Master rigger Mike Parnell walks up to a rack and picks up what looks like a giant rubber band. In reality, it is a 10-ft-long, 2-in.-wide lifting sling made of thin, yellow nylon webbing. Parnell ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2003 — Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co., a provider of heavy rigging and transportation solutions, recently completed the roll back of a 1,008-ton container crane at the Georgia ...

The construction industry can be a dangerous business. One in five workplace deaths occur within the industry, and 47% of fatal work injuries from 2018 involved constriction accidents. A wide variety ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A federal investigation has determined that two contractors could have prevented a fatal crane collapse in April that killed a 27-year-old worker at a Fort Lauderdale ...

...material for the application,” says Parnell. He adds that the movement between synthetic slings and fabricated steel can be “deadly.” Softeners, or edge protectors, can keep a sling from rubbing ...