Advanced Training Course for Rigger and Slinger

The Advanced Training Course for Riggers and Slingers is designed to enhance the professional skills of personnel carrying out lifting and moving operations in the industrial and construction sectors. This course serves to instill the latest safety regulations and further develop equipment handling techniques, ultimately aiming to reduce workplace accident risks to zero.

General Information:

• Duration: 1–3 Days

• Group Size: Maximum 8 participants (to ensure operational safety and a personalized instructional approach).

• Languages: Azerbaijani / Russian / English

Target Audience and Objective:

• Target Group: Frontline workers – personnel directly involved in lifting operations or those seeking to upgrade their qualifications in this specific field.

• Objective: To teach the intricacies of the rigger and slinger profession, update existing practical skills, and establish strict principles of safe execution during the work process.

Course Syllabus (24-Hour Module):

• General Overview: Fundamental information on lifting cranes, lifting appliances, and mechanisms.

• Types and Application of Slings: Wire rope, chain, and synthetic (webbing) slings.

• Specialized Equipment: Lifting beams (traverses), special lifting clamps, eccentric devices, and spreaders.

• Lifting Attachments: Operating principles of magnetic, electromagnetic, and vacuum lifters.

• Hoisting Mechanisms: Snatch blocks, pulley systems (sheaves), winches, anchors, jacks, manual hoists, and electric hoists.

• Work Planning: Preparation for rigging and slinging operations, and determining the characteristics of the load to be moved.

• Load Stacking: Requirements for laydown areas, skids, and dunnage.

• Execution of Operations: Slinging configurations, hooking, choking (wrapping), transportation, and load turning operations.

• Safety and Communication: Communication and hand signaling methods, load marking, handling signs, and comprehensive safety measures.