What is the Lifespan of Polyester Slings?

Polyester slings are among both safe and successful carrying devices, showing flexibility differences according to chemical temperature and usage patterns. Failures in such equipment can result in significant and even fatal injuries. Health and safety law, therefore, imposes some specific obligations on those who provide and control lifting equipment to appropriately manage such risks. Depending on their use and condition, the economic life of polyester slings, which offer longer or shorter use, can vary between 6 and 10 years of use.

With regular maintenance, lifting slings can last up to 5 years. However, the periodic maintenance of such polyester slings should be done every 12 months. Periodic inspection intervals of your lifting equipment cannot exceed one year under heavier service conditions. Periodic inspection intervals on polyester slings are 12 months in normal services, every 3 months in heavy services, and as prescribed by the experts in special services. These inspections cover all breaks, wear, snags and stretched sections to ensure no component failure during heavy lifting sequences. In any case, the lifting sling must be replaced immediately to prevent possible work accidents in detecting possible wear points.

In line with the standards, polyester lifting slings are checked at intervals of 1 year at the latest, under the supervision of experts. In other words, the controls of the lifting slings depending on their intended use must not exceed one year. In particular, the slings should be checked during intensive use, in case of corrosion, increased wear, heating effects and damage hazards in use. Regular visual inspections by specialists are required for damage that affects the safe use of polyester slings throughout their lifetime. These checks should cover all attachment equipment tools.

• Longitudinal and diagonal cuts
• Abrasions and cuts on the edges of the lifting sling,
• Knots and loops,
• Wear spots on the surface,
• Deformed and damaged other joining components.

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