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 2

 

The expert for event rigging LEVEL 2 has the skills for rigging activities that go beyond the activities of the expert for event rigging LEVEL 1.

 

These activities are e.g:

• Planning and creating temporary anchor points
• Installing technical equipment and commissioning motor controls and load monitoring systems if necessary
• Creating and evaluating plans and work documents
• Planning of auxiliary structures
• Coordinating rigging activities
• Carrying out and documenting instructions
• Managing and supervising LEVEL 1 riggers
• Planning and creating rescue concepts
• Carrying out rescue measures
• Contributing to the creation of risk assessments for rigging-specific activities
• Preparation of any necessary risk assessments
• Leading a team

 

Course admission LEVEL 2

 

Admission to the qualification course is possible if all of the following valid certificates are provided:

• Proof of successful completion of the LEVEL 1 event rigging qualification test
• At least one year’s experience as an expert for event rigging level 1
• Experience of at least 40 working days as an expert for event rigging LEVEL 1 within the last 24 months before the start of the course

or

20 days of work as an expert for event rigging LEVEL 1 within the last 12 months. Proof of the days of work must be provided in writing in a comprehensible manner,
e.g. by using the template for activity records available on the IGVW website

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

 

Qualification contents LEVEL 2

 

Legal basis, occupational health and safety and risk assessments

Activity-related application of legal sources:

• Responsibility, delegation and transfer of duties
• Requirements for risk assessments
• Creation of risk assessments
• Defining areas of responsibility and communication channels
• Creation of operating instructions
• Coordinating rescue measures

 

Rigging-specific statics

• Calculating multi-strand bridle
• Calculating internal forces (normal force, shear force, bending moment)
• Local and global bending due to e.g. applied crossbars
• Deepening knowledge of local stresses on trusses and building support structures
• Transfer of horizontal loads on supporting structures (building structures, temporary structures, etc.)
• Knowing the limited load capacity of node elements (e.g. ground support)
• Knowing the load capacity of tower components (e.g. ground support)
• Knowing the design internal forces of trusses
• Knowing the support reactions for multi-span beams (e.g. point loads, line loads, triangular loads)
• Limits of computer-based application software for static analysis
• Consideration of dynamic load components when using lifting equipment
• Know the effects of wind in open-air areas (e.g. when using video walls)

 

Technical communication

• Creation of measurement plans
• Creation of rigging plans
• Creating material lists
• Methodology for obtaining information and merging trade-specific plans
• Selecting the data from technical planning documents that is relevant for execution (e.g. lighting and hall plans, load-bearing structure options, static calculations)
• Drawing organization

 

Technical equipment (theory)

• Planning of auxiliary structures (e.g. trusses, teams in open-air stages)
• Implementation planning (statically simple constructions)
• Planning of ground-supported structures (e.g. traverse table, ground support) taking into account local conditions, such as soil conditions, changes in soil compaction due to external influences such as weather, soil load-bearing capacity, slope, cavities
• Dimensioning and selecting load handling attachments
• Selecting aerial work platforms taking into account the structural conditions (floor load capacity, door sizes, etc.)

 

Technical equipment (practice)

• Creating measurements using rigging plans (different variants, using the 3-4-5 method to determine the right angle, Cartesian and polar coordinates, laser measuring systems)
• Execution of special stop variants (split basket, H-bridle, pull-back, truss bridle, etc.)
• Dismantling or replacing installed and loaded hoists (e.g. in knife rigging)
• Assembly and disassembly of floor-supported truss structures
• Use of special assembly aids for truss constructions (e.g. tower erection aid)
• Installation of specified safety systems (lifelines)
• Checking the defined technical protection and safety measures (e.g. load measurement systems, secondary fuses)
• Operating motor controls for moving complex load systems (including measures for improved control, 4-eyes principle)
• Visual inspection of work equipment before, during and after use

 

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height (theory)

• Know different rescue procedures and their requirements for rescuers and work equipment (e.g. accompanied rescue, rescue from above)
• System selection of various rescue equipment
• Knowing the proper use of PPE for rescuing from heights
• Overview of suitable temporary lifeline systems
• Qualification to test the PPEgA

 

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height (practice)

• Visual inspection of PPE products before, during and after use
• Completing rescue exercises with different access and rescue variants
• Construction of temporary lifeline systems (e.g. vertical tower ascent, horizontal traversing on structures)

 

Basics of electrical engineering

• Know the dangers of electric current
• Understanding the effect on the human body
• Understanding the basics of alternating and three-phase current
• Knowing the relationships between mechanical and electrical power in electric chain hoists
• Understanding of protective measures and knowledge of the need for equipotential bonding
• Knowing the protection classes and types of protection when using electrical equipment
• Knowledge of protective devices and their modes of operation (e.g. overcurrent protection devices, residual current devices, motor circuit breakers)
• Use of plug-in systems (e.g. CEE plug-in devices, multi-gate systems)
• Applying safety regulations (e.g. the five safety rules) when handling electrical work equipment
• Understanding the requirements for the professional qualifications of persons working in the field of electrical engineering
• Knowing the requirements of the igvw SQP4

 

LEVEL 2 exams

Admission to the examination

 

Anyone who has attended a LEVEL 2 qualification course for event rigging experts and has completed the entire qualification course within 12 months may be admitted to the LEVEL 2 final examination.

In addition, the admission requirements for the qualification course for event rigging LEVEL 2 must be fulfilled.

 

Theoretical examination

 

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

• Legal basics (at least 30 minutes)
• Rigging-specific statics (at least 60 minutes)
• Technical communication (at least 30 minutes)
• Technical equipment (at least 30 minutes)
• Personal protective equipment (at least 30 minutes)
• Occupational safety and risk assessment (at least 30 minutes)
• Basics of electrical engineering (at least 30 minutes)

 

Practical examination

 

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

• Technical equipment
• Rescue 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:

102 teaching units

 

Costs:

The course fee for booking the complete SQQ2 | Level 2 seminar with e-technology
is EUR 2,890 plus VAT. VAT

The course fee for booking the SQQ2 | Level 2 seminar without e-technology
is EUR 2,690 plus VAT.

It is of course also possible to book individual modules.