1. Slings that are damaged or defective shall not be used.
2. Slings shall not be shortened with knots or bolts or other makeshift devices.
3. Sling legs shall not be kinked.
4. Slings shall not be loaded in excess of their rated capacities.
5. Slings used in a basket hitch shall have the loads balanced to prevent slippage.
6. Slings shall be securely attached to their loads.
7. Slings shall be padded or protected from the sharp edges of their loads.
8. Suspended loads shall be kept clear of all obstructions.
9. All employees shall be kept clear of loads about to be lifted and of suspended loads.
10. Hands or fingers shall not be placed between the sling and its load while the sling is being tightened around the load.
11 Shock loading is prohibited.
12. A sling shall not be pulled from under a load when the load is resting on the sling.

1.Missing or illegible sling identification.
2. Broken Wires:
     *For strand-laid and single-part slings, ten randomly distributed broken wires in on rope lay, or
      five broken wires in on stand in one rope lay.
     *For cable-laid slings, 20 broken wires per lay.
     *For six-part braided slings, 20 broken wires per braid
     *For eight-part braided slings, 40 broken wires per braid.
3. Severe localized abrasion or scraping.4. Kinking, crushing, bird caging, or any other damage resulting in damage to the rope structure.
5. Evidence of heat damage
6. End attachments that are cracked, deformed, or worn to the extent that the strength of the sling is substantially affected.
7. Severe corrosion of the rope, end attachments, or fittings.
8. for hooks, removal criteria at stated in ASME B30.10.
9. Other conditions, including visible damage, that cause doubt as to the continued use of the sling.

1. Missing or illegible sling identification.
2. Acid or caustic burns.
3. Melting or charring of any part of the sling.
4. Holes, tears, cuts, or snags.
5. Broken or worn stitching in load bearing splices.
6. Excessive abrasive wear.
7. Knots in any part of the sling.
8. Discoloration and brittle or stiff areas on any part of the sling, which may mean chemical or ultraviolet/sunlight damage.
9. Fitting that are pitted, corroded, cracked, bent, twisted, gouged, or broken.
10. For hooks, removal criteria as stated in ASME B30.10
11. Other conditions, including visible damage, that cause double as to the continued use of the sling.

1.Missing or illegible sling identification.
2. Acid or caustic burns.
3. Evidence of heat damage.
4. Holes, tears, cuts, abrasive wear, or snags that expose the core yarns.
5. Broken or damaged core yarns.
6. Weld splatter that exposes core yarns.
7. Round slings that are knotted.
8. Discoloration and brittle or stiff areas on any part of the slings, which may mean chemical or ultraviolet/sunlight damage.
9. Fitting that are pitted, corroded, cracked, bent twisted, gouged, or broken.
10. For hooks, removal criteria as stated in ASME B30.10
11. Other conditions, including visible damage, that cause double as to the continued use of the sling.

1. Missing or illegible sling identification.
2. Cracks or breaks
3. Excessive wear, nicks, or gouges.
4. Stretched chain links or components
5. Bent, twisted, or deformed chain links or components.
6. Evidence of hear damage.
7. Excessive pitting or corrosion.
8. Lack of ability of chain or components to hinge (articulate) freely.
9. Weld splatter.
10. For hooks, removal criteria as stated in ASME B30.10
11. Other conditions, including visible damage, that cause double as to the continued use of the sling.

1. Missing or illegible sling identification.
2. Broken weld or a broken brazed joint along the sling edge
3. Broken wire in any part of the mesh.
4. Reduction in wire diameter of 25% due to abrasion or 15% due to corrosion.
5. Lack of flexibility due to distortion of the mesh.
6. Distortion of the choker fitting so the depth of the slot is increased by more that 10%
7. Distortion of either end fitting so the width of the eye opening is decreased by more than 10%
8. A 15% reduction of the original cross-sectional area of any point around the hook opening of the end fitting.

9. Visible distortion of either end fitting out of its plane.
10. Cracked end fitting.
11. Slings in which the spirals are locked or without free articulation shall not be used.
12. Fitting that are pitted, corroded, cracked, bent, twisted, gouged, or broken.
13. Other conditions, including visible damage, that cause doubt as to the continued use of the sling.