General Health and Safety

• Follow safe work method statements.
• Be responsible for their own health & safety and show awareness of the health and safety of other individuals in their vicinity.
• Carry out work activities safely to avoid creating hazardous situations.
• · Use tools and equipment safely in accordance with regulations, procedures and instructions.
• Follow procedures relating to manual handling, accident reporting, wearing personal protective equipment etc.
• Show how to act in an emergency and how to deal with problems.
• Show how to work securely, following security procedures and to deal with security breaches.
• Demonstrate their ability to carry out and document suitable and sufficient risk assessments and safe systems of work.

• How to work to safe work method statements.
• The relevant legislation, responsibilities, PPE, safe working, manual handling etc.
• Hazards and risks in the work environment and procedures for reporting and dealing with them.
• Responsibility under the Health and Safety Statutory Legislation Regulations including the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
• Fire and emergency precautions and procedures.
• Forms of accidents and emergencies and the actions, and limitations, to be taken in the event of an occurrence.
• Security procedures, what action to take in event of breach and the methods of doing so.
• Who is responsible for Health and Safety in the workplace and the policies relevant to your working practices.

• Read and interpret designs, scaling from drawings to mark out work on site.
• Select suitable components based on load capacity.
• Carry out rigging activities for an event.
• Rig hoists/ sling loads/ use modular structural products such as aluminium trusses.
• Select and use appropriate lifting equipment and accessories.
• Inform others of rigging intentions, caution required and action to be taken.
• Understand the need for venue permissions.
• De-rig and disassemble equipment and structures and return to storage leaving a tidy workplace.

• Their own roles and responsibilities and that of others in the workplace.
• Organisational rules for conduct at work, including grievance and disciplinary procedures.
• The purpose and uses of rigging equipment.
• The range equipment and tools used by riggers with the skill to inspect each item.
• Other event trades who could be working on a project and how the roles interlink.
• Different ‘truss’ systems and ancillary equipment.
• How to store and maintain lifting equipment.
• The manufacturer’s instructions, law, terminations, inspection.
• The importance of pre-use checks.

Rigging Skills & Techniques

• Read and interpret designs, scaling from drawings to mark out work on site.
• Select suitable components based on load capacity.
• Carry out rigging activities for an event.
• Rig hoists/ sling loads/ use modular structural products such as aluminium trusses.
• Select and use appropriate lifting equipment and accessories.
• Inform others of rigging intentions, caution required and action to be taken.
• Understand the need for venue permissions.
• De-rig and disassemble equipment and structures and return to storage leaving a tidy workplace.

•  How to read plans, accurately scale and mark out rigging operations and set up lifting equipment.
• How structural requirements can be met.
• How to estimate loads and forces.
• Allowable loads on structures, how to rig and de-rig a hoist and safely attach or sling loads.
• The advantages and restrictions of a range of access equipment (see Working at Height).
• The basic properties of trusses and tubes.
• Assembly, compatibility, orientation and alignment of equipment.
• How to inform members of production about rigging activities, explaining action they must take.
• How to deal with deviations from design.
• When to sign off completed work.

Working at Height

• Comprehend legislation, hierarchy of controls, risk assessments, specific hazards and risks, site assessment, rescue procedures.
• Use means of access, adhere to best practice and the correct use of personal fall protection systems (PFPS).
• Locate anchor points and suitability for use.
• Correctly use and store PFPS, maintain and inspect equipment when not in use.

•  The Work at Height Regulations 2005, safe access, egress and rescue plans for work at height.
• The types of access equipment: existing facilities, access machines, access towers, fixed platforms, scaffolding, ladders, Tallescopes, rope ladders, rope access.
• How to use work restraint/positioning and fall arrest equipment following manufacturer’s instructions. Detecting defects, reporting procedures.

Team Working &  Communication

• Effectively communicate with the Rigging Supervisor.
• Use appropriate rigging terminology.
• Use different types of communication.
• Manage time and adhere to schedules.
• Work closely with colleagues and line manager.
• Be cooperative and helpful in the workplace. Share and pass on information to colleagues, keeping them informed of activities/ problems.
• Motivate, build relationships.
• Continually develop own competence.

• The importance of effective working relationships.
• The lines of communication in the workplace.
• The signs and signals used on site.
• The importance of communication, listening and questioning at briefings and discussions.
• How to consider the effectiveness of their own communications and dealing with situations where this has not been achieved.
• Reporting procedures, feedback.
• Change including trends and changes in legislation.