Class Detail
Rigger and Signaler Qualification
Course Description
This qualification course is designed to extend your knowledge and confidence to apply safe and intelligent principles to rigging operations. As an incidental work process, rigging has a tendency to become routine on the job site… but, it is still one of the most hazardous ongoing activities. Beginning with different types of cranes and crane safety, the classroom sessions will cover: theory, care and use of wire rope, correct application of wire and nylon slings, math formulas and calculations for different loads, rigging hardware and appliances, load-line attachments, proper use and care of fiber and synthetic ropes, and basic knot tying. Special emphasis will be placed on a thorough explanation of the standard International Hand Signals. A review of incidents involving crane & rigging accidents will also be analyzed and followed-up with discussions of remedies and prevention measures. In the applications portion of the course, a full-day session will be devoted to actual rigging, picking, and signaling exercises using a crane or a boom truck. For the sake of safety and quality of instruction, the enrollment of this class will be limited to 12 students.
| Course Length: | 40 hours |
| Designed for Craft: | All UBC crafts |
| Pre-requisites: | None |
| Upon Completion: | Upon successful completion of this course, having passed the written exam and the practical exam, the UBC member will be given the information needed to schedule themselves to the third party certification written exam. |
| Certificate Type: | This is a qualification course, but is the prerequisite to take the certification exam. |
| Certificate Expires: | Qualification expires in 4-years |
| Refresher Requirement: | Pre-requisite for the refresher: Certified Rigger and Signaler (CRS) OR Rigger and Signaler Qualification OR Rigger and Signaler Qualification Refresher |