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January 18th, 2023

Happy Chinese New Year !

In 2023, the Chinese New Year public holiday is from January 21st to 27th. Some companies may extend the holiday up to 16 days as the Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival in China. Many working people will take this long holiday to go back home and get together with family.

March 13th, 2023

Beam Clamps

Beam clamps provide a ready means of attaching lifting appliances to suitable structural steelwork. There are currently a number of standards worldwide dealing with non-fixed load lifting attachments, which include clamps of all kinds. Previous to these, there were no standards dealing specifically with beam clamps and they were normally proprietary items which vary widely in design. It is not therefore possible in a general purpose code to cover every variation and for certain designs speci

January 14th, 2023

Rigging Screws and Turnbuckles

Rigging screws and turnbuckles are used to facilitate the tensioning and fine adjustment of length in lifting assemblies and stays where chain, wire rope or textile elements form the main component of the assembly. They can also be used on their own for some applications. Further uses include cargo restraint, suspension, etc.

March 13th, 2023

Shackle

There are, in the main, three types of shackle used for lifting: the bow, dee and grab types. They are normally forged from various grades of steel, the higher quality alloy steels giving, size for size, a higher working load limit than those made in higher tensile steels, and correspondingly higher tensile steel shackles have a higher working load limit than those made in mild steel.

January 7th, 2023

Travelling Girder Trolleys

Travelling girder trolleys As mentioned above, hand operated chain hoists, hand operated lever hoists and power operated hoists are often used in association with travelling girder trolleys. Whilst not themselves a lifting mechanism, trolleys enable the lifting mechanism, together with its suspended load, to be moved along suitable tracks such as runways. They may be separate from the lifting mechanism, which may be suspended by its top fitting to the trolley load bar, or built into the mec

March 13th, 2023

Hand Operated Chain Lever Hoists

Hand operated chain lever hoists are a self-sustaining lifting mechanism which offers a simple means of raising loads manually through short distances. They are arranged to operate in any position, making them suitable for applications where some pulling may be involved. They may be used in association with girder trolleys to move suspended loads along suitable tracks, e.g. runways. Hand operated lever hoists are ideal for applications requiring frequent re-positioning. They are often used f

March 13th, 2023

Hand Operated Chain Hoists

Hand operated chain hoists are self-sustaining lifting mechanisms which provide an easy means of manually raising loads with acceptable operative effort

January 5th, 2023

What is Factor of Safety (FoS) ?

In engineering, a factor of safety (FoS), also known as (and used interchangeably with) safety factor (SF), expresses how much stronger a system is than it needs to be for an intended load.

January 7th, 2023

What is a Safe Working Load ( SWL ) ?

The safe working load or specific application load (SWL) is the maximum load (mass) as assessed by a Competent Person which an item of lifting equipment may raise, lower or suspend under the particular service conditions. The SWL is marked on the equipment and appears in statutory records.

March 4th, 2023

What is a Lifting Equipment

Lifting equipment is a generic term used throughout this code to indicate loosely all lifting accessories and appliances.

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Hand Operated Chain Hoists

What is Factor of Safety (FoS) ?

What is a Safe Working Load ( SWL ) ?

What is a Lifting Equipment

Manual Lifting Equipment

Electric Lifting Equipment

Synthetic Sling and Safety

Cargo Securing and Lashing

Lifting Chain, Slings & Fittings

Wire Rope, Slings & Fittings

Rigging Hardware & Fittings

Material Handling & Lifting Tools

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