{"id":11385,"date":"2026-09-10T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ccocert.org\/?p=11385"},"modified":"2026-10-21T07:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:53:39","slug":"rigger-responsibilities-and-qualification-requirements-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccocert.org\/en\/rigger-responsibilities-and-qualification-requirements-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Rigger Responsibilities and Qualification Requirements Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sixth in a series of related articles reviewing the roles that have been identified when working with cranes, explaining Riggers\u2019 responsibilities, defining their training requirements, and outlining their documentation requirements.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

September 5, 2022<\/em>\u2014As stated in our previous articles, the roles on the left side of the graphic (right) are roles that do not have any requirements for qualification (e.g., competent, certified, or qualified). The roles on the right side, however, do have prescribed qualifications and responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Riggers are a key area of responsibility when working with cranes. This role typically hooks and unhooks the loads from a crane. OSHA focused on this area and now ASME has weighed in as well.<\/p>\n

Under OSHA, the rigger must be a qualified person and is required when hooking\/unhooking or guiding a load, doing the initial connection of a load to a component or structure, rigging during assembly\/disassembly of a crane\/derrick, or anytime workers are within the fall zone.<\/p>\n

The fall zone means the area (including, but not limited to, the area directly beneath the load) in which it is reasonably foreseeable that partially or completely suspended materials could fall in the event of an accident. Said another way, where will the load wind up if it fell? If the load is round and can roll, there might be a much bigger fall zone than the \u201cdrop\u201d area.<\/p>\n

\"InterlockRiggerIn 2018, ASME added the role of rigger into the B30.5 standard. It states in part, \u201cThe rigger selects, configures, and assembles the rigging equipment for the attachment, support, control, and detachment\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

ASME went further by outlining the rigger\u2019s responsibilities as:<\/p>\n