Web Sling Committee Report

By Shaun Glass, Web Sling Committee Chairman

Newport, Rhode Island is a lovely place where the sea calls fishermen, sailing enthusiasts, and career military naval persons to her open arms everyday. This lovely picture of a sailing town was the scene of a changing of the helm with Capt. Shaun Glass assuming command and making outgoing Capt. Steve Schroeder walk the plank. After we fished Steve out of the water he asked to stay on the web committee and we are happy to have him.

It is not all fun and games with the Web Sling Committee and we did do a bit of business in Newport. We are still awaiting the mock-up draft of the pocket cards which we are looking forward to seeing and getting completed so we can provide this useful information to the public.

Another item on the agenda is the web sling video/DVD. Upon review of the old video and comments from the committee it looks like we are going to start from scratch because the info is outdated and editing as much as we wanted we might as well start fresh. Bob Jasany has been working with our old contacts that did our first video but they longer have the resources to help us anymore but are willing to help us find a contact at a production company. Bob thanks for all the work so far.

The Web Sling Warning Sheet Para 3 and 4 under Sunlight/UV Exposure Limits has been requested to be put back to the Committee for discussion and review on the retirement timelines for the different type of fibers. This topic occupied the majority of time and I think it is worth reviewing. It is important to get the retirement timelines correct based on the studies done by the WSTDA.

New items we are going to look at during the next meeting are the recommended diameters for web slings, and we are continuing to work with Mike Gelskey and the Legal Resource Committee in their quest to complete the warnings review process with ASE.

We have some interesting topics ahead of us and I look forward to working with the committee members in tackling all the issues this industry presents to us. Also in all seriousness I would like to thank Steve for his hard work and his continued dedication to the WSTDA. This is all for now. Hope to see you all in St Louis.

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