Rigging & Lifting Refresher

Classroom instruction on the following:

  • Legislation
  • Terminology used in rigging, slinging and lifting
  • Calculations of angles and
  • Estimation of
  • Technical aspects, pre-use inspection, safe use and correct slinging of loads using:
    • Wire rope
    • Polyester webbing
    • Round (endless)
  • Technical aspects, pre-use inspection, safe and correct use of:
    • Shackles
    • Eyebolts
    • Plate Clamps
    • Hooks
  • Technical aspects, pre-use inspection, safe and correct use of:
    • Chain blocks
    • Pullifts
    • Tirfors
    • Beams clamps / Pad eyes
    • Sheave (snatch) blocks
    • Air / hydraulic winches
  • Procedures for dealing with damaged or faulty equipment
  • Practical instruction and delegate participation on the following:
  • Pre-use inspection of equipment to be used for the practical
  • Use of equipment to lift and transfer load over short distance
  • Use of equipment to lift and transfer load over distance with obstacle and height restrictions (this load normally being larger than that used in the exercise above, and would be out of balance). Delegates are required to find centre of gravity. Load to turn 180 degrees
  • Delegates are required to pre-plan a suitable rigging spread, rig up and transfer a horizontal, out of balance load over and under obstacles and lower vertically to a designated point
  • Care of equipment after

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