Since 1950, Handbook of Rigging for Construction and Industrial Operation has been the only truly comprehensive source of information on rigging operations. It provides essential data, tables, formulas and a wide range of techniques that help the job get done—correctly, quickly and safely. In addition, the handbook:
- Includes detailed coverage of all important areas—tools, scaffolds, slings, ladders, cranes, jacks and accessories
- Offers new material on wood technology, fiber and wire-strand rope, helicopter riggings, and more
- Emphasizes hazard-free operations to help prevent job-site accidents
- Includes three detailed chapters on OSHA regulations that affect rigging
- Features easy-to-follow diagrams, charts, graphs and photographs.
The Handbook of Rigging for Construction and Industrial Operations delivers proven solutions for erecting reliable rigs and scaffolds for plants and factories, loading docks, mines and ports, and construction and demolition sites. Complete with extensive coverage of relevant OSHA regulations plus the author's own expert advice on safe practices, this definitive guide shows you how to select and use: rigging tools - fiber and wire-strand rope, slings and hitches, end attachments and fittings, and blocks, sheaves, reeving, and drums - scaffolding and ladders - both manual and powered swinging and suspended scaffolds, wood and metal stationary scaffolds, specialized scaffolds, and portable ladders, rigging machinery - derricks and cranes, overhead hoists, personnel/material hoists, and helicopters, rigging accessories - jacks, rollers, and skids plus safety belts, lifelines, and nets.
From the Preface
This fourth edition of the acknowledged standard rigging reference - The Handbook of Rigging - has been revised, expanded, and updated to incorporate not only the advances in methods and technologies of rigging and scaffolding that have occurred since the publication of the first edition in 1957, but also the regulations governing the safe practices and procedures for using rigging equipment and materials on projects that have been prescribed and enforced by OSHA since 1970.
The handbook is intended to be a ready reference and guide for expert riggers engaged in full-time rigging operations; erectors of buildings and other structures; maintenance mechanics in industrial plants and electric generating stations having less frequent rigging jobs to perform; operators of all types of hoists, derricks, and cranes; and other workers engaged on the erection of scaffolds or signage, or in climbing tall structures for repair or maintenance work.
Proper training can significantly improve accident prevention. The handbook attempts to identify the elements of safe rigging practice and expand upon the minimum safety regulations promulgated by the various standards organizations and by OSHA. It should be used as a guide in conjunction with the applicable safety regulations by contractors, supervisors, riggers, equipment operators, and managers concerned with or responsible for the safety of employees at work on a project, as well as for the general public and surrounding structures.
The information contained in specific chapters such as "Derricks and Cranes" or "Scaffolds and Ladders," and so forth can provide the basis for developing instructional material used in the training of personnel engaged in rigging operations. It can also be included in standard instructions issued to employees for the safe use of rigging equipment and materials.
Safe practices recommendations in the handbook, of necessity, are framed in general terms to accommodate the many variations in rigging practices and the different ways in which rigging is used. Because these recommendations are only advisory in nature, they must be supplemented by strict observance of specific relevant regulations as well as manufacturers' recommendations and requirements.
Contents
Engineering Principles. Rigging Tools. Rigging Machinery. Rigging Accessories. Scaffolding and Ladders. Procedures and Precautions. |
