Rigging and Slinging

• Slingers duties and responsibilities
• Eyebolt and Eye nuts
• The Shackles
• The Turnbuckle and Hooks
• Types of Beam Clamp
• Types of Load Hook
• Wire Rope Slings
• Steel Wire Rope Construction and Measurement
• Examples of rope damage due to kinking
• Examples of Wire Rope Damages
• Types of Slings
• Wire Rope Section
• Typical Wire Rope Slings with SWL Markings
• Capacities of Typical Wire Rope Slings with Fibre Core
• Chain Slings Made From Steel
• Typical Chain Slings with SWL Markings
• Grade 80 Alloy Steel Chain Sling Capacities
• Synthetic Webbing and Round Sling
• Types of Synthetic Webbing Slings
• COLOUR CODING AND LIFTING CAPACITY OF SYNTHETIC SLINGS (IN TONNES)
• Load Stability
• Point Hooks Outwards
• Attaching the Sling to the Load
• Be in Control of the Suspended Load
• Standard hand signals for controlling crane operations — crawler, locomotive and truck cranes
• Elevated Working Platform (Man Basket)
• Typical Hoist Hook and Mousing Methods
• Rigging System
• APPENDIX 1.2
  – LOAD ESTIMATION – WEIGHT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY
• Volumes of Common Shapes