ASME B30.9-2021: Updates & Revisions to the ASME B30.9 Slings Standard
ASME B30.9 Slings sets the standard for the fabrication, attachment, use, inspection, testing, and maintenance in the load handling industry.
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Does Dried Concrete on Web Slings Require Removal From Service?
Does dried concrete on a synthetic web sling meet removal from service criteria? To best answer this question, Mazzella rigging…
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Do You Know What Damaged and Unsafe Rigging Equipment Looks Like?
While the information in the ASME B30 Safety Standards is invaluable—especially when it comes to inspection frequencies and removal from…
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What Is the ASME B30 Safety Standard for Cranes, Hoists, and Rigging?
If you work in a job that utilizes a crane, hoist, derrick, or cableway to lift and move material, you’re…
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How to Inspect Your Metal Mesh Lifting Slings to ASME B30.9 Standards
Metal mesh slings are widely used in demanding environments like metalworking facilities and steel processing facilities where the loads may…
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How to Inspect Synthetic Web Slings to ASME B30.9 Standards
In this article, our goal is to help you understand what is required for your web slings to meet ASME…
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ASME B30.9-2018: Updates & Revisions to ASME’s B30.9 Slings Standard
ASME B30.9 Slings is specific to load-handling lifting slings used to connect to and support a heavy load. The B30.9…
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How to Inspect Wire Rope Slings According to ASME B30.9 Standards
Understanding ASME standards will help to ensure the safety of the users, help extend the service life of the slings,…
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Best Practices for Alloy Chain Sling Inspection and Chain Sling Use
With so many different types of rigging gear out in the field, safety and production personnel have to stay laser-focused…
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5 Reasons Your Lifting & Rigging Program Isn’t OSHA/ASME Compliant
Those that have been in the lifting and rigging industries for a while will remember that years ago, sling and…
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How to Inspect a Twin-Path Roundsling to ASME Standards
We often get questions from our customers about what to look for when inspecting a Twin-Path® synthetic roundsling. Customers also…
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How to Inspect a Synthetic Roundsling to ASME B30.9 Standards
The most basic, yet essential, part of using a synthetic roundsling is inspecting it prior to each use. Inspecting your…
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Inspection, Care, and Use Of Nylon and Polyester Synthetic Web Slings
Are you looking for inspection and removal from service criteria for synthetic web slings? Nylon and polyester web slings are…
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OSHA Sling Tag Requirements
Employers must use only slings that have permanently affixed and legible identification markings (tags) as prescribed by the manufacturer, and…
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