Under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), chain slings – like all pieces of lifting equipment – must be periodically subjected to a thorough examination by a competent person.

These routine LOLER inspections are among the services we provide here at Safety Liftin Gear.

Lifting chains (and the components that are designed to be used with them) come in different 'grades' that indicate the product's strength.

If you're buying chain slings for a heavy lifting job, the two grades you're most likely to come across are Grade 8 (G8) and Grade 100 (G100).