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 ...

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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 ...

Wire rope slings are an important piece of rigging hardware used in lifting and hoisting operations and are the most frequently used type of slings in the industry today. Wire rope slings are widely ...

Traditional material handling methods include rigging materials with hooks, slings or chains. Loads, however, are at risk of shifting or coming loose. Furthermore, they are often free-swinging and ...

In virtually all areas of industry, so-called alternative lifting methods, often strand jacks and hydraulic telescoping gantries, are accepted as the best option over conventional lifting, assembly ...