Riggers

What Riggers do

Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.

Industry Areas:

Automotive & Machine Repair • Construction • Renewable Resources and Energy • Transportation

Training Program Areas:

Forestry Conservation & Firefighting • Glaziery • Heavy Equipment Mechanic • Heavy Equipment Operations • Inland River System • Material Distribution Operations • OCT-Only Automotive & Machine Repair • OCT-Only Construction • OCT-Only Renewable Resources & Energy • OCT-Only Transportation • Petroleum Technician • Seaman • Urban Forestry