Applied Rigging for the AV & Entertainment Industry
Fourteen sequenced modules — sling maths, truss tables, bridles, point-load schedules, chain hoists, cranes, outdoor structures, fall protection and performer flying — with worked numbers, interactive calculators, warehouse exercises and self-assessment. Built from legitimately free sources: LPA HG03, Crosby, Nobles, Prolyte, ETCP and ANSI E1.x.
Australian legal & licensing framework
HG03 · licences · SWMS · duties
✓ MODULE 02Forces, vectors & the sling-angle table
WLL = MBL ÷ SF · load-angle factors
✓ MODULE 03Hitches, D/d, terminations & gear inspection
choker −20% · basket D/d ≥ 25 · discard criteria
✓ MODULE 04Shackles & connecting hardware
side-load 50% · load in the bow · 120° max
✓ MODULE 05Truss anatomy, connections & forces
nodes · couplers · HAZ · discard
✓ MODULE 06Load tables & deflection
UDL/CPL/TPL · ×0.85 · deflection governs
✓ MODULE 07When you need an engineer
indeterminate · cantilever · arcs · hard lines
✓ MODULE 08Bridles & multi-point rigging
L=√(H²+V²) · apex limits · beam forces
✓ MODULE 09Point-load schedules & rigging plots
sum everything · venue grids · rated points
✓ MODULE 10Chain hoists — D8, D8+, C1
brakes · factors · inspection · duty cycle
✓ MODULE 11Cranes, telehandlers & vehicle loaders
charts · gross vs net · signals · licences
✓ MODULE 12EWPs, access & rescue
11 m rule · harness in boom · rescue plans
✓ MODULE 13Fall protection for riggers
2 m · 6 kN · 15 kN · clearance +1 m
✓ MODULE 14Outdoor structures, performer flying & your safety-factor policy
E1.21 · E1.43 · HG03 floors
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