To provide persons involved with rigging loft management with the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge of:

• Requirements for the marking of lifting components
• Pre / Post user control and correct storage of equipment
• Discard criteria
• Recommended practice – BS 7121, LOLER 1998
• Enterprise of Competence & end user equipment inspection

To provide persons involved with Rigging loft, knowledge of:

• Roles and responsibilities
• Issuing and return of lifting equipment

Familiarization with the lifting equipment found in a rigging loft.

Theoretical training covering :

• Knowledge of lifting equipment marking requirements
• Examples of damaged equipment and procedure for quarantined equipment
• Various registration systems e.g. T-card systems
• Conversant with the term “thorough examination”

Practical training covering:

• Demonstrate pre and post inspections
• Running an operational rigging loft
• Storage equipment,.
• Visual check of lifting equipment
• Pre-post check on lifting equipment, search for discard criteria

• Demonstrate pre and post inspections.
• Show knowledge of the regulations regarding marking, documentation, use, maintenance, daily inspection and discard criteria of lifting gear
• Choose correct lifting equipment.
• Running an operational rigging loft
• Knowledge of lifting equipment marking requirements