49-9096.00 · Task explorer
Riggers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
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This source lists 14 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 1 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2020.
14 tasks shown
Core · Task 13893 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
Core · Task 13892 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
Core · Task 13896 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
Core · Task 13897 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
Core · Task 13895 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
Core · Task 13902 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
Core · Task 13894 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
Core · Task 13900 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
Core · Task 13898 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Align, level, and anchor machinery.
Core · Task 21206 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Load machines onto trucks to prepare for transportation.
Core · Task 13901 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
Core · Task 13899 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
Core · Task 13904 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts.
Supplemental · Task 13903 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and to the lines.
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