Multisec Knowledge Centre
Lifting
Guides
Engineering-led guidance built around the questions people actually search for: lifting beams, spreader beams, frames, load geometry, testing, offshore requirements and project selection.
Start With Proven Resources
Popular Lifting Guides
01 / Equipment Selection
Choose The Right Lifting System
Understand the differences between beams, spreaders and frames before moving into product selection. These guides are designed to answer the questions that appear at the start of a lift.
How spreader beams work, why compression matters and where they are used.
Compare load paths, headroom, sling geometry and typical applications.
Start with the load, lifting points, span, headroom and project constraints.
Centre-point, Multi-Point, semi-spreader, multi-lug and bespoke arrangements.
When a four-point or rectangular lifting frame is preferable to a beam arrangement.
Why the terms overlap and why approved configuration matters more than the label.
Check hook height, rigging dimensions and load geometry where vertical space is limited.
02 / Engineering Guidance
Geometry, Capacity, Testing & Inspection
Practical guidance on the inputs that change lifting-system behaviour, including sling angle, centre of gravity, span, assembly, inspection and proof load testing.
How to read WLL, span and configuration data without treating one headline capacity as universal.
Why shallower slings increase tension and why final selection must use approved load data.
How an offset centre of gravity changes lifting-point reactions and equipment selection.
A practical sequence for configuration checks, component identification and assembly planning.
Identification, connections, configuration, visible condition and pre-use checks.
What proof load testing verifies, how a controlled test is prepared and what records matter.
Understand the inputs used in lifting beam calculations: load, centre of gravity, lifting points, span, headroom, reactions and design verification. Send your lift details to Multisec for review.
03 / Offshore & Heavy Lift
DNV, Offshore & Heavy-Lift Guidance
Resources for marine and offshore lifting where environment, certification scope, traceability and project-specific engineering need to be considered alongside capacity.
Equipment selection, offshore environments and project-specific lifting-system considerations.
Selection, certification scope, load geometry and project information for offshore beam lifts.
What the offshore lifting standard covers and how to read certification scope correctly.
What to check when a project calls for a 50 tonne class spreader-beam arrangement.
04 / Buying & Project Enquiries
Turn Technical Information Into A Project Enquiry
Practical purchasing and project information covering quotations, documentation, UK buying routes and the details that help Multisec review a lifting requirement efficiently.
Compare standard and bespoke equipment, purchase and hire routes, and what to check before ordering.
The load, dimensions, lifting points, headroom and project information to include with an enquiry.
Check equipment identification, approved load data, testing records and certification scope.
Using The Knowledge Centre
Practical Lifting Guidance
Use these guides to understand lifting equipment, selection factors and the project information that can help our engineering team review your requirement.
Need Project-Specific Advice?
Turn The Research Into A Real Lift
Send the load, span, lifting points, available headroom and drawings. Multisec can review the requirement and identify the most relevant standard or bespoke route.
