Rigging Loft Controller & Examiner Training
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Rigging Loft Controller & Examiner Training
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide participants with a better knowledge and understanding of the legal and practical requirements in running an operational rigging loft — from controlling the issue and receiving of equipment to conducting pre-use inspections and managing the disposal and quarantine of unfit equipment.
Target Audience:
Rigging loft controllers, assistants, and other personnel involved in the day-to-day operation of a rigging loft.
Course Duration: 3 days
At the end of the course, participants will be:
- Familiar with the various lifting equipment usually found in a Rigging Loft, the way the equipment must be stored and issued (e.g., Tee card system).
- Able to understand the inspections that must be carried out before equipment is used, and how it must be inspected and returned to the Rigging Loft after use.
- Know various examples of equipment damaged through incorrect usage.
- Able to inspect wire rope and webbing slings.
Certification:
At the end of the course, successful participants will receive a LEEA accredited certificate.
COURSE CONTENT
THEORETICAL CONTENT
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- S.I. 2307 Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Codes of Practice
- HSE Guidance Notes
- British Standards
- MHSWR Risk Assessment Process
- Other supporting legislation and standards
- Awareness and understanding of main rigging loft operations
- Working knowledge of quarantine procedures
PRACTICAL CONTENT
- Portable Lifting Gear Examination Procedures
- Signing out and inspecting equipment for safe use
- Inspection of Lifting Equipment in the rigging loft
