KAISERLAUTERN, Germany - Their morning starts early, with each of them reporting to the shed at six in the morning. They begin with safety training, practice, drawing gear and inspections before ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - This isn't your grandfather's parachute. The JPADS (Joint Precision Airdrop System) uses an onboard global positioning system, much like those found on cell phones or in a car, to ...

This Safety Guideline provides guidance to those who wish to engage riggers and rigging supervisors on productions. This Guideline lets you know what is meant by the term ‘rigger’ under the various ...

The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has made PAL+ advanced operator training compulsory for net riggers and steel erectors working on UKCG sites from 31 October. The training mandate is part of the UKCG’s ...

The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has made PAL+ advanced operator training compulsory for net riggers and steel erectors working on UKCG sites from Oct. 31, 2013. The training mandate is part of the ...

Riggers with Pack Platoon ensure constant and careful packing of individual parachutes and reserves for paratroopers. And after those paratroopers land, they need reinforcements in the form of ...

UK organisation, FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training) the trade association and training body for the safety net rigging and fall arrest industry has published a new information pack.

This Guideline describes the competence criteria for the various professional Ropes Riggers - the one you need will depend largely on the environment in which the rigging is required. Someone able to ...

As most are aware by now, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA, as we all know) has a new Final Rule for Cranes & Derricks in Construction—Subpart CC of 29 CFR Part 1926— that was ...

A red, Paul Bunyan-sized baseball cap marks the entrance into rigger territory, or more specifically, Pack Platoon, 11th Quartermaster Company, 189th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 82nd ...