Abstract: There is disclosed a lifting sling system for connecting various loads to a lifting hook (1), comprising a small number of combinable lifting sling units (10, 20), each consisting of a number of pre-assembled parts (11, 12, 13; 21, 22, 23). These units include at least one dual lifting sling unit (20) and possibly no more than two single lifting sling units (10). The units can be combined in a small number of predetermined combinations in accordance with information provided on an information carrier (32) which is permanently attached to the lifting sling system.

Abstract: A method of providing a safety measure when lifting a load (13) by a lifting sling (10) with at least two legs (10a, 10b) connected to the load (13) at two connection points (14a, 14b). Instead of checking the inclinational angle of each sling leg, in addition to observing the working load limit (WLL), the user can check that the horizontal distance between the connection points does not exceed a Horizontal Length Limit (HLL).