MFG 22801 - Rigging

Course topics include: Rigging hardware, below the hook lifting devices, slings (chain, wire rope, synthetics, and metal mesh), lever hoist and chainfalls, hitches, limitations of rigging equipment, knot tying: tagline use, effects on working load limits, signalperson training, estimation of load weights, center of gravity determination, rigging block calculations and sling tension calculations.

Offered: Spring

Semester Hours: 1