NATE Announces 2018 Rigger Awareness Training Dates and Locations
NATE Announces 2018 Rigger Awareness Training Dates and Locations
Registration Forms Available on Association’s Website
(Watertown, SD) – NATE announced today the dates and locations for the 2018 Rigger Awareness Training Courses. Twelve (12) Rigger Awareness Training Courses will be hosted nationwide in 2018 and will be offered free of charge to attendees due to a Susan Harwood Training Grant (SH-31235-SH7) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Throughout 2018, NATE is planning to host these complimentary, grant-enabled training sessions in Hartford, Connecticut; Nashville, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; Eagan, Minnesota; Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon; Malvern, Pennsylvania; Charlotte, North Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; Detroit, Michigan; Lakewood, Colorado and Irving, Texas.
The industry-specific Rigger Awareness Course curriculum will be focused on introducing workers and employers to rigging terminology, rigging equipment and proper use, rigging inspections, rigging related hazards, crane signals and industry reference materials/standards. The training is organized into six sections that include the following subject topics:
Section 1: Introduction to NATE and OSHA Section 2: State of the Industry Section 3: Construction Planning, Stakeholders and Resources Section 4: Anatomy of a Rigging Plan Section 5: Lift Systems, Forces and Equipment Components Section 6: Executing the Rigging Plan
The training will also include information regarding employee and employer rights and responsibilities under the OSH Act of 1970, whistleblower complaint procedures and protection provisions.
“Rigging is an essential element of communication tower work, yet deficiencies still exist when it comes to the use of proper rigging procedures at tower sites,” stated NATE Curriculum Development Committee Member Richard Cullum from Crown Castle. “The Rigger Awareness Training Program presents a practical application of the rigging requirements that we believe will have a significant positive impact on worker safety and quality,” added Cullum.
“I would encourage all industry employees and employers interested in participating in the Rigger Awareness Training sessions to register soon as interest in the program is in high demand,” said NATE Curriculum Development Committee Member Justin Huggins from Enertech Resources, LLC.
Interested participants should complete the accompanying Rigger Awareness registration forms for the training location in their region on the Association’s 2018 Worker Training Course website page today!
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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association in the wireless infrastructure industry providing a unified voice for tower erection, service and maintenance companies. Today the Association boasts over 760 member companies located throughout the United States, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Ghana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, and Trinidad. For additional information on NATE, please visit www.natehome.com.
