Wire rope slings are an important piece of rigging hardware used in lifting and hoisting operations and are the most frequently used type of slings in the industry today. Wire rope slings are widely ...

The use of synthetic rope as an alternative to wire rope for crane and rigging operations gathers greater pace as Austrian rope manufacturer Teufelberger and Swiss-headquartered equipment manufacturer ...

A new app displays the load capacities of various shackles and slings, such as wire rope, chain, nylon web and round. A new app displays the load capacities of various shackles and slings, such as ...

Task: The rescue team shall grasp how to determine when its winches can and can’t be used based on the condition of their wire rope Wire rope is the steel cable that can be found on rescue winches and ...

As an acronym, LOLER is an abbreviation of Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. These are UK regulations designed to promote safety by placing a duty of responsibility on people ...