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Riggers
SOC 49-9096.00
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
2
Job Zone
No
Green
Top Skills 8
Critical Thinking3.2
Active Listening3.1
Operation and Control3.1
Time Management3.1
Monitoring3.0
Complex Problem Solving3.0
Operation Monitoring3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.0
Knowledge Areas 8
Mechanical3.7
Building and Construction3.5
Customer and Personal Service3.5
Engineering and Technology3.4
Transportation3.3
Design3.1
Mathematics3.0
Public Safety and Security3.0
Key Tasks
1Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
2Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
3Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
4Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
5Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
Also Known As
Acrobatic Rigger
Boat Rigger
Crane Operator
Crane Rigger
Fly Rail Operator
Gantry Rigger
Gear Repairer
Grip
Hand Rigger
Heavy Lift Rigger
Tools & Equipment
Adjustable hand wrenches
Allen wrench sets
Beam type torque wrenches
Chain hoists
Channellock pliers
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