Rigging Engineering

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Fundamentals of
Rigging Engineering
Table of Contents
About ITI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Program Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Instructors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Program Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Course RE-110: Introduction to Rigging Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Course RE-120: Cranes & Derricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Course RE-130: Rigging, Equipment & Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Course RE-140: Alternative Load Handling Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Course RE-150: Lift Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Course RE-160: Specialized Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Course RE-170: Standards & Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Course RE-181: Master Rigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Course RE-182: Certified Rigging Gear Inspector Level I . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Course RE-183: Mobile Crane Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Instructional Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pricing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Supporters & Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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eBook: Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering
Who We Are
The worlds foremost provider of educational and technical services

for those who use cranes, rigging and load handling equipment.
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Introduction
The Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering is a comprehensive training program that
introduces participants to the science and art of the engineering behind heavy crane and
rigging, lifting, and transport activities.
These activities take place in a variety of industrial environments. Engineers come on the scene
with backgrounds in mechanical, civil, structural or other branches of engineering. However,
in most engineering degree programs, students learn little to nothing about crane and rigging
activities. Most engineers who enter this field are then required to learn on-the-job.
Another group of potential participants include a multitude of non-engineers who have
graduated through the ranks to take on the roles of lift planner, equipment superintendent, or
master rigger. In general, these individuals have learned a great deal on-the-job but lack the
formal education that the risky activities they are conducting call for.
Purpose and Scope
This program was built to prepare key personnel with foundational knowledge in rigging
engineering, exposing students to what they need to consider, and provide them with the
resources to solve a challenge when it arises.
Program Format and Delivery Methods
Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering is comprised of five required courses and five electives;
two electives are required to complete the program. Each course is comprised of three to six
modules, with students moving through the following program requirement tasks within each
module:

Reading and Media Viewing

Lecture Videos and Presentation Review

Discussion Questions

Assignments and Workshops

Exams
Online & On-Demand
Students are able to complete the entire Program online and at their own speed lectures are
recorded by subject matter experts. The five required courses and two of the available elective
courses are available online.
Hands-on at ITI Training Centers
To enhance the learning experience with hands-on training, participants are offered three
elective course options at ITI Training Centers. If a participant has completed one of the ITI
Training Center Course options in the past three years, that credit can be carried over to the
Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Program.

Instructors
J. Keith Anderson P.E.
Marco van Daal
Author, Rigging Engineering Basics
Owner, The Works International
Chief Rigging Engineer, Bechtel
Author, The Art of Heavy Transport
Member, ASME P30 Main Committee
Formerly with Mammoet and Sarens
Formerly with Mammoet and Fagioli
David Duerr, P.E.
Ron Kohner, P.E.
Owner, 2DM Associates
Owner, Landmark Engineering
Author, Telescopic Hydraulic Gantry

Systems
Charter Commissioner, NCCCO
Jim Lory
Don Mahnke, P.E.
Rigging Engineering Manager,

Fluor Corporation
Owner, Hydra-Slide
Former Project Manager,

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
Former President, Engineered

Transportation & Rigging Co.(ETARCO)
Larry Means, P.E.
Roger Skip Ohman, Jr., P.E.
Owner, Means Engineering
Technical Adviser, The Crosby Group
Chair, ASME B30 Main Committee
Member, ASME B30.26
Former Director of Engineering,

WireCo World Group
Former Director of Training,

The Crosby Group
Jonathan Parnell, P.E.
Mike Parnell
Project Manager,
Industrial Training International
President/CEO,
Industrial Training International
Member, ASME B30.22
Vice Chair, ASME B30 Main Committee
BS in Civil Engineering,
West Point Military Academy
Chair, ASME P30 Main Committee
Larry Shapiro, P.E.

Partner, Howard I. Shapiro & Associates
Author, Cranes & Derricks
Formerly with American Crane
Former SVP Special Projects, Mammoet
Paul Sweeney, P.E.

Manager of Cranes & Lifting Equipment,
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Member, ASME B30 Main Committee
Jim Wiethorn, P.E.
Jim Yates, P.E.
Chairman & Principal Engineer,

Haag Engineering
SVP of Engineering & Technical

Services, Barnhart Crane & Rigging
Member, ASME B30 Main Committee
Member, ASME B30.1


Program Outline
ITI
- Online & On-demand

- Training Center
Required Courses
ITI
#RE-110
Introduction to Rigging Engineering
ITI
#RE-120
Cranes & Derricks
ITI
#RE-130
Rigging, Equipment & Applications
ITI
#RE-140
Alternative Load Handling Equipment
ITI
#RE-150
Lift Planning
Elective Courses *
ITI
#RE-160
Specialized Transport
ITI
#RE-170
Standards & Regulations
#RE-181
Master Rigger
#RE-182
Certified Rigging Gear Inspector Level I
#RE-183
Mobile Crane Inspector
electives required to complete program.

*Two
Courses may be taken individually.

Introduction To Rigging Engineering

Required Course
ITI
#RE-110
24 hrs
Module I : Statics & Dynamics

a) Module Introduction & Major Considerations
e) Pressures
b) Mass, Gravity, Density & Weight
f) Introduction to Dynamic Loading on

Load Handling Equipment
c) Forces and Vectors

d) Moments & Couples
Module 2 : Principle of Center of Gravity

d) Determining Location by Calculation
b) Weight Control Concepts
e) Determining Location by Weighing
c) Calculating Support Reactions
f) Weight & Bouyancy
Module 3 : Direct Lifting vs. Mechanical Advantage

d) Levers
b) Unassisted lifting
e) Reeving Principles
c) Use of ropes and pulleys
f) Winches & Blocks
Module 4 : Basic Structural Analysis & Design

f) Columns
b) Shear & Bending
g) Combined Forces
c) Stress & Strain
h) Deflection Calculations
d) Tension Members
i) Connections
e) Beams
j) Introduction to Reinforced Concrete Design
Module 5 : Hydraulics & Powered Lifting

g) Power Calculations
b) Principles of Hydraulics
h) Jacks and Cylinders
c) Energy Transfer
i) Hydraulic Principle Applications:

Cranes & Derricks
d) Force Magnification
e) Elements of Hydraulic Systems
f) Hydraulic Diagrams

j) Hydraulic Principle Applications:

Alternate Lift Systems
Cranes & Derricks
ITI
Required Course
#RE-120
32 hrs
Module I : Intro to Cranes & Derricks

b) Hoisting, Drums, Sheaves
d) Powered Lifting, Luffing, Derricks

& the Contemporary Crane
c) Wire Rope & Fittings
e) Basis for Load Ratings
Module 2 : Crane Configurations

d) Load Spreading
b) Derricks
e) Tower Cranes
c) Mobile Cranes
f) Various Cranes
Module 3 : Loads & Forces

c) Dynamic Loads
b) Static Loads
d) Wind Loads
Module 4 : Stability Against Overturning

c) Tower & Self-Erecting Cranes
b) Mobile Cranes
d) Dynamic Stability
Module 5 : Crane Use & Planning

d) Derrick Installations
b) Mobile Crane Installations
e) Controlling Risk
c) Tower Crane Installations
Module 6 : Crane Applications

c) Crane Selection
b) Load Charts
d) Mobile Cranes on Barges


Required Course
ITI
#RE-130
32 hrs
Module I : Slings & Shackles

d) Synthetic Slings & Protections
b) Wire Rope Slings
e) Chain Slings
c) Exotic Wire Rope Slings
f) Shackles & Hardware
Module 2 : Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices

c) Spreader Bars
b) Lifting Beams
d) Lifting Lug Design
Module 3 : Lifting Equipment

e) Tirfors
b) Chain blocks
f) Jacks
c) Lever hoists
g) Correct use, restrictions
d) Manual winches
Module 4 : Rigging Applications

g) Chain Hoists & Load Drifting
b) Rigging Selection, Hitch Types, Capacities
h) Levers, Jacking, Rolling
c) Center of Gravity & Calculations
i) Reeving
d) Load Distribution
j) Winches & Blocks
e) Sling Tension
k) Off-Level Pick Points
f) Load Control
l) Load Turning
Module 5 : Rigging Arrangements & Techniques

a) Stability & Equilibrium
g) Hanging Loads from Horizontal Lines
b) Tandem Lifting (BCD)
h) Tailing techniques
c) Upending & Inverting Loads
i) Slinging arrangements - general
d) Vessel Upending Techniques
j) Selection of lift points
e) Load Sharing & Equalizing Arrangements
k) Suspension arrangements
f) Modularization

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Required Course
ITI
#RE-140
24 hrs
Module I : Hydraulic & Strand Jacks

e) Elephant foot jacks
b) Strand Jacks
f) Mast systems
c) Jack and Pack Systems
g) Strand jacks with cranes
d) Heavy duty proprietary systems
Module 2 : Telescopic Hydraulic Gantries

c) Lift Planning & Operations
b) Application & Engineering
d) Strand jacks on THGS
Module 3 : Modular Lift Towers & Various Systems

a) Module Introduction
d) Operations of MLTs & ALMs
b) Engineering Considerations for MLTs

& Alternative Lift Methods
e) Reeving Principles
f) Winches & Blocks
c) Layout & Construction Guidelines

for MLTs & ALMs
Module 4 : Horizontal Load Handling Systems

c) Rolling Systems
b) Skidding Systems
d) Alternative Horizontal Rigging Systems

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Lift Planning
ITI
#RE-150
16 hrs
ITI
#RE-160
32 hrs
Required Course
Module I : Introduction to Lift Planning

e) Lift Director & Other Roles
b) Rationale for Lift Planning
f) Analyzing Risk
c) Lift Planning Content
g) Lift Planning Software
d) Preparing a Lift Plan
Module 2 : Executing Critical Lift Plans

d) Lifting Personnel
b) Lift Plan Categories
e) Critical Lift Plan Workshop
c) Lift Plan Specifics
Module 3 : Analysis of Crane & Rigging Accidents

a) Crane Accident Studies & Statistics
c) Root-Cause Analysis
b) Categories of Accidents
Elective Course
Module I : Road Transport

d) Other Equipment
b) Hydraulic Platform Trailers Overview & Case

Studies
e) Operational Considerations, Regulations &

Permitting
c) Hydraulic Platform Trailers Engineering

& Calculations
f) Securement & Lashing Design
Module 2 : Rail Transport

b) Equipment
c) Operational Considerations, Regulations

& Permitting
d) Securement Design
Module 3 : Water Transport

d) Engineering
b) Ballasting & Mooring
e) Quays, jetties, docks
c) Barging
f) Heavy lift ships etc.

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Elective Course
ITI
#RE-170
12 hrs
Module I : Global Standards

g) ISO
b) ASME B30 - Load Handling Equipment
h) BS
c) ASME P30 - Lift Planning
i) DIN
d) CSA Z150 - Mobile Cranes
j) EN
e) CSA Z248 - Tower Cranes
k) Additional Various Standards
f) (Additional, relevant CSA standards?)
Module 2 : Government Regulations

e) LOLER & PUWER
b) OSHA 1910
f) Australia
c) OSHA 1926
g) Brazil
d) Canadian Federal and Provincial Regulations
h) Various Regulations
Module 3 : Industry-Specific Requirements

e) State DOTs
b) NRC
f) MSHA
c) DOE
g) Canadian Mining Act
d) API
h) Various Industy Standards

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Master Rigger
Elective Course
#RE-181
32 hrs
The Master Rigger Program is a premier ITI course that has been demanded by dozens of
industries for nearly twenty-five years. It has served those who have sought the next level
of rigging information, technical knowledge and skill. It exposes participants to a variety of
equipment and applications which include multiple-crane lifts, load turning, load drifting
with chain hoists, jacking and rolling using mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems,
incline planes and managing the center-of-gravity in all three axes.
This course also meets the new USA Federal OSHA regulation requiring training for riggers.
A written and practical exam can be administered to further qualify the riggers.

Inclined Planes Load Control - Center of Gravity
Snatch Block & Winch Systems
Come-a-Longs & Chain Falls
Jacking & Rolling
Rigging Design
Lifting Angles
Compound Loading
Multiple Hitch Systems
Load Turning
Applicable Federal, State, and Provincial Regulations & Standards

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Elective Course
#RE-182
32 hrs
The original Rigging Gear Inspector Program is designed to build or enhance the skills
of the student to become a qualified, in-house rigging gear inspector. This three-day
program includes classroom workshops and multiple hands-on inspection activities.
Wire Rope Slings
Synthetic Slings
Chain Slings
Rigging Hardware
Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
INDUSTRI
A
YEA R
IFICATION
QUAL
RN
Wire Rope
ATIONAL

L TRAINING INTE
Course Subjects

Applicable Federal, State, and Provincial
Regulations & Standards
#RE-183
40 hrs
Elective Course
The mobile crane inspection training curriculum consists of a multitude of subjects that
prepare a participant to conduct comprehensive mobile crane inspections. A three year
ITI Qualification is issued to participants who successfully pass the written and practical
evaluation.
Course Subjects

L TRAINING INTE
Safety Procedures
Inspection Components
Mechanical Systems
Structural Components Electrical, Hydraulic
INDUSTRI
A
IFICATION
QUAL
YEA R
RN
Inspection Requirements
ATIONAL
and Air Systems

Hoist Systems
Safety Items OSHA/ANSI Standards
Applicable State & Provincial Requirements
State/Province-Specific Crane Inspection Requirements

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Instructional Design
Program Delivery Methods
On-Demand E-Learning - Students are able to complete the Program fully-online at their own speed - lectures
are recorded by industry subject matter experts and the learning modules include reading, discussion
questions, assignments and exams.
Virtual Instructor Led Training - Students are able to enroll and learn alongside other students with live, virtual
instruction.
ITI Training Centers - Three elective courses are offered at ITI Training Centers throughout North America for
hands-on, practical learning opportunities.

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Pricing
Required Courses
ITI
Introduction to Rigging Engineering
24 hr
Online
$1,795
ITI
Cranes & Derricks
32 hr
Online
$2,195
ITI
32 hr
Online
$2,195
ITI
24 hr
Online
$1,795
ITI
Lift Planning
16 hr
Online
$995
Elective Courses *
ITI
32 hr
Online
$2,195
ITI
12 hr
Online
$995
Master Rigger
32 hr Training Center
$495
$495
$495
electives required to complete program.

*Two
Courses may be taken individually.

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their time and energy to the success of this program.
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eBook: Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering

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eBook: Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering

Marco van Daal

Author, Rigging Engineering Basics

Owner, The Works International

Chief Rigging Engineer, Bechtel

Author, The Art of Heavy Transport

Member, ASME P30 Main Committee

Member, ASME P30 Main Committee

Formerly with Mammoet and Sarens

Formerly with Mammoet and Fagioli

David Duerr, P.E.

Ron Kohner, P.E.

Owner, 2DM Associates

Owner, Landmark Engineering

Author, Telescopic Hydraulic Gantry

Charter Commissioner, NCCCO

Don Mahnke, P.E.