Equipment and procedure in material handling
One of the most basic types of rigging. Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures with a crane , hoist or block and tackle .
Rigging comes from rig , to set up or prepare. Rigging is the equipment such as wire rope , turnbuckles , clevis , jacks used with cranes and other lifting equipment [1] in material handling and structure relocation . Rigging systems commonly include shackles , master links and slings , and lifting bags in underwater lifting.
In the United States the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates workplace safety including rigging in CFR 1926.251.[2]
Equipment
Block (sailing) – Sailing term; single or multiple pulley
Cargo net – Net used to secure or transfer cargo
Cargo strap
Chain – Series of connected links which are typically made of metal
Chain hoist – Device used for lifting or lowering a loadPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Chain stopper
Come-along – Lever operated, portable ratchet winch
Crane (machine) – Type of machine
Crawler (rigging)
Hook – Tool used to grab onto, connect, or attach to something
Hoist (device) – Device used for lifting or lowering a load
Jack (device) – Mechanical lifting device
Knot – Method of fastening or securing linear material
Lever – Simple machine consisting of a beam pivoted at a fixed hinge
Lifting bag – Airtight bag used for underwater buoyant lifting when filled with air
Lifting beam
Link (chain) – Series of connected links which are typically made of metalPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Pry bar – Hand tool for prying boards and nailsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Rope – Length of braided strands
Shackle – Metal assembly which functions as a removable connecting link
Sheave – Wheel to support movement and change of direction of a taut cablePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Sheer legs
Sling (rigging) – Rope, webbing, wire or chain used to support a load for lifting
Rope splicing – Semi-permanent joint between two ropes
Tackle – System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable
Tirfor – Mechanical device that is used to adjust the tension of a ropePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Tugger (rigging)
Turnbuckle – Device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes or cables
Turning block
Wire rope – Metal rope
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