SYNTHETIC SLING COLOURS

VIOLET - WLL of ONE TONNE GREEN - WLL of TWO TONNES YELLOW - WLL of THREE TONNES ORANGE - WLL of FOUR TONNES RED - WLL of FIVE TONNES BROWN - WLL of SIX TONNES BLUE - WLL of EIGHT TONNES OLIVE - WLL of TEN TONNES GREY - WLL of TWELVE TONNES

MNEMONIC FOR REMEMBERING SOFT SLING WLL'S:"VIOLENT GREEN & YELLOW OGRES RUN BROWN BEARS OVER GREY GROUND"VIOLENT = VIOLET... 1T WLLGREEN = GREEN... 2T WLLYELLOW = YELLOW...3T WLLOGRES = ORANGE...4T WLLRUN = RED... 5T WLLBROWN = BROWN... 6T WLLBEARS = BLUE... 8T WLLOVER = OLIVE... 10T WLLGREY GROUND = GREY... 12T WLLWLL: WORKING LOAD LIMIT

The WLL of a sling is its Working Load Limit.The working load limit is the absolute maximum weight that the slight is rated to lift during a straight lift.Once other factors such as angle and reeves are involved, it is correct to refer to the SWL of the sling. This is the Safe Working Limit of the sling. This is the same for all sling types

Sling working load limits

mnemonic for sling wll

sling chart from nsw dogging guide