Q: How can we best use and clean slings for our facility’s lifts? A: It seems many facilities are mounting a bucket of peroxide or chlorine wipes on the lift to wipe it and reusable slings off between ...

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 ...

People who investigate rigging failures for a living say that all lifting devices should be inspected before they are put into service. Taking a minute to check over shackles, slings and hooks to make ...

Ann Marie Jones was trying to figure out how the lift worked. Jones was familiar with pool lifts, which allow for disabled swimmers to move into a chair or sling and be lowered down into the water.

DICA announces a brand name change for its acquired Linton Rigging Gear line of products to “LiftGuard Magnetic Sling Protectors.“ LiftGuard joined the DICA family of engineered products following the ...