9. Glossary

lifting accessories

Equipment or components not connected to the machine, but placed between the machine and the load (or on the load) to grip the latter. Slings and removable load-holding equipment (lifting rings, clamps, shackles, etc.) are lifting accessories.

slinging accessories

Lifting accessory components used to make or use a sling, such as eye hooks.

sling angle (A )

Corresponds to the angle formed by one strand of the sling in relation to the vertical (figure 37 ).