Posted By John Hannon Hi Peter Will post you a handy pocket guide if you would like one John

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Posted By Peter MacDonald Thanks for the offer John but There's a LHG depot 5 mins down the road so I'll nip down and pay for the booklet. Thanks for the other responses

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Posted By steven bentham Peter Is the 'teach me' bit for you to undertake safety inspections? If so you may well find it useful to spend sometime with experienced cranes people. (Its not that easy to learn slinging from a book). If its to actually work, try the CITB Slingers Course