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Safe lifting is of paramount importance. Consequently, we try to provide a 10 point guide for the selection of lifting slings and safe use. 10 IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR THE SELECTION OF LIFTING SLINGS 1 The weight of the load 2 Centre of gravity 3 Attaching the slings 4 Strength of the load 5 Forces on the load 6 Choice of...

Metal Industry Lifting and Handling Products * Overhead cranes and swing jibs * Electric Hoists - wire rope and chain hoists * Vacuum and mechanical grippers * Lifting beams and spreaders * Fixed and mobile gantries * Below-the-hook products including plate and section clamps, lifting magnets, chain and wire rope slings, and shackles * Pipe and beam bogies You can buy...

This Crosby training resource covers rigging fundamentals through a series of self-paced lessons that explain the Crosby User’s Guide for Lifting pocket rigging card. Each topic includes a video that covers one of the panels on the rigging card. After you complete each topic, you will have the opportunity to take the corresponding quiz and test your knowledge. Watch the...

Decades of development into this product include many stand out features such as Straightpoint's unique strain gauging method that helps compensate for wire rope torque when the Loadlink is loaded. This latest version of the digital dynamometer has advanced features and benefits providing solutions for today’s complicated load test and force monitoring needs. The Loadlink plus features full function push...

Cleanroom Lifting and Handling Products * Aluminium Overhead cranes and swing jibs * Stainless steel portable and fixed lifting davit cranes * Electric Hoists Stainless Steel hoist for pharmaceutical applications * Vacuum and mechanical grippers for cleanrooms * Aluminium big bag lifters and lifting beams * Aluminium fixed and mobile gantries * Stainless steel winches, wire ropes, and diverting pulleys...

RUD Lifting Points RUD lifting systems guarantee safety when lifting and moving loads. Over 550 different innovative tested lifting/lashing points (welded or bolted) meet the highest demands in all areas of application of future-oriented lashing and lifting equipment. The demand for loads to be turned swiveled and twisted during the handling process of a project has certainly increased over the...

Repetitive Handling Made Easy Using heavy tools on a daily basis will eventually impact on a worker’s health. Long time repeated tool handling will take its toll on a tool operator’s muscles, nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, and tendons. It doesn’t matter how fit your operators are; the same repeated application of small amounts of force is enough to cause long...

Nick Phillips, senior environmental health officer at Chiltern District Council, which brought the prosecution, told IOSH Magazine that the victim had worked for the company for around six months but had been moved to the goods-in department just one week before the accident. William Richardson was unloading a delivery from a first-floor loading platform at the warehouses on 25 November 2014. One...

We say 'Tiger products are excellent quality and value for money' DLHonline provides the full range of Tiger hoisting and winching products. including the Tiger Subsea Lifting range. We have recently increased our range to Tiger lifting clamps and we also provide high-quality height safety hardware products. Tiger is globally recognised for supreme quality, unbeatable reliability and a client-centric focus...

FIRST MATE Model shown: 5PF5 with E2 electric winch on 5BP5 Pedestal Base and Rotational Lock Option Lightweight, economical, easy to carry and easy to use, the First Mate Davit Crane is perfect for a wide variety of simple jobs where adjustable reach is not required. Pump lifting, boat lifting, machine lifting, tool and die changing, roof top or back...

Hi-Gate Safety Loading Gate System Key Features * Open top allows unlimited load height * Conformance with BS EN ISO 14122-3:2016 * Can be loaded by forklift or hoist * Bespoke model with inside width up to 2.0 metres x inside depth up to 4.0 metres * Plus special doorway opening version * Anti-slam damper fitted as standard * Easy...

The design and specification of the William Hackett dual-speed chain hoist include:   * WORKING LOAD LIMIT RANGE: 3.2 tonnes to 50 tonnes. * LIGHT LOAD CAPABILITY: the dual-speed chain hoist is tested and certified at 2% of the chain hoist rated capacity. * TWIN PAWL: double safety; fitted as standard. * SAFETY LATCHES: the dual-speed chain hoist top and bottom hooks are...