In accordance with SQ Q2, the training for event rigging experts has a modular structure. It is divided into 3 levels and includes theoretical and practical components. The entire training must be completed within a period of 12 months.

Qualification level LEVEL 1

 

The LEVEL 1 event rigging expert has the skills for basic activities.

These activities are e.g:

• Mounting truss systems
• Proper use of work equipment
• Checking (visual inspection) before using work equipment
• Attaching lifting beams to hoists
• Attaching loads to trusses
• Attachment to specified attachment points of supporting structures
• Wiring and operating motor controls (after electrical training by a qualified electrician)
• Safe use of hoists and operation of the system controls
• Applying the relevant knots (bowline, mast throw, Prusik knot, double Bulink knot, spar stitch)
• Proper use of PPE and workplace positioning

 

Course admission LEVEL 1

Anyone who has reached the age of 18 and provides all of the following valid proof can be admitted to the qualification course:

• Occupational medical aptitude test for work involving a risk of falling, e.g. G 41
• First aid training

 

Qualification contents LEVEL 1

Legal basis

Activity-related application of legal sources:

• Basic requirements for occupational health and safety and working hours
• Necessity of risk assessments
• Necessity of testing work equipment (Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health)
• DGUV regulations
• IGVW quality standards, in particular SQO2 – event-rigging organization and working procedures

 

Static basics

• Represent forces graphically (vectors, rope corner method)
• Action of loads in a statically determinate system
• Internal forces (normal force, shear force, bending moment)
• Support reactions for single-span beams
• Knowledge of local stresses on trusses and building support structures
• Knowledge of support reactions for multi-span beams
• Calculating rope forces in the two-strand bridle
• Reading and applying load tables and other manufacturer information

 

Technical equipment (theory)

• Material science and area of application of slings (expert inspection of slings)
• Dimensioning of slings depending on the area of application (in accordance with DGUV Information 215-313)
• Areas of use, types and applications of traverses (igvw SQP1)
• Advantages and disadvantages of the various truss connector systems
• Overview of areas of use, types of construction, applications of hoists and their controls (in accordance with igvw SQP2) and their hazards, in particular from electrical current
• Knowledge of rigging-specific technical terms, symbols and labels
• Pulley principle

 

Technical equipment (practice)

• Selecting and dimensioning slings
• Execution of basic stop variants (basket, choke, Beim clamp, Halfen rail)
• Safe assembly and secure attachment of traverses
• Visual inspection of work equipment before, during and after use
• Mastering the following knots (plastic, mast throw)
• Proper use of lifting gear (e.g. running the chain correctly, correct storage and use in the transport case)
• Performing secondary securing for D8 electric chain hoists using a chain sling with chain shortener (in accordance with DGUV Information 215-313, igvw SQP2)
• Operating hoist controls

 

Personal protective equipment (theory)

• Selecting the necessary PPE and its components based on the risk assessment and operating instructions
• Know the PPE manufacturer’s specifications for the strength of anchor points
• Components of PPE against falls from a height (safety harness, energy absorber) and their area of application (fall-free space, maximum system length)
• Components of the PPEgA for workplace positioning in accordance with igvw SQO2 (e.g. length-adjustable lanyard) and their area of application (passage, system length, latching – shortening)
• Differences between industrial safety helmet (EN 397) and mountaineering helmet (EN 12492)
• Differences between safety ropes (dynamic, semi-static)
• Advantages and disadvantages of locking devices for carabiners
• Knowing different players and how to use them
• Know the requirements for storage, maintenance
• Visual inspection and discard criteria for PPE components
• Know the physical principles of falling from a height (impact force, fall factor)
• Observe information on orthostatic shock (suspension trauma) and the corresponding positioning options
• Knowing the advantages and disadvantages and proper use of different lifeline systems (number of users, strength of anchor points, required fall-free space)

 

Personal protective equipment (practice)

• Selecting, adjusting and putting on PPE
• Testing of all lifting and positioning eyes using a suspension test
• Carry out a visual inspection of the PPE before use
• Correct use of a fall arrest system
• Correct use of workplace positioning
• Mastering the typical work knots for PPEgA (e.g. Prusik knot, double bull, spar stitch, square knot)
• Mastering basic self-rescue techniques (Prusik & step sling)
• Use of different abseiling devices and their application

 

Examinations LEVEL 1

Admission to the examination

 

Anyone who has attended a qualification course to become a Level 1 event rigging expert and has completed the entire qualification course within 12 months may be admitted to the LEVEL 1 final examination.

In addition, the admission requirements for the qualification course for event rigging LEVEL 1 must be fulfilled.

 

Theoretical examination

 

The theoretical examination is taken in writing and consists of the following separate parts:

 

Practical examination

 

The practical test lasts between 15 minutes and 30 minutes per person and consists of the following test contents:

• Technical equipment
• Personal protective equipment against falls from a height

 

Passing the exam

To pass the theoretical examination, at least 70% of the points to be achieved in the individual parts of the examination are required.

The practical examination is passed if the necessary competence in the main areas of the examination has been demonstrated.

 

Proof of qualification

The training provider certifies the participant’s participation in the qualification measure and the results of the examination.

 

Duration:

66 teaching units

 

Costs:

The course fee for booking the complete SQQ2 | Level 1 seminar is

2.290 Euro plus VAT

 

It is of course also possible to book individual modules.