Epri Rigging Certification
Members interested in taking this course need a strong rigging background with at least three to five years of experience.
Epri rigging certification. This mandates both written knowledge tests and skills based hands on proficiency evaluations. This class is not a basic rigging course and is reserved for experienced riggers only. Books are available on loan during class. The only organization recognized by the electric power research institute epri as compliant to their administrative protocol for portable.
Rigging aptitude test during a crosby training seminar tests are given to allow the participant to gauge his or her current knowledge on rigging application and standards. Control of heavy loads steve jones senior reactor systems engineer office of nuclear reactor regulation us. All certified industrial riggers are fully qualified in accordance with the latest osha federal regulation 29 cfr part 1926. The following test provides you the type of information you can expect to cover when you attend one of crosbys training seminars.
The ironworkers apprenticeship has devised a four day refresher course for the experienced rigger. This class is scheduled from february 22nd thru february 25th 2016 at 8am at local 55 training center. Ua industrial rigger certification credentials speak for themselves. New books must be purchased online from the aj administrative office in van nuys or from a training center supervisor.
The epri electric power research institute rigging course is designed to educate and certify journeyperson members about the complexities of working safely as rigging specialists. When nuclear power plant operators use supplemental workers during scheduled outages they want them to be prepared for tasks such as rigging and liftingwhen these workers require additional training upon arrival higher labor costs result. To develop the evaluations epri uses a systematic approach to the training sat process. Ipt crane rigging handbook 20 pipe trades pro calculator 60 rigging binder 19 ua rigging manual 28.
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