16 Hour Special Rigger
$450.00
DESCRIPTION
This course is a Licensing requirement for applicants for a Special Rigger license.
To apply for a New York City Special Rigger license, all applicants must successfully complete 16 hours of training.
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Rigging Accident
- NYC Construction Codes Overview
- NYC Department of Buildings Overview
- Basic Plan Reading & Symbols
- Design Criteria for Rigging & Factors of Safety
- Basic Building Structure
- Rigging Math & Calculations
- Hoisting & Rigging Equipment
- Suspension Methods & Setup
- Lifting & Lowering Loads
- Communication between workers & supervisors while rigging:
- Safety Protocols/Personal Protective Equipment/Operational Aids
- Hazardous/Flammable/Caustic Materials
- Emergency Procedures during Scaffold Incidents
- Logs & Record Keeping
- Evaluation of Training, Employment, & Qualifications of Rigging & Specialty crews
- General Construction Site Hazards
OBJECTIVES
- Differentiate between OSHA standards and the NYC Building Code.
- Identify rigging equipment and their hazards.
- Discuss common causes of accidents with hoisting and rigging.
- Identify unsafe conditions in the use of load binders.
- Explain safe working practices and develop emergency procedures.
- Inspect rigging hardware and recognize unsatisfactory conditions.
- Explain the proper use and limitations of rigging equipment and hardware (wire rope, synthetic slings, shackles, eye bolts, hooks, etc.).
- State the proper hand signals used during lifting operations.
- Recognize suspension methods and setup.
- Calculate loads for rigging, measurement, symbols, geometry, leverage, friction, fulcrum, center of gravity, uniform and concentrated loading
COURSE MATERIALS
Will be provided.
PREREQUISITES
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
