Wire rope strand construction

See the paragraph titled "Strand Construction" for construction which may be ordered with either fiber cores or independent wire rope cores.)... 

Scope. This section applies to slings used In conjunction with other material handling equipment for the movement of material by hoisting, in employments covered by this part. The types of slings covered are those made from alloy steel chain, wire rope, metal mesh, natural or synthetic fiber rope (conventional three strand construction), and synthetic web (nylon, polyester, and polypropylene). 

Wire rope means a flexible rope constructed by laying steel wires into various patterns of multi-wired strands around a core system to produce a helically wound rope. 

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