When John Glinski heard about a new online course for rigging engineering, he knew he had to sign up. "I wanted to increase my knowledge," says the 56-year-old Fluor Corp. employee and safety manager ...

EPC firms, others team up to develop pioneering rigging engineering program. Companies such as Fluor Corp. and Bechtel Corp. often compete against one another to win engineering, procurement and ...

A lightweight and portable "hands-on functional model" for teaching the basics of rigging and lifting or for refresher training of experienced riggers The Model Rigging Training Kit is a lightweight ...

A new Rigging Training Standard (RTS) from NATE is now available to members and industry stakeholders. According to the association, NATE RTS is intended to “establish a minimum baseline of knowledge ...

Learn about load handling careers in oil and gas. From pipe spools to pressure vessels, the oil and natural gas industry relies on bulky, heavy, hard-to-move pieces of equipment. Rigging engineers and ...

"The whole idea of this is to provide a basic grounding that people can use as they see fit to supplement their own in-house needs," says Anderson. As construction projects are placing more difficult ...