warning - Bishop Lifting Products, Inc.

Table of Contents
Slingmax ® Rigging Solutions ...........................................................................................................3
• Mechanical Considerations ...............................................................................................22
• Environmental Considerations .........................................................................................23
• Fiber Characteristics .........................................................................................................24
• Inspections of Twin-Path® Products .................................................................................25
• Test Procedures for Complete Twin-Path® Sling Products ..............................................25
• Reference............................................................................................................................26
Wire Rope Slings .............................................................................................................................27
• Warnings............................................................................................................................54
• Identification, Inspection, Rigging Practices ...................................................................55
• Weight Tables.....................................................................................................................57
Alloy Chain Slings ...........................................................................................................................63
• Coupling Types...................................................................................................................64
• Warnings............................................................................................................................79
• Identification, Inspection, Rigging Practices ...................................................................81
• Importatnt Terms ..............................................................................................................83
• Weight Tables.....................................................................................................................84
Web Slings .......................................................................................................................................89
• Warnings..........................................................................................................................111
• Identification, Inspection, Rigging Practices .................................................................112
• How to Order ...................................................................................................................114
• Weight Tables...................................................................................................................115
Roundslings ...................................................................................................................................119
• Warnings..........................................................................................................................126
• Identification, Inspection, Rigging Practices .................................................................127
• Weight Tables...................................................................................................................128
Metal Mesh Slings .........................................................................................................................129
• Warnings..........................................................................................................................132
• Dimensional Data ............................................................................................................133
• Weight Table ....................................................................................................................133
• Chemical Environment Data...........................................................................................133
• Identification, Inspection, and Rigging Practices ..........................................................134
Technical Information ...................................................................................................................136
• Definitions of Terms ........................................................................................................136
• Basic Lift Engineering.....................................................................................................137
• Rigging Information........................................................................................................138
• Weights of Material..........................................................................................................140
• Formulas and Information..............................................................................................140
• Conversion Tables............................................................................................................141
Training Aids..................................................................................................................................142
• Rigging Hardware............................................................................................................143
• Hitches & Capacities........................................................................................................144
• Crane Hand Signals .........................................................................................................146