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The 4th Edition of the Rigging Handbook (June 2012) maintains its reputation as a clear, well-illustrated reference book for millwrights, rigging professionals, crane operators and anyone who is involved with rigging and hoisting operations. Users will appreciate the simple layout, organization and detailed illustrations provided in this latest edition of the Rigging Handbook, with its concise, simple answers to rigging questions that may otherwise appear complex in nature. Emphasis on the new OSHA 1926.1400 regulation for signal persons is covered in greater detail, in addition to the updated ASME B30 standards that apply to rigging and hoisting operations.

New and updated topics include:

• Load Share Concepts
• Load Control Techniques
• Load Leveling Practices
• Center of Gravity Concepts
• Cribbing use and Wood Blocking
• Proper Tag Line Use
• Chainfalls and Lever Hoists use
• Inverting loads with cranes
• OSHA 1926.1428 Signalperson specifics

Formulas for:

• Sling tensions calculations
• Determining the Center of Gravity
• Determining the Load Share
• 2-crane lifts and share of the load on each crane
• Drifting loads (horizontal movements) with multiple hoists
• Lever Bars (Johnson bars)
• Moving loads on inclined planes. . . . and lots more!

Code No. 008532, ISBN 9781888724165