School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Adv Manufacturing/Fabrication
Department
Advanced Manufacturing
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Trade & Apprenticeship
Course Number
103
Course Title
Rigging Awareness and Fundamentals
Credit Hours
1.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description
Introduces the basic concepts, safety rules, and issues related to the use of rigging equipment, attachment components, calculating sling angle stresses, and safe lifting and turning loads.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Goal Statement
To provide students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Trade and Apprentice Education, utilizing digital learning materials and hands-on labs.
Core Course Topics
- Rigging Safety
- Center of Gravity and Proper Balancing of a Load
- Calculating Load Weights
- Functions and Types of Slings
- Types of Hitches
- Rigging Attachments
- Rigging Equipment Maintenance
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate satisfactory rigging safety knowledge, based on loads and equipment to be lifted.*
- Calculate or verify lifting weights.
- Identify functions and types of straps and/or slings.
- Explain the proper pre-operation inspection procedures for slings, chains, and attachments.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
• AMTEC Modular Pre and Post exams
• Lab evaluation utilizing a standard evaluation matrix
Texts
AMTEC Module 1093 Digital Learning Materials
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Successful completion of AMTEC Course Module 1093 Post Assessment (85%) and instructor assessment of lab activities.
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Winter 2014
Review Semester
Winter 2014