Riggers

Representative Tasks

• •Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• •Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
• •Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
• •Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
• •Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.

Detailed Work Activities

• •Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning.
• •Communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs.
• •Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• •Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
• •Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.

Tools & Technologies

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