A magazine of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association Spring 2024 Secur e Sustainable Materials for a Greener Rigging Product Don’t Replace, Recertify Focused on the Future: Ben-Mor CablesSPRING 2024 5 PERSPECTIVE 7 A Message from the President of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association 8 A Message from the Executive Director of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association ON THE COVER 9 Lifting Up Sustainability FEATURES 12 Don’t Replace, Recertify 14 Sustainable Materials for a Greener Lifting Product MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 16 Focused on the Future: Ben-Mor Cables IN THE KNOW 19 Receiving an OSHA Citation by Patrick Grace, Meadowbrook Insurance Agency & Zywave, LLC 20 Navigating 2024: The Unfolding Dynamics of Business Priorities, ESG Imperatives, and Current Economic Trends by Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence SPECIAL SECTION 21 Tech Tip: Continuous Product Testing 22 Ask the Pros: Sewing Patterns YOUR ASSOCIATION 23 The Work of the WSTDA Round Sling Committee 25 A Look Back on 2023 26 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Lift & Secure is Printed for: The Web Sling & Tie Down Association 2331 Rock Spring Road Forest Hill, MD 21050 (443) 640-1070 info@wstda.com https://www.wstda.com Published by Matrix Group Publishing Inc. Please return all undeliverable addresses to: PO Box 41270 1450 Vassar Street Reno, NV 89504 Toll-free: (866) 999-1299 Toll-free fax: (866) 244-2544 https://www.matrixgroupinc.net President & CEO Jack Andress Operations Manager Shoshana Weinberg sweinberg@matrixgroupinc.net Senior Publisher Jessica Potter jpotter@matrixgroupinc.net Editor-in-Chief Shannon Savory ssavory@matrixgroupinc.net Senior Editor Alexandra Kozub akozub@matrixgroupinc.net Editor / Social Media Manager Jenna Collignon, Paul Adair Finance / Administration Lloyd Weinberg, Nathan Redekop accounting@matrixgroupinc.net Director of Marketing & Circulation Lloyd Weinberg distribution@matrixgroupinc.net Sales Manager Jeff Cash jcash@matrixgroupinc.net Account Executives Colleen Bell, Jackie Casburn, Rob Gibson, Jim Hamilton, Scott Hendren, Touhid Khan, Frank Kenyeres, Sandra Kirby, Charlie Langsford, Andrew Lee, Brian MacIntyre, Shaun Minett, Lynn Murphy, Caitlin Nakamura, Vlada Radchenko, Wilma Gray-Rose, Luke Stevens, Joseph Ukaoha Layout & Design Kayti McDonald Advertising Design James Robinson ©2024 Matrix Group Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Contents may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of Matrix Group Publishing Inc. To receive Lift & Secure digitally-only moving forward, email distribution@matrixgroupinc.net. TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER:SPRING 2024 7 PERSPECTIVE Meet Your WSTDA Board of Directors (2023-2024) A Message from the President Trevor Waycott If you are like me, ‘sustainability’ is a term I find difficult to understand. As a child I remember the ‘Three Rs’: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Sustainability is all these things – and more.8 WWW.WSTDA.COM WSTDA embracing resiliency as an organization WSTDA members leading in sustainability PERSPECTIVE A Message from the Executive Director Kathleen A. DeMarco, CAE Prior to these new discussions on industry-wide advocacy and platforms for sustainability, WSTDA has worked to become a more sustainable not- for-profit itself, mostly in the area of resource conservation.SPRING 2024 9 LIFTING UP SUSTAINABILITY ON THE COVER BY PAUL ADAIR, STAFF WRITERNext >