Rigging Safety
Learning objectives
- Identify the advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of each type of sling
- Identify inspection criteria for slings and rigging hardware
- List the questions a rigger should ask while planning for a lift
- Identify the methods for determining a loadrs weight, the factors that impact the slingrs lifting capacity, and how to balance the load
- Identify the characteristics of vertical, choker, and basket hitches
- Identify hazards posed by working near a crane and the safe practices for avoiding them
Course overview
This lesson will teach you how to safely rig loads that will be moved by cranes, hoists, or other equipment. This includes planning a lift, inspecting and selecting slings, determining a load's weight, using a sling angle chart, and working with a crane operator.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 25 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English
Course Outline
- Selecting and Inspecting Rigging Equipment
- Planning the Lift
- Following Safe Practices
Regulations
- 1910 Subpart N - Materials Handling and Storage
- 1926 Subpart CC - Cranes and Derricks in Construction
- 1926 Subpart H - Material Handling
- 1926 Subpart R - Steel Erection