Jul 17, 2023 16:43
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English term

Ground Cut

English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Crane operation
The term is in the Safety Manual for suspending a load using a slinging method in a Crane.

The information is as follows:
Slinging
(1) Ground cut: 30 cm
Check the balance of the load by hoisting it up.
(Is there any tilt?)

(2) Stop: 3 seconds or more
Check the shape of the cargo.
(Has anything shifted?)

(3) Stand away from load: 3 m
Hold the support rope and stand 3m away from the load.
(Recheck the load and belt sling)

--> What is "Ground Cut"? Distance to the ground?

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Discussion

Daryo Jul 18, 2023:
@ Anthony Indra Something is missing. In

Slinging
(1) Ground cut: 30 cm
Check the balance of the load by hoisting it up.
(Is there any tilt?)


is this numbering ("(1)") taken from the ST? If yes, what is the title of the whole section?.

The whole sequence of instructions must make sense, so it's important to know if Is there a previous section about attaching the load while it's still on the ground.
philgoddard Jul 18, 2023:
It does sound like it could be a translation or non-native English. 'Grundschnitt', maybe?
Daryo Jul 17, 2023:
There are THREE types of "slings" used for lifting.

https://www.ehsdb.com/rigging---methods-of-slinging-hitches....

One type can be used on a load that is resting directly on the ground, while with the other two types of "lifting slings" there must be some clearance between the load and the ground while the load is still on the ground.

That clearance could be this "ground cut", although it doesn't make much sense that it should always be 30 cm, whatever is the shape or size of the load.

What would probably make more sense is to see this "Ground cut: 30 cm" as a slack that is needed to be able to work with the sling - as you can't do absolutely nothing with a tense rope or sling. THAT slack would be ALWAYS needed, whatever type of sling is being used, and 30 cm sounds about right for that.

IOW the end of the sling should be positioned 30 cm below the attachment point(s), before attaching the sling to the load.

BTW... where was this crane manufactured? Point being, this EN version might already be a translation from ...(take your pick).

more:
https://www.cranerentalcompany.com/blog/rigging-and-slinging...

Responses

+1
22 hrs
Selected

distance to the ground

Peer comment(s):

neutral Daryo : "lift it only 30 cm off the ground to check if it's properly balanced" would make sense, but it's got to fit into the whole sequence of instructions, about which we know nothing so far.
2 hrs
thanks
agree philgoddard : Terrible English, but it's hard to disagree with the diagrams. I wonder if they meant 'ground clearance'.
1 day 4 hrs
terrible indeed, we have "cut" in other context (civil engineering, road works)
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