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

 

Qualification level LEVEL 3

 

The expert for event rigging LEVEL 3 has the skills for rigging activities that go beyond the activities of the expert for event rigging LEVEL 2.

 

These activities are e.g:

• Management, supervision and coordination of the entire rigging trade
• Communicating with other trades
• Creation of overall technical documentation
• Evaluation and consideration/interpretation of complex static calculations
• Coordinating occupational safety in the rigging area
• Planning and creating rescue concepts in the event of increased risk potential
• Initiating, coordinating and carrying out rescue measures

 

Course admission LEVEL 3

 

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

• Proof of successful completion of the LEVEL 2 event rigging qualification test
• At least two years’ experience as an expert for event rigging LEVEL 2
• Experience of at least 50 working days as an expert for event rigging LEVEL 2 within the last 12 months before the start of the course. Proof of the days of work must be provided in writing, 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 3

 

Legal basis, occupational health and safety and risk assessments

Activity-related application of legal sources:

• Occupational health and safety coordination
• Occupational Safety Ordinance
• Contract law (in particular: temporary employment, service contract, contract for work)
• Creation of risk assessments for complex rigging productions
• Consideration of mutual hazards with other trades
• Coordinating occupational health and safety and coordinating with other trades
• Organizing a rescue chain and planning rescue measures

 

Rigging-specific statics

• Knowledge of the safety and design concept of semi-probabilistic partial rope safety factors compared to the concept of permissible stresses
• Calculation of multi-span beams with the aid of coefficients from construction tables (support reactions, truss loading)
• Knowledge of software solutions and their application limits
• Calculating and evaluating local stresses in trusses
• Calculation of floor loads for supported and under-bounced structures (e.g. towers)
• Evaluating the type statics of trusses
• Consideration of special dynamic load components (e.g. incident) when using hoists for the scenic movement of persons and loads above persons. (Knowing and applying the different requirements of individual hoist manufacturers with regard to system selection)
• Consideration of special system requirements when using artists, fall of a mass into a safety rope

 

System selection

• Evaluation of a static calculation and transfer to planning
• Selecting mechanical equipment, in particular in accordance with igvw SQP2
• Consideration of weather events (e.g. wind, thunderstorms, rain)
• Selection of auxiliary structures for special, complex rigging situations (e.g. constructions on several levels)
• Consideration of complex assembly processes and the selection of special tools and equipment

 

Safety systems against falling

• Deepen your knowledge of various security systems
• Evaluate fixed and temporary safety systems based on the manufacturer’s specifications
• Planning, execution and control of temporary safety systems, taking into account the manufacturer’s specifications and the safety concept (e.g. more than 2 users on a horizontal lifeline, avoidance of simultaneous activities on different levels)
• Create the necessary documents (e.g. operating instructions, handover protocol, rescue concept) before using the safety systems
• Carrying out user training before using the safety systems

 

Technical communication

• Supervision of a rigging project from the design specification to technical implementation
• Exchange of all relevant planning documents in written form with e.g. local rigging partners, clients, structural engineers, operators of venues, etc.
• Transferring rigging plans

 

Project and personnel coordination

• Planning, carrying out and documenting project-specific instructions
• Definition of organizational, selection, supervisory board and freight responsibilities (organizational structure)
• Defining time schedules (process organization)
• Delegating tasks and transferring duties
• Defining competencies for work tasks
• Selection of the required personnel (number and qualifications) taking into account the expected risk
• Creation of service specifications for the request for quotation
• Creating protocols and project documentation

 

Personal skills

• Apply the basics of communication (verbal, non-verbal)
• Structuring conversations
• Target-oriented communication
• Conducting conflict and criticism discussions
• Leading teams
• Understanding group processes
• Apply leadership styles and strategies
• Act independently
• Distinguishing between self-image and external image
• Responsible action
• Reflecting on situations and criticism

 

LEVEL 3 exams

 

Admission to the examination

Anyone who has attended a LEVEL 3 qualification course for event rigging experts and has completed the entire qualification course within 12 months may be admitted to the LEVEL 3 final examination.

In addition, admission requirements for the qualification course for event rigging LEVEL 3 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)
• System selection (at least 30 minutes)
• Safety systems (at least 30 minutes)
• Technical communication (at least 30 minutes)
• Occupational safety and risk assessment (at least 30 minutes)
• Project and personnel coordination (at least 30 minutes)
• Personal competence (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:

• Project and personnel coordination
• Personal skills

 

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:

72 teaching units

 

Costs:

The course fee for booking the complete SQQ2 | Level 3 seminar is

– 2,780.00 Euro plus VAT per participant with 7 participants
– 2,480.00 Euro plus VAT per participant with 8 or more participants

It is of course also possible to book individual modules.