Load data, terminology and inspection guidance — the things buyers and riggers ask us most often.
Every one of our 52 products has its full technical table published on its own page — working load limit, dimensions, weight and item code. No form, no login.
The maximum load the product is rated to carry in normal service. It is not the breaking load. Never plan a lift to the WLL of the weakest item without accounting for sling angle, shock loading and wear.
The load at which the product is expected to fail, established by test. Wire rope tables are commonly published as MBL — divide by the safety factor to reach a working figure.
The ratio between breaking load and working load limit. It differs by product family: shackles 6:1, wire rope 5:1, Grade 80 chain and slings 4:1, lifting clamps 3:1. Always read the figure on the specific product.
As the angle between sling legs and the vertical increases, the tension in each leg rises sharply. A two-leg sling at 60° from vertical carries twice the load per leg that it does at 0°.
Alloy steel grades. Grade 80 is the standard for overhead lifting chain and components. Grade 70 is a transport grade — used for load binding and securement, not for lifting.
General guidance only. Your jurisdiction, employer and the governing standard set the inspection regime you must follow — this does not replace it.
If the working load limit, size or identification can no longer be read, the item is out of service.
Any bending, stretching, opening of a hook throat or elongation of a chain link removes the item from service.
Measure at wear points. Reduction beyond the limit set by the governing standard is a rejection.
Any crack is a rejection. Nicks and gouges must be assessed against the standard.
Pitting, or evidence of exposure to heat or chemicals, removes the item from service pending assessment.
Cuts, snags, abrasion, melted or charred fibre, or a missing capacity tag — all rejections.
We can send the complete range with all load tables as a single PDF for your procurement file.
Request the catalogSend your sizes, working load limits and quantities. You will get a quote with full technical data and certification details — not a catalog PDF and a sales call.
