🏗️ Riggers Training

Riggers Training is a structured safety and competency programme designed to equip individuals responsible for preparing, securing, and directing loads during lifting and hoisting operations.

Riggers play a critical role in ensuring safe, balanced, and efficient load handling across sectors such as construction, manufacturing, ports, shipyards, oil & gas, and heavy industry.

🎯 Why Rigger Training Matters

Properly trained riggers help to:

✅ Prevent load drops and crane failures
✅ Improve worksite safety and efficiency
✅ Reduce equipment damage and workplace injuries
✅ Strengthen safe lifting practices and teamwork

🛠️ Training Requirements

📌 Standards & Approach

  • Based on international lifting guidelines and codes of practice
  • Aligned with national safety legislation
  • Can be adapted to company-specific lifting and HSE policies

⏱️ Duration

  • Basic Rigger (Level I): 1–2 days
  • Intermediate / Advanced Rigger: 3–5 days
  • Refresher Courses: Available for experienced riggers

🧾 Training Records Include:

  • Attendance log
  • Course content outline
  • Written and practical assessment results

👥 Who Should Attend

This training is designed for:

  • New riggers entering the industry
  • Existing riggers looking to strengthen skills
  • Crane crew members, signal persons, and rigging assistants
  • Maintenance teams engaged in lifting operations
  • Supervisors or engineers overseeing lifting activities

Participant Criteria:

  • Minimum age: 18 years
  • Medically fit for lifting work
  • Basic communication skills
  • Preferably some familiarity with lifting operations

👨‍🏫 Trainer Competence

Trainers are expected to have:

  • Practical experience in rigging operations
  • Knowledge of load calculations, rigging gear selection, inspection, and lifting plan development
  • Skills in instructional delivery, adult learning, and risk management

📝 Competence Assessment

🔍 Pre-Training Assessment – Evaluate existing knowledge and experience
📝 Written/Oral Examination – Test understanding of load limits, sling types, signals, hazard controls
🛠️ Practical Evaluation – Assess slinging, securing, signalling, hazard identification, and inspection
📋 Competency Checklist – Verify safe practices, PPE usage, communication, and teamwork

📚 Training Services

✅ Types of Training

  • Basic Rigger (Level I)
  • Intermediate / Advanced Rigger
  • Rigging Inspector Awareness
  • Signal Person Training
  • Customised programmes for oil & gas, marine, construction, and manufacturing

✅ Features

  • Delivered by experienced instructors
  • Combination of classroom theory + practical hands-on sessions
  • Real rigging gear used during training
  • Adapted to site-specific equipment and lifting operations

✅ Additional Support

  • Development of rigging plans and lifting procedures
  • Lifting operation risk assessments
  • Refresher training and ongoing skills development

🌟 Benefits of Riggers Training

✅ Improves workplace safety culture
✅ Reduces lifting-related accidents and downtime
✅ Builds skilled, confident, and competent rigging teams
✅ Enhances overall operational efficiency