OSHA update for Sling Identification

OSHA update: Facts about the NEW Sling Regulations

by Henry Brozyna on November 7, 2011

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OSHA has recently updated the following regulations for slings:

  • 1910.184 (general industry)
  • 1915.122
  • 1915.113
  • 1915.118 (for shipyard employment) &
  • 1926.251 (construction).

Effective June 8, 2011, all slings, chain, synthetic & wire rope, are required to have identification tags/labels permanently attached to them. This regulation applies to slings sold and used in the United States.

Historically, companies did not require wire rope slings to have permanently affixed identification tags/labels on them; it was not required per OSHA 1910. This has now changed. Tags/labels are now required.

Also, original load capacity tables found in the OSHA standards were based on information found in ASME B30.9 dating back to 1971. These are now obsolete and no longer reflect the current ASME B30.9 industry standards. New tables reflect the current industry standards for working load limits for slings, chain, and synthetic or wire rope.

Changes include:

  • All load charts for slings have been updated to current industry standards per ASME B30.9.
  • All slings, regardless if made of chain, wire rope or synthetic, must be marked with a tag/label. Now only properly tagged/labeled slings can be used.
  • Slings with detached tags/labels must be removed from service until new tags/labels can be permanently reattached.

To view this new change in its entirety or to download a copy go to:  http://www.osha.gov/FedReg_osha_pdf/FED20110608.pdf