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safety factor is at least the amount mentioned in table A1 of Australian Standard AS 4142.1-1993 Fibre ropes — Care and safe usage as in force on 1 January 2017 or in Appendix E of the ILO Code.
       (4) Material, design, manufacture, marking, testing and certification of flat synthetic-webbing slings must comply with:
(a) AS 1353.2-1997 Flat Synthetic Webbing Slings Part 2: Care and use, as in force on 1 January 2017; or
(b) Appendix E of the ILO Code.
Note   Standards mentioned in this clause will be made available for viewing free of charge at AMSA offices on request — see note 1 under section 4.

14 Intermediate bulk containers
       An IBC must be certified in accordance with the IMDG Code.

15 Other returnable cargo units
       For a type test of a returnable cargo unit:
(a) the proof load must be at least SWL x 5; and
(b) there must be no loss of contents from, or breakage or serious deformation of, the unit.

Schedule 4 Requirements for material handling equipment
(subsection 22(1), paragraph 11(3)(d) of Schedule 3)

1 Chains
      (1) A chain used in loading or unloading must:
(a) not be knotted; and
(b) for slinging a heavy load of iron or steel — have packing material to prevent:
 (i) damage to the chain from direct contact with any sharp edge of the load; and
 (ii) slipping of the load because of a low coefficient of friction between chain and load.
      (2) Subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) does not apply if:
(a) a chain sling is used with a spreader bar so that the load is substantially horizontal when hoisted; and
(b) the chain is made of higher tensile alloy steel.
Examples of higher tensile alloy steel
quality grade S or T steel mentioned in AS 2321-2014 Short-link chain for lifting purposes as in force on 1 January 2017.

2 Wire rope
      (1) A wire rope used in loading or unloading must:
(a) have no knots or kinks; and
(b) if it is not for use as a guy pendant, a preventer guy, a stay or a net or sling:
 (i) have at least 114 constituent wires; and
 (ii) use any fibre material in its construction only for strand or rope core; and
(c) for a runner or purchase — be a continuous length without joins; and
(d) only have any thimble or loop splice fitted to the rope that complies with Schedule 8.
      (2) A wire rope grip may be used only in standing rigging, including attachment to the drum.

3 Slings and nets
      (1) A sling or net used in loading or unloading must:
(a) be made of chain, wire rope, woven synthetic webbing, woven steel webbing or fibre