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IS Number/आईएस संख्या : IS 3938:1983

IS Title/आईएस शीर्षक : Specification for electric wire rope hoists (Second Revision)

Superseding IS/सुपरसीडिंग आईएस : None

Degree of Equivalence/समतुल्यता स्तर : Indigenous

Number of Revisions/पुनरीक्षणों की संख्या : 2

Number of Amendments/संशोधनों की संख्या : 2

Aspect/पक्ष : Product Specification

Language/भाषा : English

Reaffirmation Year/पुनर्पुष्टि वर्ष :

Technical Department/तकनीकी विभाग : MED (Mechanical Engineering Department)

Technical Committee/तकनीकी समिति : MED 14 (Cranes, Lifting Chains And Related Equipment Sectional Committee)

Member Secretary/सदस्य सचिव : Mr. SHUBHAM YADAV (SCIENTIST-C)

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Indian Standards Referred In IS IS 3938:1983
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1	IS 210:2009	Grey iron castings - Specification (Fifth Revision)	MTD 6
2	IS 226:1975	Structural steel (Standard quality)	MTD 4
3	IS 961:1975	Structural steel (high tensile)	MTD 4
4	IS 1030:1998	Carbon steel castings for general engineering purposes - Specification (Fifth Revision)	MTD 14
5	IS 1387:1993	General requirements for the supply of metallurgical materials (Second Revision)	MTD 4
6	IS 1570 (Part 1):1978 Reviewed In : 2024 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Schedules for wrought steels: Part 1 steels specifed by tensile and/or yield properties (First Revision)	MTD 16
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8	IS 1570 (Part 3):1979 Reviewed In : 2024 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Schedules for wrought steels: Part 3 carbon and carbon - Manganese free cutting steels (First Revision)	MTD 16
9	IS 1570 (Part 5):1985	Schedules for wrought steels: Part 5 stainless and heat - Resisting steels (Secoind Revision)	MTD 16
10	IS 1865:1991	Iron castings with spheroidal or nodular graphite - Specification (Third Revision)	MTD 6
11	IS 2004:1991	Carbon steel forgings for general engineering purposes - Specification (Third Revision)	MTD 16
12	IS 2062:2011	Hot rolled medium and high tensile structural steel - Specification (Seventh Revision)	MTD 4
13	IS 2107:1977	Whiteheart malleable iron castings	MTD 6
14	IS 2108:1977	Blackheart Malleable Iron Castings	MTD 6
15	IS 1367 (Part 1):2014 ISO 8992 : 2005	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 1 general requirements for bolts, screws, studs and nuts (Fourth Revision)	PGD 37
16	IS 1367 (Part 2):2002 ISO 4759-1	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 2 tolerances for fasteners - Bolts, screws, studs and nuts - Product grades a, b and c (Third Revision)	PGD 37
17	IS 1367 (Part 3):2017 ISO 898-1 : 2013	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 3 mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and bolts, screws and studs (Fifth Revision)	PGD 37
18	IS 1367 (Part 5):2018 ISO 898-5 : 2012	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 5 mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel - Set screws and similar threaded fasteners with specified hardness classes - Coarse thread and fine pitch thread (Fourth Revision)	PGD 37
19	IS 1367 (Part 6):2025 ISO 898-2 : 2022	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 6 mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel - Nuts with specified property classes - Coarse thread and fine pitch thread (Fourth Revision)	PGD 37
20	IS 1367 (Part 7):1980	Technical supply conditions for tHreadeD steel fasteners: Part 7 mechanical properties and test methods for nuts without specified proof loads (Second Revision)	PGD 37
21	IS 1367 (Part 10):2002 ISO 6157-2	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 10 surface discontinuities - Nuts (Third Revision)	PGD 37
22	IS 1367 (Part 16):2002 ISO 8991	Technical supply conditions for threaded steel fasteners: Part 16 designation system for fasteners (Third Revision)	PGD 37
23	IS 1367 (Part 18):1996	Industrial fasteners - Threaded steel fasteners - Technical supply conditions: Part 18 packaging (Third Revision)	PGD 37
24	IS 2366:1983	Nail-jointed Timber construction - Code of practice	CED 13
25	IS 2365:2024 ISO 4344: 2022	Steel wire suspension ropes for lifts, elevators and hoists - Specification (Second Revision)	MED 10
26	IS 3973:2022	Code of practice for the selection, installation and maintenance of wire ropes (First Revision)	MED 10
27	IS 6594:2024	Technical supply conditions for steel wire ropes and strands (Third Revision)	MED 10
28	IS 2758:1969	mild steel point hooks for use with wire rope thimbles	MED 10
29	IS 2759:1969	Specification for higher tensile steel point hooks for use with wire rope thimbles	MED 14
30	IS 3813:1967	'c' Hooks For Use With Swivels	MED 14
31	IS 3815:1969	Point Hooks with Shank for General Engineering Purposes	MED 14
32	IS 4164:1976	Specification for Lifting `C' Hooks with Eye - Capacity up to 25 Tonnes	MED 14
33	IS 3822:2002	Eye hooks for use with chains - Specification (Second Revision)	MED 14
34	IS 2048:1983 Reviewed In : 2023 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Specification for parallel keys and keyways (Second Revision )	PGD 33
35	IS 2291:1990 ISO 3117-1977 Reviewed In : 2023 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Tangential keys and keyways (Third Revision)	PGD 33
36	IS 2292:1974	Specification for taper keys and keyways (First Revision)	PGD 33
37	IS 2293:1974	Specification for gib - Head - Keys and keyways (First Revision)	PGD 33
38	IS 2294:1986	Specifi - Cation for woodruff keys and keyways (Second Revision)	PGD 33
39	IS 2327:1993	Straight - Sided splines for cylindrical shafts with internal centering - Dimensions, tolerances and verification (First Revision)	PGD 33
40	IS 3665:2024	Dimensions for involute sided splines	PGD 33
41	IS 6166:1971	Specification for thin taper keys and keyways	PGD 33
42	IS 6167:1971	Specification for thin parallel keys and keyways	PGD 33
43	IS 3681:1995	Gears - Cylindrical, gears - Accuracies (First Revision)	PGD 33
44	IS 3734:1983 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Dimensions for worm gearing (First Revision)	PGD 33
45	IS 7403:1974 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Code of practice for selection of standard worm and helical gear boxes	PGD 33
46	IS 7443:2002	Method for load rating of worm gears (First Revision)	PGD 33
47	IS 2398:1967	Identification code for rolling bearings	PGD 13
48	IS 3090:1965	Code of practice for installation and maintenance of rolling bearings	PGD 13
49	IS 6454:1972 Reviewed In : 2021 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Specification for self - Aligning roller bearings	PGD 13
50	IS 6455:2020	Single Row Deep Groove Ball Bearings — Specification ( First Revision )	PGD 13
51	IS 6456:1972 Reviewed In : 2021 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Specification for double row radial ball bearings	PGD 13
52	IS 6457:2024	Specification for single row cylindrical roller bearings	PGD 13
53	IS 4009 (Part 1):1981	Specification for grease nipples: Part 1 button head grease nipples (First Revision)	PGD 19
54	IS 6458:1972	Specification for double row cylindrical roller bearings	PGD 13
55	IS 4009 (Part 2):1981	Specification for grease nlpples: Part 2 conical head grease nipples (First Revision)	PGD 19
56	IS 800:2007	General construction in steel - Code of practice (Third Revision)	CED 7
57	IS 806:1968	Code of Practice for Use of Steel Tubes in General Building Construction (First Revision)	CED 7
58	IS 807:2006	Design, erection and testing (Structural Portion) of cranes and hoists - Code of practice (Second Revision)	MED 14
59	IS 816:1969 Reviewed In : 2023 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Code of practice for use of metal arc welding for general construction in mild steel (First Revision)	MTD 11
60	IS 818:1968 Reviewed In : 2023 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Code of practice for safety and health requirements in electric and gas welding and cutting operations (First Revision)	MTD 11
61	IS 1024:2025	Use of welding in bridges and structures subject to dynamic loading - Code of practice (Second Revision)	MTD 11
62	IS 1323:1982 Reviewed In : 2023 Reaffirmed but not taken up for revision	Code of practice for Oxy - Acetylene welding for structural work in mild (Second Revision)	MTD 11
63	IS 7906 (Part 1):1997	Helical compression springs: Part 1. design and calculation for springs made from circular section wire and bar (First Revision)	TED 34
64	IS 7906 (Part 2):1975	Helical compression springs: Part 2 specification for cold coiled springs made from circular section wire an d bar	TED 34
65	IS 7906 (Part 3):2025	Helical compression springs: Part 3 data sheet for specifications for springs made from circular section wire and bar	TED 34
66	IS 7907 (Part 1):2004	Helical extension springs october 2004: Part 1 design and calculation for springs made from circular section wire and bar (First Revision)	TED 34
67	IS 7907 (Part 2):1976 Reviewed In : 2024 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Helical extension springs: Part 2 specification for cold coiled springs made from circular section wire and bar	TED 34
68	IS 7907 (Part 3):1975 Reviewed In : 2024 Decision taken to Reaffirm and Archive	Helical extension springs: Part 3 data sheet for specifications for springs made from circular section wire and bar	TED 34
69	IS 325:1996 IEC 60034-1	Three-phase Induction Motors	ETD 15
70	IS 585:1962	Voltages and frequency for transmission and distribution systems	ETD 1
71	IS 900:2019	Code of Practice for Storage, Installation and Maintenance of Induction Motors ( Third Revision )	ETD 15
72	IS 4029:2010	Guide for testing three phase induction motors (First Revision)	ETD 15
73	IS 4691:1985	Rotating electrical Machines Part 5 Degrees of protection provided by enclosure for rotating electrical machinery	ETD 15
74	IS 4722:2001 IEC 60034-03	Rotating Electrical Machines	ETD 15
75	IS 693:1965	Varnished cambric insulated cables (revised)	ETD 9
76	IS 694:2010	Polyvinyl chloride insulated unsheathed and sheathed cables/cords with rigid and flexible conductor for rated voltages up to and including 1 100 V (Fourth Revision)	ETD 9
77	IS 1554 (Part 1):1988	Specification for PVC insulated (Heavy Duty) electric cables: Part 1 for working voltages up to and including 1 100 V (Third Revision)	ETD 9
78	IS 1596:1977	Polyethylene insulated cables for working voltages upto and including 1100 V	ETD 9
79	IS 8130:2013	Conductors for insulated electric cables and flexible cords - Specification (Second Revision)	ETD 9
80	IS 9968 (Part 1):2025	Specification for elastomer insulated cables: Part 1 for working voltages up to and including 1 100 volts (First Revision)	ETD 9
81	IS 9968 (Part 2):2002	Specification for elastomer - Insulated cables: Part 2 for working voltages from 3.3 kV up to and including 33 kV (First Revision)	ETD 9
82	IS 1653:1972	Rigid steel conduits for electrical wiring	ETD 14
83	IS 2509:1973	Rigid non-metallic conduits for electrical installations	ETD 14
84	IS 1818:1972	Alternating current isolators (disconnectors) and earthing switches	ETD 8
85	IS 2147:1962	Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for low voltage switchgear and controlgear	ETD 17
86	IS 4064 (Part 1):1978	Air-break switches, air-break disconnectors, air-break switch disconnectors and fuse-combination units for voltages not exceeding 1000V ac or 1200V dc: Part 1 General requirements	ETD 7
87	IS 5124:1969	Code of practice for installation and maintenance of ac induction motor starters (voltage not exceeding 1000 V)	ETD 7
88	IS 5987:1970	Code of practice for selection of switches (voltage not exceeding 1000 V)	ETD 7
89	IS 6875 (Part 1):1973	Control switches (switching devices for control and auxiliary circuits including contactor relays) for voltages up to and including 1000 V ac & 1200 V dc: Part 1 General requirements	ETD 7
90	IS 6875 (Part 2):1973	Control switches (switching devices for control and auxiliary circuits including contactor relays) for voltages up to and including 1000 V ac and 1200 V dc: Part 2 Push-buttons and related control switches	ETD 7
91	IS 6875 (Part 3):1980	Control switches (switching devices for control and auxiliary circuits including contactor relays) for voltages up to and including 1 000 V ac and 1200 V dc: Part 3 Rotary control switches	ETD 7
92	IS 8544 (Part 1):1977	Motor starters for voltages not exceeding 1 000 V: Part 1 Direction line ac starters	ETD 7
93	IS 8544 (Part 2):1977	Motor starters for voltages not exceeding 1 000 V: Part 2 Star-delta starters	ETD 7
94	IS 8544 (Part 3/Sec 1):1979	Motor starters for voltages not exceeding 1000 V: Part 3 Rheostatic motor starters, Sec 1 general requirements	ETD 7
95	IS 8544 (Part 3/Sec 2):1979	Motor starters for voltages not exceeding 1 000 V: Part 3 Rheostatic motor starters, Sec 2 Additional requirements for ac rheostatic motor controllers	ETD 7
96	IS 8544 (Part 4):1979	Motor starters for voltages not exceeding 1 000 V: Part 4 Reduced voltage ac starters: two step auto-transformer starters	ETD 7

International Standards Referred In IS 3938:1983

Standard contains no Cross Referenced International Standard.

IS 3938:1983
is Referred in following Indian Standards :

1	IS 15419 : 2004	Jib cranes - Code of practice	MED 14
2	IS 9968 : Part 1 : 1988	Specification for elastomer insulated cables: Part 1 for working voltages up to and including 1 100 volts (First Revision)	ETD 9

Classification Details

Group	:	Gases, Gas Cylinders , Machine tools and other mechanical products
Sub Group	:	Conveyors, hoisting and lifting equipments and rope ways
Sub Sub Group	:	Hooks, Hoists and Shackles
Aspect	:	Product Specification
Certification	:	None
Relevant Ministries	:	Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Heavy Industries
Sustainable development Goals :
Short Commom Man's Title	:	Specification Electric Wire Rope Hoists
ITC-HS Code	:
Degree of Equivalence	:	Indigenous
Identical/Equivalent International Standard(s)	:
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