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Equipment
General (continued)
Unacceptable Work Practice
Synthetic slings
This synthetic sling’s label is illegible.
Risk Control Solutions
Synthetic slings
These slings are labelled with their WLL and other appropriate information.
• Colour coding is not relied on as an indication of Working Load Limit (WLL) for synthetic slings.
• Synthetic slings labels include:
– the material they are made from
– month and year of manufacture
– identifying mark to indicate batch no. and test certificate, and
– manufacturer’s identification.
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