Static field route #610

What should I check before touching slings, shackles, hooks, or rigging gear?

Seismic Bracing, Sway Control & Structural CoordinationHigh-risk starter answer — foreman/qualified-person verification required

Rigging gear is qualified-person territory. If the rigging crew no-shows, watching lifts before does not make you the rigger.

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Field checklist

State clearly that you are not qualified/assigned to rig the load.
Keep the crane/pick held until a qualified rigger/lift lead is present.
Ask the foreman to contact the PM/superintendent/lift lead for direction.
Document the hold if pressure continues.

Ask foreman

I have watched picks, but I am not the assigned qualified rigger. Who is the qualified person taking responsibility for rigging this load?

Do not

Do not hook up an RTU, choose pick points, size rigging, or improvise a lift because the crane is waiting.

Why it matters

A crane waiting is expensive. An unqualified rigging decision is worse.

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