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Tower Rigging

Our Tower Rigging course educates students on the fundamental principles for safely rigging a telecom tower with the technical components that are required in order to keep our modern world connected.

Course breakdown

We start in the classroom discussing basic concepts such regulations and standards, classifications of equipment, roles and responsibilities of people involved in rigging, rigging plans, etc. Next, we alternate between the classroom and the training environment to teach more advanced principles such as sling angle factor, block angle factor, rigging knots, sling configurations, mechanical advantage, and various hoisting methods ranging from a basic top and heel block configuration to more advanced methods such as the trolley configuration of hoisting.

Prerequisite

None

Duration

16 hours

Maximum participants

8

Languages offered

English, French

Equipment Required

Work boots

Objectives of the training

  • Fall protection and rigging principles
  • Tower rigging regulations and standards
  • Rigging equipment
  • Rigging knots
  • Safety Factor, Working Load Limit, etc.
  • Rigging plan classifications
  • Calculating sling angle factor, block angle factor, and tagline force
  • Mechanical advantage
  • Capstan hoist operation
  • Signals and communications
Contact

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consultation

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Industries that regularly seek our training programs

  • Telecom
  • Renewables
  • Rail
  • Construction
  • Government
  • Firefighters
  • Food & beverage
  • Port
  • Entertainment
  • Engineering

Our state-of-the-art training center

Our vast training center is designed to simulate all types of high-rise and confined-space environments that you or your workers might encounter in the field, with all necessary safety precautions in place.

This allows your team the freedom to make the mistakes necessary for genuine learning, in a controlled environment, without fear of consequences or injury.

Training Center
Helmet Wall
Ladder Slider
Ladder Wall
Monopole
Classroom
Cantine