Handbook of Rigging: Lifting, Hoisting, and Scaffolding for Construction and Industrial Operations, 5th Edition

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Handbook of Rigging: Lifting, Hoisting, and Scaffolding for Construction and Industrial Operations, 5th Edition

Handbook of Rigging: Lifting, Hoisting, and Scaffolding for Construction and Industrial Operations, 5th Edition, has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to provide broader coverage of lifting, hoisting, and scaffolding operations. This in-depth guide gives design/construction and facility maintenance professionals must-know information for safe, sound, and efficient application of equipment and materials. This book has not yet been published. Projected Availability: January 2009.

Website Price $99.95

Author: Joseph A MacDonald, WE Rossnagel, Lindley R Higgins
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 608

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The Ultimate Guide to Designing and Operating Safe, Efficient Rigging Systems

The industry classic Handbook of Rigging has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to provide broader coverage of lifting, hoisting, and scaffolding operations. This in-depth guide gives design/construction and facility maintenance professionals must-know information for safe, sound, and efficient application of equipment and materials.

Updated to addresses the radical changes in rigging equipment, materials, and systems; new design and construction concepts; OSHA regulations governing equipment use; EPA site regulations, and safe operation of equipment and systems.

Recent years have seen an abundance of changes in the rigging industry. This popular, hands-on reference brings you completely up to date on equipment, materials, systems, and regulations that affect your profession. In addition, it covers new concepts regarding the design and construction of new buildings, as well as the alteration and modification of existing structures. Whether you are a maintenance technician, hoist operator, worksite foreman, or any other specialist requiring the use of rigging equipment, this comprehensive guide will help ensure that your projects are completed in a cost-effective manner, without sacrificing safety and efficiency.

Inside this fully updated guide to rigging:

A broader-than-ever look at lifting, hoisting, and scaffolding operations.
Brand-new section covering the safe operation of equipment and rigging systems.
Up-to-date information on EPA and OSHA regulations governing the use of rigging equipment.
Directory of associations that publish research on safe rigging.
Bibliography of references that cover related subjects concerning rigging.

Handbook of Rigging covers:

Codes and Standards
OSHA Updates
Engineering Principles
Worksite Preparation
Rigging Systems, Devices, and Tools
Lifting and Hoisting Machinery
Scaffolding and Ladders
Protective Equipment
Safety, Health, and Security Measures
Fire Prevention and Protection
Additional Resources

About the Authors
Joseph A MacDonald (Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY), is a civil engineer. He has more than 40 years experience editing such McGraw-Hill publications as Encyclopedia for U.S. Building and Construction Technology, Handbook or Rigging, and the Directory of Worldwide Engineering and Construction Organizations. He is a civil engineer and has worked as a construction project engineer for numerous engineering firms.
WE Rossnagel was a consulting and fire-protection engineer and was a safety engineer with the Consolidated Edison Company of New York.
Lindley R Higgins was a professional engineer, writer, and consultant in the construction industry for more than 25 years. He was editor of McGraw-Hill's Handbook of Construction Equipment and Maintenance and its Maintenance Engineering Handbook.