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Rigging Safely in Alberta

Pricing: Contact for Pricing
Length: 4 Hours
Based on 40% Lecture, 40% Workshop, 20% Evaluation

Given instruction and some practical demonstrations with this eight hour workshop; participants will achieve 80% or greater on a written exam; as well as demonstrate their ability to inspect, operate and move a load at the participant’s facility.

• Locate, Review, and Comprehend the applicable sections of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code (2009) including definitions used in rigging
• Assess the hazards associated with a rigging job and determine the appropriate controls(Part 2) (Part 7)
• Determine the weight of a load using six different methods including calculations (Part 6)
• Establish the tension on each sling leg
• Comprehend the effect of sling angle on the load
• Determine the centre of balance of the load
• Verify the safe work load capacity for rigging equipment (Part 6)
• Select the proper rigging equipment (Part 6)
• Inspect the rigging equipment and compare it to the inspection and rejection criteria in (Part 21) of the code
• Communicate using industry accepted hand signals. Section 71, Section 191
• Review the operating manual for the crane and for any applicable lifting device
• Perform a pre-flight and operational inspection of the crane according to manufactures recommendations