Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC122   19946-20002 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  03/22/94  
ABC122      19946-20002 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Rigging Safety and Equipment
Rigging safety, equipment and inspection. Includes crane hand signals, common rope knots, types of derricks and cranes and safety procedures for rigging and moving materials and equipment. Prerequisites: (Identured status with Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. and ABC119) or permission of apprenticeship coordinator.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC122   19946-20002 Rigging Safety and Equipment
1. Explain rigging safety rules. (I)
2. Identify and explain the use of specific rigging equipment. (II)
3. Describe proper inspection procedures for rigging equipment. (III)
4. Demonstrate specific crane hand signals. (IV)
5. Estimate size, weight and the center of gravity of specific objects. (V)
6. Identify and tie the common knots used for rigging operations. (VI)
7. Identify and explain specific types of derricks. (VII)
8. Identify and explain specific types of cranes. (VIII)
9. Describe safe procedures to rig and move materials and equipment. (IX)
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ABC122   19946-20002 Rigging Safety and Equipment
    I. Rigging Safety
      II. Rigging Equipment
          A. Wire rope
          B. Eye splice
          C. Thimbles
          D. Shackles
          E. Sockets
          F. Wedge sockets
          G. Wire rope clips
          H. Wire rope slings
          I. Bridle slings
          J. Choker hitch slings
          K. Basket hitch slings
          L. Synthetic web slings
          M. Choker slings
          N. Basket slings
          O. Bridle slings
          P. Fiber ropes
        III. Inspecting Rigging Equipment
            A. Wire ropes
            B. Synthetic web slings
            C. Hooks, shackles and sockets
            D. Equipment to be rigged
          IV. Crane Hand Signals
              A. Crawler and telescoping boom cranes
                1. Raise load
                2. Raise load slowly
                3. Lower load
                4. Lower load slowly
                5. Raise boom
                6. Raise boom slowly
                7. Lower boom
                8. Lower boom slowly
                9. Raise boom, lower load
                10. Lower boom, raise load
                11. Raise boom, hold load
                12. Swing load
                13. Stop
                14. Other
              B. Tower and Gantry Cranes
                1. Travel bridge
                2. Travel trolley
                3. Stop
                4. Emergency stop
                5. Select trolley
            V. Estimating an Object
                A. Size
                B. Weight
                C. Center of gravity
              VI. Common Rigging Knots
                  A. Bowline
                  B. Running bowline
                  C. Timber hitch
                  D. Half hitch
                  E. Square
                  F. Clove hitch
                  G. Barrel hitch
                VII. Types of Derricks
                    A. A-Frame
                    B. Gin Pole
                    C. Guyed
                    D. Stiff leg
                    E. Chicago boom
                  VIII. Types of Cranes
                      A. Crawler
                      B. Truck-mounted
                      C. Truck-mounted hydraulic
                      D. Gantry-mounted
                      E. Tower-mounted
                      F. Hammerhead
                      G. Cherry picker
                      H. Drott
                    IX. Rigging and Moving Materials and Equipment
                        A. Safety rules
                        B. Procedures
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