Fibre ropes. General specifications

BS EN ISO 9554:2010 Fibre ropes. General specifications

BS EN ISO 9554 is an International Standard which specifies the general characteristics of fibre ropes and their constituent materials.

It is intended to be used in conjunction with the standards for the individual types of fibre rope, which cover the physical properties and specific requirements for that particular product type.

BS EN ISO 9554 also gives some information on the use of fibre ropes and also on their inspection and retirement criteria.

BS EN ISO 9554 does not intend to address all of the safety matters associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to select a rope type of the size and with the physical properties to meet the requirements of the application and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to its use.

Contents of BS EN ISO 9554:

Foreword

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Manufacture

4.1 Constituent materials

4.2 Construction and structure

4.3 Treatment

4.3.1 Polyamide and polyester ropes

4.3.2 Polypropylene and polyethylene ropes

4.3.3 Manila and sisal

4.4 Workmanship

5 Lay length or braid pitch

6 Requirements

7 Marking and labelling

7.1 Marking

7.1.1 General

7.1.2 Ropes of reference number less than 14

7.1.3 Ropes of reference number equal to or greater than 14

7.2 Labelling

8 Packaging, invoicing and delivered length

8.1 Packaging and invoicing

8.2 Delivered length

8.2.1 Standard delivered length

8.2.2 Shorter delivered length due to sampling

9 Testing

10 Visual quality control

10.1 Responsibility for inspection

10.2 Finished-rope visual control

11 Certification

12 Instructions for use

Annex A (informative) Typical characteristics of the yarns for man-made and natural fibres

Annex B (informative) Information on defects and variances

Annex C (informative) Information for use and maintenance to be provided by the manufacturer

Bibliography