Signal person & rigger training requirements
Also called: Crane signal person, rigger, hooking crew
OSHA doesn’t let just anyone signal a crane or hook a load in the fall zone. Both roles need a qualification — here is what it takes and which part a course covers.
Required by regulation
Training the rules spell out. The citation is next to each one — look it up, it’s all public.
Signal person qualification
OSHA 1926.1428Know the signals, the basics of crane operation and dynamics, then prove it in a practical test before a qualified evaluator. Our course covers the knowledge part.
Qualified rigger
OSHA 1926.1425(c), 1926.1404(r)Hooking and unhooking in the fall zone, and assembly/disassembly rigging, must be done by a qualified rigger.
Commonly required by employers
Not always in the regulation, but contractors, carriers and GCs ask for it before you get on site.
Lift planning
GC and crane-company lift plansLoad charts, ground conditions, critical lifts — what the lift plan asks you to check.
Dropped objects prevention
ANSI/ISEA 121, site rulesExclusion zones and tethering under suspended loads.
What an online course won’t give you
You’ll need these too. We don’t sell them, and we’d rather you hear it here.
Practical evaluation
1926.1428 requires a practical demonstration in front of a qualified evaluator — your employer’s or a third party’s. It happens on site.
NCCCO Signalperson / Rigger certification
A separate proctored written and practical exam. Some GCs require it; we don’t issue it.