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Qualified Rigger and Signalman Operator Safety Training fully solved & updated 2025
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Qualified Rigger and Signalman Operator Safety Training fully solved &updated 2025
Shackles - answer Used for connecting the rigging material with the lifting
equipment line by way of a hook or to extend rigging to accommodate a
strap extension.
Where else can shackles be - answer at the end of the outraging scaffold I
beam
What are threaded shackles best to use for - answer overhead connection
pieces
The pin of the shackle is - answer the support point of the crane
the shackle body is - answer designed to take the load that is being
carried
Thimbles - answer used to protect the eye loop of a cable as well as the
rope itself from abrasion
A rope without a thimble can be weakened by - answer rubbing against
any hard surface
What are the thimbles made of - answer stainless steel, galvanized zinc,
and sized in light or heavy duty
What does installing a thimble require - answer the operator to both
properly size the thimble and to fasten the thimble securely to the
recommended torque to avoid slippage
Dead-end of rope - answer This is the end of the rope that does not have
the load bearing side to it. The cable is bent in an eye loop along a thimble
and clamped at the termination of the cable.
, J-clamps (Fist Grip) - answer Mirrored J shaped bolts with integrated
saddle are used for overhead suspended rigging. They can be installed
relative to either the live or dead end of the rope.
How many nuts do J-clamps have - answer One nut on each side
What cannot be used on the suspension end of the scaffold hoist - answer
U-bolts with straddles and nuts
Where U-bolts ARE approved for use, what cannot be tightened on the
dead-end of rope - answer the saddle
Bight - answer A curve in the rope between the working end and the
standing part of the rope
Loop - answer A crossed bight
Turn - answer A loop that has something in it
Round Turn - answer 2 loops around an object
knot - answer A rope that is intertwined within itself
Running end (working end) - answer the end of the rope that is actively
being tied
Standing end (bitter end) - answer The non-moving part of the rope
Bend or Hitch - answer A way of tying ropes together. A hitch must be
wrapped around an object to keep its form.
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