Rigging and Fleeting

It is envisaged that by the end of this course of training the trainee operator will be able to answer questions on and perform the following:

Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their roles and responsibilities for performing rigging and fleeting loads tasks

Have a working knowledge of the handbooks or guidelines for the equipment to be used and have an understanding of P.U.W.E.R, L.O.L.E.R, Working at Height, Manual Handling, Risk Assessment and awareness of British and International standards

Operate and supervise rigging and fleeting loads by mechanical advantage over, around, through and under obstacles safely in accordance with a lift plan pack

Perform and participate in a toolbox talk with team and communicate the control measures written within the risk assessment provided with the lift plan pack for a specific task as a supervisory role for basic and intermediate categories

Be able to correctly utilise a rigging store / loft in a controlled manner and T-card systems for portable appliances and accessories lifting equipment and explain the procedure for quarantine of faulty equipment

Locate and select lifting equipment identified within the written lift plan rigging and material lists including specific hand tools, access egress items and PPE

Conduct all pre-operational checks of the equipment, the load, route and laydown area from within the written lift plan in accordance with the manufacturers and legislative requirements

Safely assemble rigging and fleeting equipment to certified strong points and load from within the written lift plan rigging method in accordance with the manufacturer guidelines and legislative requirements

Operate rigging and fleeting equipment safely and accurately looking out for yourself and others by keeping clear of potentially dangerous zones should equipment failure arise during tasks

Supervise basic and intermediate rigging and fleeting operations safely following the step-bystep method statement in the lift plan pack

Safely remove rigging and fleeting equipment from strong points and load and return to rigging loft in accordance with the manufacturer guidelines and legislative requirements and site procedures

It is envisaged that by the end of this course of training the trainee operator will be able to answer questions on and perform the following:

Have a managerial understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their roles and responsibilities for performing rigging and fleeting loads tasks

Have an underpinning knowledge of the manufacturers handbooks or guidelines for the equipment to be used and have an understanding of P.U.W.E.R, L.O.L.E.R, Working at Height, Manual Handling, Risk Assessments with a good awareness of British and International standards

Be able to calculate weights and measures ensuring that the load weight is accurate and all CoG's, angles, tensions are within the manufacturers guidelines for the safe rigging and fleeting of loads

Prepare risk assessments for rigging and fleeting loads that covers basic, intermediate and complex categories

Be able to correctly check the certification for lifting equipment appliances and accessories and understand the commonly used tools, access egress items and PPE only used definitions of the industry

Correctly determine lifting equipment for the lift plan rigging and material lists including specific hand tools. Prepare a step by step method statement detailing a safe systematic approach including the pickup point, route to be travelled and laydown area

Allocate team roles and responsibilities for riggers, supervisors and fixed appliance operators that can be utilised for scenarios covering basic, intermediate and complex categories

Prepare a sketch, scaled drawing or have the understanding how to add pictures to lift plans ensuring the lift team understands the location and system of the operation in addition to text information

Oversee tasks for complex rigging and fleeting operations ensuring the team safely follow the step by step method statement in the lift plan pack

Liaise with the management, supervisors and workforce levels of lifting operations by attending meetings, TBT's, PTW meetings, site visits in a responsible competent manner

Participation in debrief meeting with lift team and discuss lessons learned during specific task