Reinforced Safety Nets
We are the manufacturers of Reinforced Mining Safety Nets used in:
- Box holes,
- Developing,
- Face support,
- Traveling way safety,
- As well as hang wall support were the hang wall is dangerous.
Specifications:
- Safety net • Polyethylene braid, 7 mm in diameter - breaking strength of 400 kg.
- Reinforcing • 10 mm polypropylene twisted rope surround breaking strength of 704 kg.
- Carbine hooks • 140 mm x 12 mm carbine hook without insert, 8 carbine hooks per net, Hooks without inserts to allow for moving of the hooks.
- Joints (reinforcing only) • Hand spliced no less than 100 mm.
Test results (in Adobe .pdf format, Test Date: 24 / 04 / 2009, to download right click on the description and click on "Save Target As"):
- 7mm polyethylene rope, 1.5m x 1.5m, 100mm # mesh (test results)
- 7mm polysteel rope, 1.5m x 1.5m, 100mm # mesh (test results)
- 7mm polyethylene rope, 1.5m x 1.5m, 75mm # mesh (test results)
- 7mm polysteel rope, 1.5m x 1.5m, 75mm # mesh (test results)
- 7mm polyethylene rope, 10mm perimeter rope, 1.5m x 1.5m, 100mm # mesh (re-test results)