.

(2) "Cable laid grommet-hand tucked" means an endless wire rope sling made from 1 length of rope wrapped 6 times around a core formed by hand, tucking the ends of the rope inside the 6 wraps.

(3) "Cable laid rope" means a wire rope composed of 6 wire ropes wrapped around a fiber or wire rope core.

(4) "Cable laid rope sling-mechanical joint" means a wire rope sling made from a cable laid rope, with eyes fabricated by pressing or swaging 1 or more metal sleeves over the rope junction.

(5) "Choker hitch" means a sling configuration with 1 end of the sling passing under the load and through an end attachment, handle, or eye on the other end of the sling.

(6) "Coating" means an elastomer, or other suitable material, applied to a sling or to a sling component to impart desirable properties.

(7) "Cross rod" means a wire used to join spirals of metal mesh to form a complete fabric. (See figure 2 "Metal Mesh Construction")

FIGURE 2

METAL MESH CONSTRUCTION

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