Lifting & Rigging Safety Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply relevant occupational health and safety legislation and regulations to lifting and rigging operations.
• Identify and interpret load characteristics, weight, and centre of gravity to ensure safe lifting.
• Select and inspect appropriate lifting equipment and rigging hardware for specific tasks.
• Demonstrate correct techniques for slinging, securing, and guiding loads.
• Analyze potential hazards and implement control measures in lifting and rigging operations.
• Evaluate the condition of lifting equipment and recommend actions for maintenance or removal from service.

Target Audience

This course is designed for riggers, crane operators, construction workers, and any personnel involved in lifting operations in industrial, construction, or maintenance environments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practical component is essential for learners to apply theoretical knowledge in hands-on scenarios, including equipment inspection, load calculation, sling configuration, and safe lifting operations. Through supervised practice, learners develop the skills and confidence needed to perform lifting and rigging tasks safely and competently.

Practical Activities

• Inspection of Rigging Hardware — Learners conduct detailed inspections of various slings, shackles, hooks, and wire ropes, identifying defects and determining serviceability. (4h)
• Load Estimation and Sling Configuration — Learners practice calculating load weights, determining sling angles, and configuring slings for different load shapes and sizes. (4h)
• Crane and Hoist Operations — Under supervision, learners operate overhead cranes and hoists, performing pre-operational checks and executing lifting tasks. (4h)
• Lifting Plan Development and Execution — Learners work in teams to develop a lifting plan for a complex load, then execute the plan with supervision, including risk assessment and communication. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.