16 HRS RIGGING WORKER

NYC - DOB TRAINING

This course is a requirement for an individual who is not employed by a licensed rigger to perform rigging or signaling work in conjunction with the hoisting or lowering of articles on the outside of a building with hoisting equipment.

In lieu of completing this course, an individual may instead possess a department approved national rigging certification.

Who Needs 16Hrs Rigging

This course is a requirement for an individual who perform rigging or signaling work in conjunction with the hoisting or lowering of articles on the outside of a building with hoisting equipment.

Course Benefits

  • Recognize hazards associated with suspended scaffolds.
  • • Implement hazard mitigation procedures, means and methods.
  • • Identify NYC laws and OSHA regulations regarding suspended scaffolds.
  • • Use correct procedures to inspect suspended scaffolding equipment.
  • • Correctly install, operate, and tie-off rope scaffolds using back hitch and night hitch.
  • • Implement inspection criteria for wire rope.
  • • Correctly use and install rigging hardware, including C-hooks, parapet clamps, and outrigger beam systems.
  • • Perform inspections of suspended scaffold equipment.
  • • Properly inspect, wear, use and care for personal fall arrest system equipment correctly.

Course Topics

  • Introduction to Rigging

  • Crane & Rigging Accidents

  • OSHA 1926 Overview

  • NYC Construction Codes Overview

  • NYC Department of Buildings Overview

  • Lifting & Lowering Loads

  • Ropes, Knots & Hitches Overview

  • Rigging Equipment Overview

  • Inspection of Ropes & Rigging Equipment

  • Crane and Hoisting Machine Overview

  • Signaling

  • General Principles of Fall Protection

  • Personal Protective Equipment & Fall Arrest Systems

  • General Construction Site Hazards

  • NYC DOB Unsafe Condition (311) Notification Procedure

  • NYC DOI/Buildings Integrity Training Contact Information Sheet

  • Review all Training Topics

  • Written (Multiple Choice) Assessment

Get Your 16 Hrs Rigging Worker Card


Upon successful completion of the 16-hour Rigging Worker, we will generate an access to our Training Card Platform, where you and your employees can see the training cards via QR Code and also download it if is necessary. Additionally to this, you can control the training status of your workers.

The QR Code provide to your employees proof of your training.

This is the best way to keep your training card with you and forget that you can lose it.

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