This Canadian Rigger and Signalperson Online Safety Course is an Intermediate level program that emphasizes the importance of properly securing loads. Students will learn common causes of rigging accidents and learn avoidance strategies and inspection guidelines.
Course topics explain the following content:
Definitions
Sling Types
Sling Hitches
Center of Gravity
Communication
Hardware
Lifting Devices
Angles and Stresses
Weight
The course covers different types of rigging equipment such as eye bolts, slings, hooks ,shackles and other lifting devices.
Most rigger equipment has strengths and weaknesses which the student will analyze and learn assess them individually. The student will learn voice and hand signals to communicate with the crane operator when moving a load.
Other calculations covered, include weighing the load, rig the load based on its center of gravity, and calculation of the angles and stresses of the equipment. The program teaches the different ways to secure a load with sling hitches.
This online version fulfills OSHA’s classroom training requirements. The content of the Rigger and Signalman training course is OSHA compliant, .
The program covers the following:
Introduction
Definitions
Center of Gravity
Communication
General Hand Signals
Sling Types
Synthetic Slings
Wire Rope Slings
Chain Slings
Vertical Hitches
Bridle Hitches
Choker Hitches
Basket Hitches Hardware
Lifting Devices
Weight
Angles and Stresses
Sling Hitches
Conclusion
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:
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)
Check local provincial and statuatory laws for specific applications to these subjects
ONLINE COURSE DURATION
Approximately 240 minutes of duration. As an intermediate level class, students vary in the time to comprehend the content.
PASS MARK
Intermittent practice questions are added to the presentation to prepare for the final exam.
This course includes a checklist for employers to use , as required by OSHA, when administering a practical exam.
There are 2 chances to pass the exam with a minimum mark for this course of 80%