Rigging 4 Theatres & Events
CULT Cymru in partnership with Total Training & Venue Cymru.
Commercial cost of course: £450
Who should participate and requirements?
This 2 day course is for creatives who work in Theatre and Events for rigging at stage or floor level or who work at height on grids or catwalks where personal fall protection is not a requirement. There are no entry requirements for this course but participants must be over 18 years old to attend except by special arrangement.
What will I learn?
Theory
Responsibilities of individuals
Risk Assessment, PUWER and LOLER Regulations 1998
Lifting principles – lever, beam, pulleys and angles of lift
Point and uniform loads, identification of rigging/lifting points
Practical
Marking out
Selection and pre-use checks
Rigging chain blocks or chain motors
Slinging – basket and choke with steels and roundslings.
Using trusses – chords, bracing, nodes, connections, wall thickness
Assembly and simple slinging of general purpose trusses
Lifting plans and checklists
Lifting and trimming trusses
Secondary suspensions – theory and practice
De-rigging, packing and storing equipment
On completion candidates will have:
Course notes and additional printed information
A numbered certificate of attendance relating to the syllabus above
A personalised record of training
An appreciation of their legal duties
A basic knowledge of how to use equipment in slinging and lifting operations
Food & Refreshments
Teas/coffees will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own lunch or you to purchase food in the Venue Cymru cafe or in the town centre.