All products manufactured and sold by Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd, are sold with the express understanding that the purchaser and user are thoroughly familiarwith the safe use, proper care and application of the product.
Responsibility for the safe use, proper care and application of the product rests with the user. Failure of the product can occur due to misapplication, abuse, overloading, or improper care and maintenance.
There are numerous government and industry standards that cover products manufactured and sold by Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd. This document makes no attempt to reference all of them. We do reference standards that are most current like ASME B30.26-2010 "detachable load indicating devices."
Ratings shown in Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd literature are only applicable to "as condition" products. Rated capacities define the greatest force or load a product can carry under usual or normal environmental conditions. Shock loading and extraordinary conditions must be taken into account when selecting products and product capacity.
Some of the products in the Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd catalogues are designed for use with rigging hardware and components which could be supplied from several different manufacturers. It is crucial that you read and understand the literature from these manufacturers, as well as governmental standards and industry technical manuals.
The rated capacity, design factor and efficiency rating of each Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd product may be affected by wear, misuse, overloading, corrosion, deformation, intentional alteration, age and other use conditions.
The recommended proof load on all items manufactured and sold by Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd is twice the working load limit (WLL), unless otherwise shown. Proof testing is included on all Crosby | Straightpoint Ltd load indicating products.
