Never

 Use a lifting equipment to lift a load more than the SWL of the equipment.
 abuse the equipment (use it to hammer)
 through or drop lifting tool
 expose the lifting tool to external elements (paint, sand, grease) specially with soft slings
because it changes the strength of the fabric

Never load with slings at an angle

more than 90
 If the SWL for the sling is M=1 (1 ton sling)
then for different configurations the SWL will
change as shown

Bearing

Bearing clearance is the space between a roller and its outer or inner race.

 The tools used for measuring bearing clearance are feeler gauge (shown above) and dial
indicator
 Max clearance of any bearing is 0.017” inch or 17 thou
 1” inch = 1000 Thou
 1 mm = 40 thou