Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe some of the common errors that cause most crane and rigging accidents; describe and demonstrate six safe work practices for working with and around cranes and explain why each is important; identify at least six different types of cranes; using scenarios involving cranes working near power lines, give the minimum clearance between the crane and the lines based on OSHA standards; describe and demonstrate five safe work practices related to rigging and hoisting; identify seven types of rigging hardware and describe the function of each piece of the hardware; describe eight types of sling configurations and identify the situation that each is used in; describe the effect that the sling angle has on slings and hardware; describe the three situations that warrant the use of a signal person; describe five responsibilities of a signal person; describe the two methods of communicating with an operator; describe two essential practices a signal person should do before signaling and the importance of each; with the commands for hand signals available, correctly perform at least 15 crane hand signals; demonstrate the ability to communicate with an operator by using clear and precise voice commands.