Fall Arrest Systems
SWR supply key components to the manufacturers and installers of fall arrest systems.

With years of knowledge, our team can supply everything from wire rope through to individual and bespoke fittings used in these systems. Some of our main components are listed below:

Main Ropes



8mm 1X19 (12/6/1)
Nominal Diameter
Approximate Mass
Minimum breaking loads - 1770 Mpa
[mm]
[kg/m]
[kN]
8
0.312
45.5


8mm 7X7 (6/1)
Nominal Diameter
Approximate Mass
Minimum breaking loads - 1770 Mpa
[mm]
[kg/m]
[kN]
8
0.242
38.0


Fittings


Fork and Swage Rigging Screw

M12 Thread with a swaging dimension of 12.5mm. This is smaller than the standard 16mm dimension usually associated with 8mm rope, which makes it popular among engineers swaging on site using an Electro/Hydraulic hand tool.

Part Code
D1
Wire
mm
L1
mm
A
mm
D
mm
H
mm
LG
mm
SSRFS0812M
M12
8
305
14
12
20
420
 
D3
mm
L2
mm
T
mm
B
mm
L
mm
WT
kg
 
12.5
80
5
3.0
150
0.585


Swage Fork Terminal - MT Form

Commonly used in the industry to swage on site. Swaged eyes & studs are also available.

Part Code
Wire
mm
L1
mm
L2
mm
A
mm
D
mm
H
mm
SSSF0008M
8
106
63
15
12
20


Fork and Eye Rigging Screw

Used by many to get the tension required for systems. The benefit of this fitting is that it does not require swaging on site.

Part Code
Wire
mm
D1
mm
L1
mm
A
mm
D
mm
H
mm
E
mm
A1
mm
T
mm
SSRFE0012
8.0
M12
235
14
12
20
8
13
25
Bespoke Items
We can also produce assemblies to order by our fast in-house wire rope assembly team. Please contact us with your requirements.

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