All slings must be inspected before every use and periodically it should be inspected thoroughly and shall be rejected, if found wear of the one third the original outside diameter of outside individual wires, Severe corrosion, Distortion (Kinking, crushing, bird caging…). Broken wires(a maximum of 10 randomly distributed broken wires in one rope lay or 5 broken wires in one strand in one rope lay), Heat damage (loss of internal lubricant by over heat exposure), Pulled eye splices (any evidence that eye splices have been slipped, sleeves damaged), Deformation of wires and strands or pushed out of their original position and sthe sling should be clean from dirt and rust. Before use the slings has to be colour coded as per the month colour code.