Web Sling Technical Committee Report

By Shaun Glass, Web Sling Technical Committee Chairman

Hello everybody from the webbing world or from all things soft. Well the spring meeting is coming up and there is a lot on the plate for the committee.

We should be looking at getting pocket cards approved or at least some prototypes ready for the committee to look at. Pocket cards are useful tools for any rigger in the field to use as a quick reference.

UV warning sheets hopefully will be resolved and put to the committee after this meeting.

As for new items going that are going to be discussed are:

recommended pin size diameter and maybe even edge radii. This topic I believe is long overdue for discussion and believe that there are riggers out there that would like to see the research done on this topic.
Red warning core yarns.
Last but not least it’s that time again to review the Web Sling Standard (WS-1). This as you know is a long drawn out process but necessary in an industry where new product and new types of ideas enter into rigging procedures. This instills an up to date standard in an ever fluid environment.

The Web Sling Technical Committee has a lot of work to do but I think we are all up to the task of objectively looking into these matters and solving them with the industry in mind. Hope to see you in North Carolina and have a safe trip.

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