Rigging · Wavemist Certified

Stage Rigging Fundamentals

What you'll learn

• ✓ Read a rig on paper: compute allowable load from ultimate breaking strength and design factor, and apply the minimum 10:1 rope design factor
• ✓ Know the fall-protection safety floor as fixed constants: 6 ft trigger, 5,000 lb anchorage, ANSI Z359.1 harness stamp
• ✓ Distinguish termination and knot efficiencies and apply wire-rope-clip orientation ('never saddle a dead horse')
• ✓ Reason about rigging force geometry: bridle angles, resultant force on a lead, shock load, and single- vs double-purchase counterweight

Read the short course, then pass the exam with a perfect score — retake it as many times as you need — to earn a verifiable certificate. It teaches the framework and the vocabulary; exact union rates always come from the governing agreement, never a number memorized for a test.