1 Scope
This document deals with the requirements for the ferrule-securing of eyes and endless
loops.
It also deals with the requirements for ferrules for the ferrule-securing of eyes
and endless loops.
This document applies to the ferrule-securing of eye terminations formed either by
a Flemish eye or turnback eye and covers ferrules made of non-alloy carbon steel and
aluminium.
This document applies to slings and assemblies using steel wire ropes for general
lifting applications up to and including 60 mm diameter conforming to EN 12385‑4, lift ropes conforming to EN 12385‑5 and spiral strand ropes conforming to EN 12385‑10.
Type testing of ferrule-secured systems and manufacturing quality control requirements
are also specified.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and events
relevant to this particular steel wire rope termination when used as intended and
under conditions of use which are foreseeable by the manufacturer.
This document applies to terminations of steel wire ropes with ferrules and ferrule-securing
which are manufactured after the date of this publication.
NOTE One design of ferrule-secured turn-back eye termination using an oval aluminium ferule which satisfies the requirements of this document when securing ropes having rope grades up to and including 1960 is given for information in Annex A.