Rigging Awareness in General Industry (Federal OSHA) Online Training

This online course gives awareness training on rigging in general industry under the OSHA rules (29 CFR 1910.184 and the load-handling paragraphs of 1910.179(n) and 1910.180(h)) and is written for general industry workers who work with slings and around lifted loads, such as warehouse, plant, factory and maintenance crews.

What you learn

• Who does what around a lift
• Sling types and their limits
• Markings and rated capacity
• Hitches and sling angle
• Safe sling practices
• Inspecting slings and taking them out of service
• Staying clear of loads
• Cranes and moving the load
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Concientización sobre aparejos (rigging) en la industria general (OSHA federal): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

This course does not make you a rigger, a competent person or a crane operator. Your employer decides who rigs loads and designates who operates cranes, and a competent person designated by your employer inspects slings each day before use (1910.184(d)). The federal sling rule sets no qualifications for the people who attach slings to loads and no minimum training time, so ask your supervisor who does that job at your workplace. The course does not teach crane operation, load weights, lift planning, hand signals, or the rules for construction, shipyards or longshoring. This is the federal OSHA course. If you work in a state with its own OSHA-approved plan, your state may have different or more stringent rules. The course is online only.