This 3-day wire rope inspection course is designed for all users of wire rope and responsible persons on in-service inspection of wire rope to appreciate the statutory requirements for examination and discard criteria for a wire rope as accredited by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA).

 

Course Content

• The responsibilities of a wire rope inspector
• Wire rope manufacturing – an introduction to manufacturing process and testing
• Rope terminologies – up to date information on the different types of rope available, how they are designated and how they are classified
• A practical assessment of steel wire rope characteristics including an appreciation of rope strength, flexibility, fatigue, wear, abrasion, rotation and elongation
• Rope end termination
• Rope determination
• Examination procedure
• Discard criteria
• Examination records and reports
• Example of used (failed) and un-used wire rope slings