Rigger and Signal Person Training in Ohio.
For the people who rig loads for hoisting and give the operator signals on your jobs. This in-person class covers load weights and capacities, rigging hardware and its inspection, and the signals the operator depends on, with hands-on practice alongside the classroom work.
The Two Jobs Closest to the Load
The rigger decides how the load is attached and whether the gear can carry it; the signal person is the operator's eyes when the operator can't see the load. The two jobs often fall to the same person, so the class teaches both, starting with the numbers and ending with hands-on rigging and signals.
- Load weights, centers of gravity, and working load limits
- Sling types, hitches, and how sling angle changes the load on each leg
- Shackles, hooks, eyebolts, and other hardware, used the way the manufacturer intends
- Inspecting rigging before each shift, and removing damaged gear from service
- Standard hand signals and radio signals, and communicating with the operator
- Crane operation and limitations a signal person needs to understand
Rigger and Signal Person Training
Price
$300 per person.
Class Length
4 hours
Where
Taught in person, at your site or another predetermined location, and scheduled around your crew.
Riggers and Signal Persons in EM 385-1-1
The 2024 manual defines a qualified rigger as a rigger who meets its qualified person criteria and is designated by the employer in writing to rig loads or oversee rigging (paragraph 15-2.a). Qualified riggers must be at least 18, and must be trained and show proficiency in load calculations and safe capacities, rigging principles and procedures, equipment characteristics and limitations, roles and responsibilities, site preparation, rigging and hoisting hazards, and rigging inspection (paragraph 15-3). The manual leaves it to the employer to decide whether a person is qualified for specific rigging tasks (paragraph 15-3, note).
For signal persons, the manual requires qualification by a third-party Qualified Evaluator or the employer's own Qualified Evaluator, who assesses and documents that the person knows and can apply the signals used, has a basic understanding of crane operation and limitations, and has shown it through a written and practical test (paragraph 16-3.i). Talk with us about how your company handles that step when you book the class.
On the job, a qualified rigger inspects all rigging and hardware before use on each shift (paragraph 15-5.a) and communicates with the crane operator, lift director, and signal person (paragraph 15-4.f).
At Your Site
We teach the class at your site, where we can use your rigging gear, or at another predetermined location. Send us your headcount and timing and we'll confirm a date.
For the difference between a qualified and a competent person, read competent person vs qualified person. See every class we teach under construction safety training in Ohio.
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