Working Safely
Slinging Techniques – Centre of Gravity Management Through Load Stability Article contributed by JOHN HUMPHRIES – CICA
Diagram 1
When we talk about Centre of Gravity (COG), it goes hand in hand with Load Stability. Let’s discuss working safely with slinging techniques and managing load stability.
underneath; however, you must lengthen your slings, chains or wire rope to create a large enough triangle to keep the load COG inside the triangle formed by the slings in Diagram 1.
Loads are stable when the centre of gravity is below the lifting points. This is not always practical when lifting loads on pallets, particularly multiple stacked and unrestrained items. You can lift safely from
We must understand that the stability diagrams above act in 2 axes (although being a 2D picture, it can only show one at a time.)
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ISSUE Q4 2020
