...material for the application,” says Parnell. He adds that the movement between synthetic slings and fabricated steel can be “deadly.” Softeners, or edge protectors, can keep a sling from rubbing ...

I was recently asked a question relating to the installation of a long beam. The beam was to be lifted with one crane using a pair of slings and it had to be installed with one end lower than the ...

Master rigger Mike Parnell walks up to a rack and picks up what looks like a giant rubber band. In reality, it is a 10-ft-long, 2-in.-wide lifting sling made of thin, yellow nylon webbing. Parnell ...