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uidelinesfortheRigger:
TypeofHitchdetermineschoiceof
GuidelinesfortheRigger
sling
Whatfollowsaresomeusefultipstohelpriggers
dotheirjobsmoreefficientlyandsafely.Prevailing
Beforeyouselectaslingforaspecific
workrulesandgovernmentregulationsplacefull
responsibilityforproperperformanceuponthe lift,determinethemosteffectivehitchto
dothejob,protecttheloadandprotect
rigger,soitishis/herdutytobefamiliarwiththe
conditionandcapabilityofalltoolsandequipment thesling.
used,aswellastechniquesemployed.Onebasic
Thetypeofhitchyouselectmay
rulealwaysapplies:Alwaysknow,neverguess.
determinethetypeofslingthatwillbest
dothejob,aswellasthelengthofsling
Eachliftmaybedividedintothreeparts,providing
thatwillbeneeded.Liftingheight,
aconvenientplanforsuccessfulrigging:
overheadclearanceandhooktravelwill
affectthehitchselectionandsling
1.TheLiftingDevice:Knowitscapability,
length.
limitations
andcondition.Whenwastheliftingdevicelast
Selectslingsthatwillbestsupportthe
inspected?Ifindoubtaboutcapacity,checkthe
loadwhileprovidingadequaterated
placardorotherappropriaterecords.
capacity.Theproperchoicewillprovide:
2.TheHitch:Hereiswheretheriggercanexercise
ingenuity,butitisalsotheeasiestplacetomakea
1.Liftingcapacityneeded.
mistake.
2.ProperD/dRatio.
3.TheLoad:Theweightmustbeknown.Youmust
3.Handlingcharacteristicsneededfor
alsoprotecttheloadfrompossibledamagebythe
rigging.
slingsandprotecttheslingsfromdamagebythe
4.Minimaldamagetothesling.
load.
5.Minimaldamagetotheload.


Istheliftingdeviceadequate?
Checktheplacardonthecraneorhoist,andthen
answerthreequestions:
1.Iscapacityadequateforthislift?
2.Willitlifthighenough?
3.Isthehorizontalreachadequate?

Checkhooks&reeving
1.Aresheavesproperlyrigged?Ifmultipart
reeving,
willitsupporttheload?
2.Isthehooktherightsizesoslingeyeswontbe
distortedwhenplacedoverthehook?
3.Checkforcracksinbowlofthehookandfor
evidenceofpointloadingorbending.

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FurtherGuidelinesfortheRigger

Protectslingsduringtheliftwithblockingor
paddingthatisadequatetopreventslingorload
damage.

Whenliftingabundledload,achokeis
moreeffectivethanabaskethitchto
Useaspreaderbarbetweenslinglegstoprevent providecontrolandpreventslippingof
excessivesidepressureontheloadfromsling theloadinthesling.Oddnumbersof
contactduringthelift.Oneslinginisdepictedfor roundedobjectswillnestleaseven
illustrationpurposesonly. numberstendtoslideout.Ifpracticaluse
morethanoneslingandemploya
doublewrapchokehitch.PleaseNote:
Oneslingisdepictedforillustration
purposesonly.

Whenattachingslingstoeyebolts,alwayspullin
linewiththeboltaxis.Asidepullmaybreakthe
eyebolts.Eyeboltswithoutshoulderscannotbe
usedforangularlifting. Useadoublewrapchokehitcharound
theloadfor360loadcontact,toprevent
loadslippage.PleaseNote:Oneslingis
depictedforillustration
purposesonly.

Useashackleinslingeyesduringachoketo
protectslingbodyagainstexcessivedistortion. Useblockingorpaddingtoprotect
Alwaysputshacklepinthroughslingeye,rather hollowvessels,loosebundlesand
thanagainsttheslingbody.Iftheshackleis fragileitemsfromscuffingandbending.
installedincorrectlytheslidingmovementofthe Remember,blockingbecomespartof
slingbodycouldrotateanddisengagetheshackle theloadandmustbeaddedtothetotal
pin. loadweight.PleaseNote:Oneslingis
Aslidinghookchokerissuperiortoashackleor depictedforillustrationpurposesonly.
unprotectedeye,sinceitprovidesagreater
bendingradiusfortheslingbody.

Whenliftingcratesorwoodenboxesina
baskethitch,besuretheloadcan

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Youcanimprovetheangleofachokewith withstandsidepressureasslingtension
blockingbetweenthehitchandtheload.Theangle isapplied.Usespreaderbarsandsling
ofchokeincreases,improvingslingefficiency. protectiontopreventdamage.
PleaseNote:Oneslingisdepictedforillustration
purposesonly.

Twoslingsriggedinabaskethitch
providebetterbalanceforloads.Besure
thatslingscannotslidealongtheload
whentheliftismadeanduseextreme
caution.
Anequalizingbarwithtwoslingsriggedina
baskethitchreducesthetendencyofslingstoslide
andkeepstheloadlevel.Byadjustingthelifting
pointandusingaLeverHoisttosupporttheheavy
end,theloadcanbekeptlevelduringthelift.

Handsplicedslingsshouldnotbeused
inliftswhereslingsmayrotateand
causethewireropetounlay.

Usetaglinestopreventloadrotation.
Whenriggingtwoormoreslingsasabridle,select Thefurtherfromtheloadscenterof
identicalslingconstructionsandlengthswith gravitythetaglineisplaced,thegreater
identicalpreviousloadingexperience.Slingstretch degreeofcontrolwithlesseffortis
mustbethesameforpairedslingstoavoid realized.
overloadingindividuallegsandtoprovideload
control.

TheCenterofGravityforrectangularobjectswith
homogeneouscharacteristicswillusuallybebelow
thejunctionoflinesdrawndiagonallyfrom
oppositecorners.Whenarectangularobjecthas
weightconcentratedatoneend,theCenterof
Gravitywillbesituatedtowardthatendaway
fromtheintersectionofdiagonallines.Toavoidan TolocatetheapproximateCenterof
unbalancedlift,theliftinghookmustberigged Gravityofanirregularlyshapedarticle,
directlyabovetheCenterofGravity. visualizeitenclosedbyarectangle.
Wherediagonalsfromoppositecorners
intersectwillusuallyindicatealocation
foraliftpointneartheCenterofGravity.

Toturnorrepositionaload,eitheroneortwolifting
devicesmaybeemployed.Alwaysuseachoker
hitch.Neverattempttoturnaloadwithabasket,
sincetheloadwillslideagainsttheslingbody,
resultingindamagetoboththeslingandload.

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OneHookTurning TwoHookTurning
Twohookturningisemployedwhenitis
desiredtoturntheloadintheair.Mainand
auxiliaryhoistsofacranecanbeused,if
permittedortwocranescanbeused.

Toturnfromside(A)to(B)in1&2above,
attachtoside(B)abovetheCenterofGravity
andtoside(D)attheCenterofGravity,then
Toturnaloadwithonehook,attachthesling
liftbothhoistsequallyuntilloadissuspended.
directlytotheloadABOVEtheCenterof
Loweruntilturniscompleted.
Gravity.Theliftinghookmustbeabletomove,
ortravel,inthedirectionoftheturntoprevent
slidingoftheloadspivotedgeastheload
leavestheground.Itmaybenecessarytolift
theloadagaintorepositionitaftertheturnis
completed.Irregularshapessometimeswill
requireblockingforsupportduringandafter
theturn.

Toturnfromside(B)to(C)in3&4above,lift
balancedloadat(D)directlyabovetheCenter
ofGravitythenauxiliaryat(B)todesired
position.Lowerbothhookssimultaneously
untilside(C)isindesiredposition.

Liftingunbalancedloadswhenexactlength
slingsarenotavailablecanbeaccomplished
byrigginganadjustablehitchontheheavy
end.Slinglengthcanbeadjustedbefore
weightisapplied,butonceslingloading
occurs,thehitchislockedinpositionforthe
lift. Turningwithadoublechokergivesgood
control.Torig,placebotheyesontopofload,
pointingoppositethedirectionofturn.Bodyof
slingisthenpassedunderload,throughboth
eyesandoverliftinghook.Blockingshouldbe
usedundertheloadtoprotectslingand
facilitateremoval.

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