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Rigging Supervisor
The Rigging Supervisor course delivers comprehensive training on overseeing rigging operations. It covers safe rigging practices, equipment inspection, and compliance with safety standards to ensure the safe and efficient handling of loads and prevent accidents in lifting and rigging activities.
What is the Rigging Supervisor?
The Rigging Supervisor course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals provides advanced training for personnel who supervise rigging crews, plan lifts, and are responsible for the safe execution of lifting operations. Rigging supervision requires competencies beyond those of a rigger: the ability to plan complex lifts, calculate load weights, select rigging hardware with adequate capacity including angle factor derating, evaluate rigging condition, coordinate with crane operators, manage rigging crews, and make the go/no-go decisions that determine whether a lift proceeds safely.
The curriculum covers rigging supervision responsibilities, lift planning methodology (load weight calculation, rigging weight, total lifted weight, crane capacity verification, lift path clearance, landing zone preparation), rigging hardware selection (wire rope slings, synthetic slings, chain slings, shackles, eyebolts, spreader bars, equaliser beams, plate clamps), sling capacity and angle factors (the dramatic capacity reduction as sling angles decrease from vertical), hitch types (vertical, choker, basket) and their capacity effects, rigging hardware inspection (wire rope, synthetic, chain, hardware — removal-from-service criteria), load weight estimation methods (shipping documents, drawings, calculation, weighing), crane-rigger coordination, rigging crew management, critical lift identification and planning, and the rigging safety programme governance. All training is delivered 100 percent online through Microsoft Teams and the American Institute of Safety Professionals LMS.
Upon completion, graduates receive a certificate, wallet card, and transcript, employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
Who should take this course?
- Riggers advancing to supervisory roles
- Lift planners responsible for rigging design and hardware selection
- Construction and industrial supervisors who oversee lifting operations
- Safety officers managing rigging safety programmes
- Crane operators who need to understand rigging from the rigger’s perspective
What will you study?
Core Modules
- 01Roles and Responsibilities of a Rigging Supervisor
- 02Basic Principles of Lifting Operations and Load Dynamics
- 03Rigging Equipment
- 04Lifting Plans, Risk Assessment, and Method Statements
- 05Supervision of Crane, Hoist, and Mechanical Lifting Operations
- 06Communication, Signaling Methods, and Hand Signals
- 07Control of Lifting Hazards and Exclusion Zones
- 08Legal Requirements, Standards, and Safe Work Practices
Optional / Site-Specific Modules
- 01Critical and Complex Lifting Operations Management
- 02Lifting Incident Prevention and Accident Investigation
- 03Coordination with Crane Operators, Riggers, and Signalers
- 04Permit-to-Work and Authorization for Lifting Activities
How will you be assessed?
Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.
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