Even polypropylene tag lines can conduct electricity, especially when wet or dirty, the company says. The 3 lb (1.3kg) link’s rated operating voltage is 25,000 V rms, although it is not lightning proof, the company says. Riggers loop one end of the rope from the load through the top hole of the insulator. They run a second line from the bottom of the insulator to the banksman. The product joins Insulatus’s range of insulating links mounted in crane reeving.
Tag line insulator
Equipment manufacturer Insulatus has launched a tag-line insulator for protecting slingers and banksmen from being electrocuted by loads that touch power lines.