LEEA Correspondence Courses

ASSIGNMENT 1.11

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1. The series of Harmonised Standards for components for slings is:

  BS 2903
# BS EN 1677
  BS 1290
  BS EN 1492

2. The general use of hooks fitted with a safety catch or hooks of the C type is a requirement of:
  The LEEA Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Lifting Equipment
  The Health and Safety at Work etc Act ACoP
# The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations ACoP
  The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations ACoP

3. It is easy to recognise drop forgings by:

  The bruising resulting from hammering
# The flash line resulting from the removal of excess material
  The gall marks caused by heating the steel
  Their glazed appearance

4. Laminated material on a forged component will act as a stress raiser and can be recognised by:
  Cracks occurring on outside bends
  Gouges in the material
# A discoloured line running along or across the item
  A crystalline appearance

5. How much loss of material is permissible on an in-service component with a curved section?
  3%
  5%
# 8%
  10%

6. What can cause hydrogen embrittlement to alloy steels used in lifting gear?
# Exposure to acids
  Exposure to heat over 500
  Exposure to cold under -100
  Shock loading

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7. If a trapezoidal section point hook is overloaded it will:
# Initially become stronger due to the transfer of the stress to a deeper cross section as it opens
  It will not deform until the operator has had time to lower the load
  It will work harden and so become stronger
  The safety catch will prevent the load from being released

8. The maximum cross section of a trapezoidal hook is situated:

  At the load bearing point
  At the point of maximum stress
# Midway between the principle and vertical cross sections
  Midway between the intrados and extrados

9. The use of rings has declined over the years in favour of links, one of the reasons being that:
# They fit onto larger hooks
  They are stronger than rings
  They have more area on which to stamp information
  They are cheaper to produce

10. The point of maximum stress in the ring shown will occur at point:
# A
  B
  C
  D

11. If a grade 40 ring has been cut and welded, what process must be carried out before proof load testing it:
# Hardening and tempering
  Annealing
  Normalising
  Leave the welded ring to cool on its own

12. The correct proof force that should be applied to a ring is:
  WLL x 110%
  WLL x 100%
  WLL x 1.5
# WLL x 2

13. Care must be taken if stamping information on a link, why is this?

# The marking can act as a stress raiser
  The link will lose some of its strength
  The link is strong enough to accept the biggest stamps
  Always use a tag for marking never stamp the link

14. It is considered that egg links do not meet the essential safety requirements of the Machinery Directive, why
is this?
  They can only be used in a choke hitch
  They can only be used with dynamo eyebolts
# They can turn in service so the smaller end seats on a hook causing it to deform
  The shape of the link makes it have a low WLL

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15. In the case of shank hooks, it is vital that machined shanks:
  Are always screw threaded for attachment to other components
  Are fitted with a nut and split pin
# Have a smooth finish to avoid stress risers
  Are not threaded to avoid stress risers

16. The point of maximum tensile stress in the hook shown will occur at:
  A
# B
  C
  D

17. Drop forging is a process requiring:

  Pouring molten metal into a mould which has the shape of the component inside
# A billet of steel heated to working temperature held between split dies of the item then hammered
  A heated piece of steel bent into shape by a press
  A heated piece of steel worked into shape by a blacksmith on a forge

18. The point of maximum stress in the link shown ( L is greater than 2.55d) will occur at point:
# A
  B
  C
  D

19. To prevent a link from collapsing during the manufacturers proof load it is supported by:
  25% of its radii
  50% of its radii
# 70% of its radii
  80% of its radii

20. A diamond section hook intended for back hooking to chain is known as:
# Grab hook
  Chain clutch
  Choke hook
  Grip hook

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