NCCER Basic Rigging Vocabulary

A simple rope-and-pulley system used to lift loads

• Block & Tackle

• Load

• Rejection Criteria

A configuration using two or more slings to connect a load to a single hoist hook.

• Strand

• Bridle

• Load Control

A single ring used to attach multiple slings to a hoist

• Load Stress

• Sheave

• Bull Ring

An individual who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards or

working conditions that are hazardous,

unsanitary, or dangerous to employees,

and who has authorization to take prompt,

corrective measures to eliminate or

control these hazards and conditions

• Competent Person

• Qualified Person

Core

• a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam

• A device used to move loads such as steel plates or concrete panels without

  the use of slings.

• Center support member of a wire rope around which the strands are laid

Hitch

• A device used to move loads such as steel plates or concrete panels without

  the use of slings.

• The rigging configuration by which a sling connects the load to the hoist hook. The

  three basic types of hitches are vertical,

  choker, and basket.

Hoist

• a device that applies a mechanical force for lifting or lowering a load

• the total amount of what is being lifted, including all slings, hitches, and hardware

A device used to move loads such as steel plates or concrete panels without

the use of slings.

• Hitch

• Hoist

• Lifting Clamp

Load

• the main connection fitting for chain slings

• the total amount of what is being lifted, including all slings, hitches, and hardware

• A configuration using two or more slings to connect a load to a single hoist hook.

The safe and efficient practice of load manipulation, using proper

communication and handling technique

• Rated Capacity

• Load

• Load Control