New, starting March 2004
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First 2 students awarded Certified Riggers Certificate
of
Competency ID Cards. Mr. Mike Rape & Mr, Kevin Barnhill of
the Woodlands Waterway Marriott, The Woodlands, Texas
Sample of attendees Awarded Rigstar Certification ID cards
"" Two Certification cards issued ""
"" Primary Certification Card ""
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Front Certificate with photo and student's name, ID # and date of birth, Cert. Classification and security Logo
The front of this card has a security feature which is at the botton right hand corner of each card.
D, C, and B Classification cards have a silver square inlay with three 3D Hologram Globes on top
of a triangle and surrounded with small stars.
Each AA and A Classification cards have a gold square inlay with three 3D Hologram Globes on top
of a triangle and surrounded with small stars as shown above for authantisity of the Rigstar Certification Cards.
Also to prevent any forgery or illegal replication of our cards.
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Back of Certification card has dates attended, hours logged in at Class, instructors signature, and Bar Code of the student's information on file.
This plastic credit card size Certification card has a high gloss finish and
is only issued to students that have completed all 5 days, along with completing
the written and hands on test to be graded. This test will be filed with us and remain at
the Rigstar company. Each student will have completed no less than 60 hours of training and after close and strict evaluation of each student by The Rigstar
Training and Testing Center will be issued this special Certificate of
" Competency " of rigging along with a Classification of A, B, C,
D
"" Secondary Certification Card ""
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Above is the lanyard type certification card that is also issued along with their primary ID Card for a person to wear at their facility
so they can be immediately recognized as a certified competent rigger at the letter level of competency they earned at the Rigstar
Training and Testing Center. The photo ID above left shows the front side of their card with the dates that they attended our class,
total hours of training logged by the end of the course, ID #, dated of birth, their full name, a bar code that tells us pertinent security information about each person which validates the authenticity of ownership of the card, the class level of Certification earned, and
the expiration date of their card before it needs to be renewed. Each person will need to take a re certification test every 2 years
in order to have a new and valid Riggers Certification of Competency card issued. This procedure we feel is paramount to having
valid and qualified Riggers having proof of their knowledge of rigging as it pertains in the Concert / Theatrical Entertainment field.
This is documentation for each rigger, that they are proving to others, they have taken steps to keep up with their Competency level
and knowledge. We feel that you will agree, that it is very important to know that any person performing a rigging task on a job site
is unquestionably competent and qualified to perform such tasks safely which would prevent any risk hazards to others.
" Only students that have pass the course will be issued this special card "
D classification
= A person who has learned competency in rigging. The basic portions of what
rigging is as it applies to the concert, theatrical and entertainment industry.
Has learned what the different rigging components are and can easily identify
them at will or is able to look up the answers. This person is not a climber.
This person has limited hands on ground rigging performance time and will leave most rigging tasks to a higher class rigger to perform any hands on rigging tasks for a show. A person that has passed our written and hands on test but did not perform any rigging on our high steel structure.
This Certification is good for a 2 year period and each rigger must be re tested before or at the end of their expiration date on their photo ID card.
C classification
= A person who has attained a D classification along with hands on practice
with most materials used in rigging for the concert, theatrical and entertainment
industry. A person that can perform ground work tasks such as but not limited
to: designing a rigging plot and chart, marking the points out on the stage,
having good communication skills between the house rigger and the road rigger
( which ever he or she may be at the time ), knows how to tie the correct
knot for the specific application, can set up bridles, open basket hitches,
closed basket hitches, split basket hitches, chokes, knows to adhere to the
working load limits set forth for the hardware that he or she is working with,
knows how to inspect the rigging equipment being used, knowing how to apply
slings to a truss, speaker hanging bar system, video screens in a proper manner.
This person is not a climber. This person is considered as a ground rigger
and does not attach any rigging equipment to a facility's structure. A person that may use a man lift to reach a fixed height to hang equipment from pre installed hanging points.
This Certification is good for a 2 year period and each rigger must be re tested before or at the end of their expiration date on their photo ID card.
B classification
= A person who has attained a D and C classification along with greater technical
knowledge but not limited to such. A person that is technically inclined to
be able to maintain and fix rigging hardware, such as an electric chain hoist,
motor control systems, calculating bridle lengths, calculating tension on
each bridle leg. calculating vertical and horizontal forces applied to the
structure that they are hanging on by using a bridle, knowing the strength
of trusses at different spans and where they should be picked up at for suspension,
knowing different types of trusses and hanging spreader bars. This person
is not nessasarily a climber, has limited climbing experiance while attaching rigging hardware to a facility's structure but is able to use a man lift to attach rigging hardware
to a facility's structure.
This Certification is good for a 2 year period and each rigger must be re tested before or at the end of their expiration date on their photo ID card.
A classification
= A person who has attained a B, C, and D classification along with being
able to climb to perform rigging tasks above ground level. Has no fear of
heights, can attach rigging hardware on an open beam structure, was able to
walk on an open steel structure in our building, was able to pull up 50 lbs.
of weight attached to a dead hang and also a bridle, performed attaching a
basket hitch to the steal structure with 50 lbs., performed attaching a choke
hitch with 50 lbs, performed switching from a basket hitch to a choke hitch
and back again to a basket hitch, performed adjusting the length of a bridle
leg while still up on the steel structure, performed hanging techniques on
a theatrical grid system, performed calculating and hanging 3 and 4 way bridles at low low and high low elevations,
performed an H-bridle
and breasting bridle, performed cross bridling, performed diagonal bridling using retention cables to prevent bridle legs from sliding on a beam structure, knows the rules of using fall arrest equipment and
the different components of fall arrest associated with the concert, theatrical
and entertainment industry. This classification is only awarded to those that
have been extensively tested on there ability to perform all phases of our
course with the utmost of competency. This classification would require each
person to attend an additional two to five days to be tested for 8 hours each
day.
This Certification is good for a 3 year period and each rigger must be re tested before or at the end of their expiration date on their photo ID card.
AA classification
= The qualifications to attain a double A classification certificate of competency
as a rigger would be as follow's:
This classification is for people that want to be certified as a tour rigger or in house rigger and has many hours of hands on prior experience rigging on high open steel structures.
The person must attain our classification A, B, C, and D from the first 7 day course. Must train at Rigstar
for a 2nd, 7 day week extensively to be prepared for touring or in house rigging. Each person must be physically fit.
Each person can have at least 1 year on the road traveling as an assistant
rigger under a head rigger without causing any accidents, a letter of performance
from the show head rigger or head carpenter that will state your performance,
demeanor and attitude while at work or have at least 1 year of rigging experiance while on the job performing rigging skills on open high steel structures that can be confirmed in writing by a competent and qualified in house rigger that has at least 5 years of hands on live entertainment rigging experiance on open steel structures themself. You will be gruelingly
tested on your performance, strength, knowledge, attitude, how well you can
manage others under your supervision, and communication skills. This classification
is for those that wish to be considered as one of the best riggers in the
world. You must score 100 on all hands on testing of math, knots, ground rigging, and high rigging. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
This Certification is good for a 5 year period and each rigger must be re tested before or at the end of their expiration date on their photo ID card.
The first of its kind now offered by the Rigstar Training and Testing Center
Rigstar is offering this classification
as a certificate of being a" Certified Rigger " by The Rigstar Training
and Testing Center
in the field of Concert / Theatrical and Live Entertainment Rigging.
Meaning of the word "Qualification" accourding
to Webster's New College Dictionary:
1. An act of qualifying or the state of being qualified. 2. A quality or ability
that makes one eligible or suitable < has good qualifications to be a manager
>
3. A condition or circumstance that must be satisfied. 4 A restriction or
modification.
* syns: Qualification, Eligibility, Fitness, Suitableness n. core meaning:
the quality or state of being eligible < a person of unquestionable qualification
>
CERTIFY
verb ( -fies, -fied) [ trans. ] (often be certified) attest or confirm in a formal statement : the profits for the year had been certified by the auditors | [with clause ] the medical witness certified that death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. See note at approve . • [often as adj. ] ( certified) officially recognize (someone or something) as possessing certain qualifications or meeting certain standards : a certified scuba instructor | board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. • officially declare insane.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French certifier, from late Latin certificare, from Latin certus ‘certain.’
The meaning of the word " Competent "
Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
* ( of a person) efficient and capable: an infinitely competent mother of three.
* acceptable and satisfactory, though not outstanding: she spoke quite competent French.
* (cheifly of a court or other body) accepted as having legal authority to deal with a particular matter :
the governor was not the competent authority to deal with the matter.
DERIVATIVES
com pe tent ly , adverb
ORIGIN - late Middle English (in the sense [suitable, adequate] ): from Latin competent-, from the verb competere in its earlier sense ‘be fit or proper’.
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COMPETENT: adjective, 1. a competent carpenter capable, able, proficient, adept, adroit, accomplished, complete, skillful, skilled, credentialed, gifted, talented, expert; good, excellent; informal great, mean, wicked, nifty, ace. 2. she spoke competent French adequate, acceptable, satisfactory, reasonable, fair, decent, not bad, all right, average, tolerable, passable, moderate, middling; informal OK, okay, so-so, ‘comme ci, comme ça’. antonym inadequate. 3. the court was not competent to hear the case fit, suitable, suited, appropriate; qualified, empowered, authorized. antonym unfit.
The Rigstar Training and Testing Center is setting the standards for the meaning of a " Qualified and Certified Rigger "
We would like to have all facilities join us in making sure that anyone that performs rigging in or around a facility has some kind of Certification
and proof of training in this specialized field of Concert / Theatrical Entertainment Rigging and how qualified they are.
A person that has only performed rigging on a construction site is not necessarily trained in the specialized field of Concert / Theatrical Entertainment Rigging.
Standard Certificate shown below
Each student is awarded the Standard Rigstar Certificate that is laminated and has a 3 globe hologram sticker.
We laminate each Certificate so it can not be altered and we affix a 3 globe hologram sticker for security and authenticity.
What is listed on our certificate is the subjects that they participated in, hands on and class room. If they miss a day
or happen to leave the class for a few hours, then they would not get credit for that particular topic being taught at
the time and would not be listed on their certificate. This is not a pre made certificate that is handed out at the end
of the course to save time. This certificate is very personable to each individual that attends our course and can not
be altered in any way. In addition, their full name is listed, the total hours that they attended, the dates that they
attended, when the certificate was issued, Certificate number and the instructor's signature validating
the contents and all documentation that is on file at our facility of each student. To be issued this certificate
does
not require an individual to take our test at the end of the course, only that they have participated in going through
our training. The test is mandatory only for those seeking Certifications to be issued the Photo ID Cards.
The Certificate is made while students are taking the written portion of our test and is handed out at the very last
minute of the day. If time does not allow for handing out the certificate at the end of the course, then it would be mailed.