The 5th Edition of the Rigging Handbook is a clear, well-illustrated reference book for millwrights, rigging professionals, crane operators and anyone who is involved with performing or teaching rigging and hoisting operations. Users will appreciate the simple layout, organization and detailed illustrations provided in this edition of the Rigging Handbook, with its concise, simple answers to rigging questions that may otherwise appear complex in nature. This edition has emphasis on regulation and code changes effecting equipment use.
Topics include:
Load Share Concepts
Load Control Techniques
Load Leveling Practices
Center of Gravity Concepts
Cribbing use and Wood Blocking
Proper Tag Line Use
Chainfalls and Lever Hoists use
Inverting loads with cranes
Sling tensions calculations
Determining the Center of Gravity
Determining the Load Share
2-crane lifts and share of the load on each crane
Drifting loads (horizontal move) with multiple hoists
Lever Bars (Johnson bars)
Moving loads on inclined planes. . . . and lots more!
The 5th Edition of the Rigging Handbook is a clear, well-illustrated reference book for millwrights, rigging professionals, crane operators and anyone who is involved with performing or teaching rigging and hoisting operations. Users will appreciate the simple layout, organization and detailed illustrations provided in this edition of the Rigging Handbook, with its concise, simple answers to rigging questions that may otherwise appear complex in nature. This edition has emphasis on regulation and code changes effecting equipment use.
Topics include:
Load Share Concepts
Load Control Techniques
Load Leveling Practices
Center of Gravity Concepts
Cribbing use and Wood Blocking
Proper Tag Line Use
Chainfalls and Lever Hoists use
Inverting loads with cranes
Sling tensions calculations
Determining the Center of Gravity
Determining the Load Share
2-crane lifts and share of the load on each crane
Drifting loads (horizontal move) with multiple hoists
Lever Bars (Johnson bars)
Moving loads on inclined planes. . . . and lots more!