Watch Out for the Riggers!
The last interaction at many morning meetings is, “Who do we watch out for?” Response: “Watch out for the riggers!”
Does this riggers response sound like a company with a strong safety culture? Definitely not! Hopefully this is not the type of comment said at your company.
Riggers are responsible for attaching loads, controlling the movement of heavy equipment, and ensuring the rigging is safe for use.
In this day of worker shortages, hiring people without the needed training is commonplace. The issue is letting those with lack of knowledge be responsible for tasks that can put other lives in danger. It is vital a rigger understands weight loads, attachments for specific loads, etc. If not, disaster and damage can strike instantly.
Given the riggers context — and in our current environment — it seems inevitable that if not an incident occurring, most definitely a near-miss happens.
Let’s look at some hazards of rigging:
- Falls;
- Crush-type injuries;
- Being electrocuted;
- Being hit by equipment;
- Other hazards are posed in the form of loads that are swinging, managing heavy equipment, pinch points, tripping and slippery surfaces, and holding on to lines that present a danger.
Help yourself by learning TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis, plus learn from near-misses (and hopefully not an incident with personal injury or material damage). Learn to use TapRooT® proactively and stop those incidents before they occur. If not, watch out!
Recommended TapRooT® Course options:
- Audits & Proactive Improvement Using TapRooT® – usually held once per year, at the Global TapRooT® Summit). Your company can also set up an on-site TapRooT® Training for your team(s) to learn about Audits.
- 2-Day TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis Course – Choose from a variety of 2-Day TapRooT® RCA course offerings throughout the world.
- 5-Day TapRooT® Advanced Team Leader Course – Learn all of the techniques in the TapRooT® RCA process.
Enroll today to gain the proactive knowledge, tried-and-true expertise, and competitive advantage of TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis Training:
Learn how to prevent incidents and save lives in the 5-Day Advanced TapRooT® Team Leader RCA Training in Dallas, Texas, August 8-12, 2022, with TapRooT® Instructor Alex Paradies.
Register today for the 5-Day TapRooT® Root Cause Analysis Training Course, August 8-12, 2022, in Dallas, Texas: 5-Day Advanced TapRooT® Team Leader Root Cause Analysis Training Course.
TapRooT® is global to meet your needs. If you need other course times or locations, please see our full selection of courses.
Would you like TapRooT® RCA instructors to teach a course at your workplace? Please reach out to discuss what we can do for you, or call us at 865.539.2139.
