Course details

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 loadÕs weight, using a sling angle chart, and working with a crane operator.

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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.

Upon successful completion of this course, you should have a better understanding of how to identify:

• Advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of each type of sling
• Inspection criteria for slings and rigging hardware
• Questions a rigger should ask while planning for a lift
• The methods for determining a load's weight, the factors that impact the sling's lifting capacity, and how to balance the load
• Characteristics of vertical, choker, and basket hitches
• Hazards posed by working near a crane and the safe practices for avoiding them