Photo: Students performing wire rope sling inspections during a recent Rigging Gear Inspector Level I/II Course at the ITI Woodland Training Center. Rigging Gear Inspector Level I/II is offered at the following Training Centers: Woodland, Houston, Memphis, Cleveland, Edmonton, Chicago, and Anchorage.
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Top Stories from ITI in 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, here is a look back at the top 5 most viewed articles of 2016 from the ITI Newsroom.
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3. 81% of Rigging Accidents Involve Synthetic Slings According to Attendees
2. "Likely the Most Exciting Crane & Rigging Event in History" to be Held at Barnhart Crane & Rigging
1. 3 Books Every Crane & Rigging Professional Must Read
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3 Instructor Positions Opened in 2017 Budget at North American Crane & Rigging Training Leader
Woodland Washington | Houston, Texas | December 22, 2016
Industrial Training International (iti.com) has opened three full-time instructor positions in its 2017 operating budget to increase its full-time equivalent trainer count to 14 in North and South America.
The ITI Technical Services Team includes:
- Jim Cox, Senior Instructor, Hoist & Inspection Chair, Woodland, Washington
- Michael Johnson, Senior Instructor, Woodland, Washington
- Richard Marcotte, Instructor, Rigging Chair, Banff, Alberta
- John Bartlett, Instructor, Mobile Crane Chair, Portland, Maine
- Efren Solis, Instructor, Houston, Texas
- Jay Dyson, Instructor, Woodland, Washington
- Amanda Jordan, Regional Director & Instructor, Houston, Texas
- Fernando Ferraz, Managing Director & Instructor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Alberto Rocha, Instructor, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Joe Kuzar, Assistant Technical Director, Woodland, Washington
- Mike Parnell, Technical Director, Woodland, Washington
In 2016 this Team conducted over 1,500 training days with thousands of students in every US State and 10 countries worldwide. ITI Instructors are true industry professionals who participate in industry committees and associations including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals, American Society of Safety Engineers, Electric Power Research Institute, Associated Wire Rope Fabricators, Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association, Houston Business Roundtable and many more.
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ITI Acquires Houston Crane & Rigging Training Leader AICB in Share Merger Deal
Pearland, Texas, December 8, 2016
Industrial Training International (iti.com) has acquired American International Crane Bureau (cranebureau.com) through a share merger in which 
AICB's founders, the Jordan family, will become a shareholder in the joint-company.
The combination brings together proven innovators with a common set of values leading to a mission that places a premium on life-long learning, servanthood, and stewardship. Additionally, both companies thought-leadership in the crane and rigging industry is robust with founders Mike Parnell of ITI and Don Jordan of AICB joining forces.
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