Photo: A meeting of the minds in preparation of the Crane & Rigging Expo which kicks off Thursday, June 23. Registration is still open.

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Rigging Engineering Scholarship - Applications Now Open

Lifting Gear Hire and ITI partner to make this professional development opportunity a reality

Professional development is an essential element for any career path. Lifting Gear Hire wanted to help encourage people working within the crane and rigging industry to invest in themselves to develop additional knowledge and skill. Enter ITI. Last year, ITI started a new training program, Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering, which touts accreditation with the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) and continuing education units approval from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Starting in January of 2015, a new course was released and by August a student could complete the entire program.

To read more and submit an application, click here.

Role of the Week

Lift Director

Mobile Crane Operations Responsibilities
ASME B30.5-2014

Lift Director - 5-3.1.3.2.2 The lift director's responsibilities shall include the following:

(a) Being present at the jobsite during lifting operations.

(b) Stopping crane operations if alerted to an unsafe condition affecting those operations.

(c) ensuring that the preparation of the area needed to support crane operations has been completed before crane operation commence.

(d)-(o)...Read More.

Learn more about ITI Lift Director Training opportunities.

Crane & Rigging Expo Starts Thursday

There is still time (barely) to attend the load handling industry event of the year, the Crane & Rigging Expo, June 23-24 in Memphis, TN. Don't miss out on this very unique opportunity to see LOTS of Barnhart Equipment in action.

Click here to register.

Jack & Slide Webinar - Watch the Recording

The Jack & Slide technique is an often overlooked load handling solution. Let the professionals from Lifting Gear Hire, Hydra-Slide, Robins & Morton, and ITI tell you everything you need to know about Jack & Slide best practices and applications.

Watch the recording.

What is a Lift Director (Video)

ITI Technical Director, Mike Parnell describes a Lift Director's level of expertise, training, organizational skills, and responsibilities. To the video!

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