hooking point?
http://www.midsouthdieselpullers.com/rules.htm

The Dansk-Engelsk Industriordbog (Jørgen Rohde/Gyldendal)
has :
anhugge (vb): hook; hook up; hook down; pick up

anhugning: hooking (always ensure that all components are properly prepared for hooking)

anhugningsbeslag: lifting hook

anhugningsbøjle: hooking clamp

anhugningsjern: fixing iron

anhugningssted: hooking point
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I don't know if this is any help
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1542324


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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-03-28 17:00:35 GMT)
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A hooking point may actually be a hook or loop (clamp etc.) if you think about it - there has to be something a hook can engage with on a slab or crate.

There may be lots of reasons - safety and balance for instance. The hooking point must be above the centre of gravity if the load is to be hoisted, or the load will be unstable when it is lifted off the ground.

The hooking point of a crate or packaging must be strong enough to bear the weight of the package during handling, and robust enough to prevent the hook from breaking through the packaging and damaging the contents.

If the excavator is being used to lift building elements, pipes etc. into place, they cannot always just be loaded into the bucket, so I can understand the remark about handling them properly.