Tests en ligne : Safe Use of Rigging Equipment (Mintra)

Moving loads should never be touched by hand.

____ are commonly found in the engine room to move heavy equipment around within the engine room.

____ are often located close to the side of a vessel to lift either equipment or provisions to and from the shore.

____ are used mainly to move heavy equipment in locations that are not accessible by fixed lifting equipment.

Select the answers that apply. It is important to ____ general experience with lifting operations, ____ familiarisation with the specific equipment. The supervisor should have a ____.

What should be done if the weight of a load is not known and cannot be weighed or the information cannot be sufficiently trusted?

____ is the most simple but effective setup where the weight will be distributed evenly on both slings.

____ leads the sling around the load with one end through the other eye, thus tightening itself.

____ can be used for objects such as pallets as the sling is lead through the pallet or around the bottom of the cargo and back into the hook.

____ is used for uneven loads with lifting points.

The Safe Working Load (SWL) is independent of the potential equipment configuration and remains constant for each piece of equipment.

How should rigging equipment be stored?

Which of the following are characteristics of chain slings?

When selecting the rigging equipment to be used, which of the following should you take into consideration?