Master rigger Mike Parnell walks up to a rack and picks up what looks like a giant rubber band. In reality, it is a 10-ft-long, 2-in.-wide lifting sling made of thin, yellow nylon webbing. Parnell ...

The article was updated to include a statement by a Deme spokesperson who said that the Orion delivery would be delayed following the accident. Following last week's crane collapse on offshore ...

...material for the application,” says Parnell. He adds that the movement between synthetic slings and fabricated steel can be “deadly.” Softeners, or edge protectors, can keep a sling from rubbing ...