Lifting Gear - Safety Hints for Users of
This booklet provides concise information on the selection, care and safe use of lifting gear to help the user to avoid injury and to lessen the chance of damage to equipment and materials.
The term 'lifting gear' used in the booklet includes chains, ropes, slings, shackles, swivels, rings, hooks or other gear used to attach a load to a lifting machine.
Table of Contents
About this booklet
1. Lifting gear to comply with Code rules
2. Selection of lifting gear
3. Care of lifting gear
4. Precautions when raising and lowering loads
5. Weight of load and capacity of lifting machine
6. Safe methods of slinging loads
Table 1: Weights of materials
