Course Overview
Our Rigger and Signalman training course is OSHA compliant, and our online version fulfills OSHA’s classroom training requirement.
This presentation includes intermittent practice quiz questions to prepare for the final written exam included with the course. In addition to the written exam, this course also includes a checklist for employers to use when administering a practical exam as required by OSHA.
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Sling Types
- Synthetic Slings
- Wire Rope Slings
- Chain Slings
- Hardware
- Lifting Devices
- Weight
- Angles and Stresses
- Sling Hitches
- Vertical Hitches
- Bridle Hitches
- Choker Hitches
- Basket Hitches
- Center of Gravity
- Communication
- General Hand Signals
- Conclusion
Course Goals:
- Understand the importance of properly securing loads and avoiding common causes of rigging accidents.
- Recognize the different types of rigging equipment including slings, shackles, eye bolts, hooks and commonly used lifting devices.
- Learn the strengths and weaknesses of this equipment and how to inspect it.
- You will learn how to weigh the load, rig the load based on its center of gravity, and calculate the angles and stresses of a pick. You will also learn the different ways to secure a load with sling hitches.
- Use voice and hand signals to communicate with the crane operator when moving a load.
Estimated Training Length: Because everyone learns and progresses at different speeds, the amount of time you spend taking this training will vary. However, the estimated time for this training is 4.5-5 hours.
Intended Audience:
- Employees
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Employers
CEUs:
- This course counts as .5 CEUs.
- In order to earn CEUs, this course must be completed, and the final exam passed with a score of no less than 80%.
Compliance:
Though you will still need to familiarize yourself with all other applicable federal, state, and local standards, this training encompasses the following laws and regulations:
- CAN/CSA-Z150-11 – Safety Code on Mobile Cranes
- CAN/CSA-Z150.3-11 – Safety Code on Articulating Boom Cranes
- CSA-C22.2 No.33-M1984 (R2004) – Safety Code for Material Hoists
- ISO 16715:2014 – Hand Signals Used with Cranes
- ASME/ANSI B30.1-29 – Cranes, Slings, Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
- ASME/ANSI B30.22 – Articulating Boom Cranes
- CSA-B167-08 (R2015) – Overhead Traveling Cranes -design, inspection, testing , maintenance, safe operation
- ASME B30.2 – Overhead and Gantry Cranes (top running bridge, single/multiple girder, top running trolley hoist)
- ASME B30.11 – Monorails and Under-hung Cranes
- ASME B30.16 – Overhead Hoists (Under-Hung)
- ASME B30.17 – Overhead and Gantry Cranes (top running bridge, simple girder, under-hung hoist)
