RIGGING & HOISTING

CSA B167 – Overhead Cranes, Gantry Cranes & Monorails
O.REG. 213/91: CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS REGULATION
O.REG. 851: INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

Training Locations: On Site across Eastern Ontario
Format: In Person - Classroom + Practical
Duration: 4-8 hours

Private Group (New trainees): $1200.00 - $1,800.00/Session (+HST)
Private Group (Experienced): $1000.00 - $1,200.00/Session (+HST)
Travel charges may apply

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Rigging is more than lifting a load - it’s knowing how to assess risks, choose safe hardware, calculate sling angles, and communicate clearly with your team. Our Rigging and Hoisting course gives workers the skills to lift and move loads safely while meeting Ontario OHSA, CSA, and Construction Regulation 213/91 requirements.

Training covers rigging inspection, load weight and centre of gravity, the rigging triangle, safe operating practices, and lift planning. It also includes the definition of lifting devices under Ontario’s Regulations for Industrial Establishments and the responsibilities that come with hoisting work.

For companies that use overhead cranes, we offer a combined Overhead Crane + Rigging and Hoisting course, blending crane controls with practical rigging techniques to build confident operators.

Who Should Attend?

Rigging and hoisting work demands skill, good judgement, and a solid understanding of how loads move. This course is designed for workers who lift, move, or guide loads using cranes, hoists, slings, hooks, or rigging hardware on construction sites and in industrial facilities.

Construction workers, apprentices, and labourers involved in material handling
Contractors working around hoisting operations
Skilled trades such as ironworkers, millwrights, mechanical staff, and boilermakers
Industrial and manufacturing workers who support crane or hoist operations
Warehouse and yard personnel who lift or transfer heavy materials
Telehandler and equipment operators assisting with rigged loads

Overhead crane operators needing foundational rigging knowledge
Signalers and spotters guiding crane or hoisting operations
Supervisors and lead hands responsible for lift planning and worker safety
Maintenance teams handling equipment installation or component lifts

Anyone involved in lifting, securing, attaching, or moving loads can benefit from this training. The course teaches workers how to choose the right hardware, calculate load angles, inspect slings, understand capacity charts, maintain stability, and communicate clearly during lifts — all essential skills under Ontario’s OHSA and CSA standards.

what you learn

Regulations
Roles & Responsibilities
Hazards
Working Load Limit (WLL)
Capacity
Slings and sling angles
Load weights
Hoists

Ropes, knots and hitches
Hardware
Wire ropes
Hitches
Rigging tools and devices
Signals
Anchorage points
Maintaining safe site conditions

What we provide:

Manuals
Theory Test & Practical Evaluation
Wallet cards for students
Record of Training for employer

EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES AFTER TRAINING

Owners of cranes or similar hoisting devices must:

keep a permanent record of all inspections, tests, repairs, modifications and maintenance [Regulations for Construction Projects s. 152(1)]
prepare a log book that includes a permanent record of whichever is greater: the past 12 months or the period the cranes or hoisting devices are on the project [Construction Regulations s. 152(2)]
keep the log book with the cranes or hoisting devices [Construction Regulations s. 152(3)]
retain and make available to the constructor, on request, copies of all log books and records for the cranes or hoisting devices [Construction Regulations s. 152(4)]
records of training must be kept and made available upon request to Ministry of Labour Inspectors.

Instructors

CHRIS

PAUL

RON