EYEBOLTS

TYPES OF EYEBOLT

1. Collar Eyebolt
2. Dynamo Eyebolt
3. Eyebolt with Link

THOROUGH EXAMINATION

This examination must be carried out with the Eyebolts in a reasonably clean condition and in
adequate lighting. If any of the following faults are present, the Eyebolts should be withdrawn from
service and referred to the Client’s Responsible Person.

1. Distortion, such as bent shank, deformed eye, reduced diameter at undercut.

2. Thread worn, corroded, damaged or incorrectly formed.
3. Damage, such as nicks, cracks, gouges, corrosion.
4. Safe working load, thread identification and identification markings missing or illegible.
5. Maximum wear on the eye 8% of nominal diameter.
6. racks, nicks, score marks.

Notes:

1. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD BENT EYEBOLTS BE STRAIGHTENED

2. ANY DEBRIS PRESENT IN THE THREAD OR UNDER THE COLLAR SHOULD BE REMOVED BY
CLEANING WITH A WIRE BRUSH

Marking:

The following information should be permanently and legibly marked on each eyebolt:

1. Identification mark
2. Safe working load
3. Quality i.e. grade
4. Screw thread type

The marking shall be either:

1. On the side of the link away from the weld in the case of eyebolts with link; or
2. On the raised flat areas provided or similar positions in the absence of flat areas in the of collar
and dynamo eyebolts.

Additionally, in all cases where the designated area is insufficient the periphery of the collar may be
used if it can be done without damage to the machined face. The symbols should be as large as
possible but in any case, not less than 3mm high and in no case, should the mechanical properties of
the item be impaired.

Different forms of marking are to be found on the various types of eyebolts shown according to the
date of issue of the appropriate British Standard. To avoid confusion and remove anomalies it is
necessary to bring them in line with the following:

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 1. Identification mark – each eyebolt should be marked to identify it with its historical record.
2. Safe working load marking – it is a requirement of BS 4278 that each eyebolt should be
marked with its axial safe working load. Although this was not a requirement of BS 4278 nor
BS 529, it is recommended that all existing eyebolts should be marked, e.g. SWL 1.6t.

Note:

Although it is the accepted convention that safe working loads of less than one tonne are marked in
kilograms, this is not always practicable on the smaller sizes of eyebolts.

3. Quality marking – the material quality mark should be clearly shown, i.e. ‘M’ enclosed in a
circle in the case of BS 4278, OR ‘04’ enclosed in a circle in the case of BS 4278:1968
(withdrawn). The quality mark may appear as raised figures in the forging on the side of the
crown of the eye.
4. Screw thread markings – BS 4278 states that “Each eyebolt should be legibly and
permanently marked with one of the following thread identifications as appropriate:
a. ‘M’ to denote ISO metric threads, coarse series, including the accepted metric
thread diameter designation, e.g. M12;
b. ‘BSW’ to denote BS Whitworth threads, including the accepted BSW thread
diameter designation, e.g. ¾” BSW;
c. ‘UNC’ to denote unified coarse threads, including the accepted UNC thread diameter
designation, e.g. ¾ UNC.

It is therefore recommended that, to avoid the possibility of mismatch, eyebolts of all types and
standards and also any tapped holes not so identified should be marked with this information as
soon as possible.

REFERENCES

BS 4278 Eyebolts

LEEA Code of Practice for the safe use of Lifting Equipment

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