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The thing about rigging is, you can learn it if you become a master rigger but there’s no book on rigging.

Can we talk about Super Sacks and our rigging practices? Look at this rigging. This is me out in Washington State. Qualified and certified everyone involved, and this is what's done without the right tools. The tension pulling in on these eyes in the loop like this is extraordinary. Let's just say it's good they have a 3:1 or better safety factor. Running nylon on nylon as a rigging attachment is an obvious no for just about every manufacturer. And the loops on the sacks are meant to be pulled up, not sideways. If you want to fly several bags, you need to set up rigging for each eye in a way they are pulled relatively straight. This isn't it. We have a spreader beam for them that is crane rated and pulls it all up straight and doesn't stress the bags. Or, run two four way chains that pull in at near vertical angles. As a practice, we send people to a day long class to get certified. Everyone here is certified on the ground and on the building. Yet this is the behavior. We need investment in continuing education. Not repeating the same 8 hour class every five years. One year you go to Slingmax. Next year you go to Crosby. Next year you go to a crane school of sorts. Not even the union training is of great value here. The investment needs to be in training one or two people on your teams until they fully get the big picture. Our practices today are to give people a fuzzy picture and make them over confident when they only see the rough outline. The reality is they make it due to safety factors, and only because of safety factors. It's not good. We need to do better. Invest in one or two people to guide the rest of your people as a mentor in rigging and hoisting.

Published!!!!!!! see my article here.. The "Four Pillars of Design" for Rigging, Design & Planning in this month's Protocol Magazine. https://lnkd.in/e4qcs4s5

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Rigging isn’t just a job for me, it’s a craft I’ve poured my heart into. I won’t claim to be the best, but my dedication to mastering every detail speaks louder than words. Every project is an opportunity to ensure that all rigging adheres strictly to the CD-5, with precision and care at the forefront. What truly drives me is the knowledge that my work keeps others safe. From the smallest adjustment to the most complex setup, I aim for nothing less than perfection because lives depend on it. Excellence isn’t just a goal; it’s my way of ensuring that every worker on the scaffold can focus on their job without worry.

RIGGING AND SLINGING Sometimes RIGGING and SLINGING also referred to as hoisting, is an important step in the maneuvering of heavy objects in many workplaces. It is most common to see rigging done on construction sites or Operation at Plant as well the marine . Sometimes it is impossible to move an object through other means, so it becomes necessary to employ the services of a rigger. While this can be done on land or while out at sea, it is essential that whoever is undertaking the task of rigging and slinging knows how to do so safely, so that they are not put at risk, and so that those around them are not exposed to danger. Safe rigging is important because there are many variables that are at play while a rigger attempts to hoist a large object. Rigging is not a task that should be completed in a hurry. It requires knowledge, mathematical precision, and determination.

Rigging is not a task that should be completed in a hurry. It requires knowledge, mathematical precision, and determination.