As 4142.3-1993 Fibre Ropes Man-Made Fibre Rope For Static Life Rescue Lines
As 4142.3-1993 Fibre Ropes Man-Made Fibre Rope For Static Life Rescue Lines
3—1993
Australian Standard
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Fibre ropes
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Fibre ropes
Incorporating:
Amdt 1—1996
PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Ropes and Cordage
to specify ropes which meet the requirements of rescue and emergency services in
Australia. In the preparation of this Standard the following documents were consulted:
ANSI/NFPA 1983-1985 Fire services life safety rope, harnesses and hardware
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UIAA Label Standards (1990)
This Standard is part of a series of Standards on fibre ropes. Particular attention is drawn
to—
(i) AS 4142.1 Fibre ropes, Part 1: Care and safe usage; and
(ii) AS 4143, Methods of test for fibre ropes
The Committee considered inclusion of a requirement for the resistance of rope to
abrasion. However, a suitable test method was not available. The basic procedure for
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such a test had been established but specification of the abrasive surface, in sufficient
detail for its consistent reproduction, proved to be a problem. The Committee intends to
add a performance requirement for the resistance of rope to abrasion as soon as the
appropriate test method has been finalized. To solicit assistance with the finalization of
the test method, the procedure has been published as AS 4143.6(Int), Methods of test for
fibre ropes, Method 6: Resistance to abrasion.
CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SECTION 4 MARKING
4.1 REQUIRED MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 ADDITIONAL MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
Fibre ropes
S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L
1.1 SCOPE This Standard specifies design, performance and marking requirements for
man-made fibre ropes of sheath and core construction for use as static life rescue lines by
life rescue organizations.
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NOTE: In the context of this Standard ‘static’ refers to the design and performance
characteristics of a rope and not to usage.
1.3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions below apply.
1.3.1 Braid—synonymous with plait.
1.3.2 Carrier—a group of adjacent strands or yarns in a plaited rope which, together,
always go under or over other carriers.
1.3.3 Filament —the individual element in a yarn.
1.3.4 Monofilament—either simply a single filament or a single filament which can
function as a yarn in commercial textile operations.
1.3.5 Yarn—a generic term for a continuous strand of textile fibres, filaments, or
material in a form suitable for processing to form a textile fabric. The forms yarns can
take are: a number of fibres twisted together; a number of filaments laid together with (or
without) twist; a single filament with or without twist (a monofilament yarn); or one or
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