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Rigger - Knowledge Module, Volume 1
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About this book
Volume 1 of the theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Rigger (NQF Level 4, SAQA ID 102856) — the trade, access and rope. Chapters 1 to 8 carry 70 of the knowledge component's 163 credits: the world of the rigger; shielded metal arc welding and gas cutting; tools and equipment; engineering materials, drawings and sketches, with the arithmetic of a load's mass; scaffolding, working at heights, fall protection and ladders; supervising scaffolding operations up to 6 m; inspecting access scaffolding; and ropes, knots, bends, hitches, lashings, attachments and splices. Written for both the general and the mining-sector routes. Chapters are numbered continuously 1 to 15 across the two volumes. Last date for enrolment on SAQA 102856 is 30 December 2026; last date for achievement is 30 December 2029.
- Level: NQF Level 4
- SAQA ID: 102856
- Pages: 500
What is inside
- Chapter 1 — The World of the Rigger
- PART A — THE RIGGER’S OCCUPATION (KT01)
- PART B — THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (KT02)
- PART C — APPLYING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (KT03)
- PART D — SAFETY TRAINING FOR THE WORK AREA (KT04)
- Chapter 2 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Gas Cutting
- PART A — SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING (KT01)
- PART B — OXY-FUEL AND PROPANE GAS CUTTING (KT02)
- Chapter 3 — Tools and Equipment
- PART A — ENGINEERING HAND TOOLS (KM-03-KT01, 22 %)
- PART B — ENGINEERING POWER, HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC TOOLS (KM-03-KT02, 22 %)
- PART C — MEASURING TOOLS (KM-03-KT03, 22 %)
- PART D — MANUFACTURING BASIC RIGGING HAND TOOLS (KM-03-KT04, 17 %)
- PART E — PRODUCING SIMPLE COMPONENTS (KM-03-KT05, 17 %)
- Chapter 4 — Engineering Materials, Drawings and Sketches
- PART A — ENGINEERING MATERIALS (KM-04-KT01, 50 %)
- PART B — ENGINEERING DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES (KM-04-KT02, 50 %)
- Chapter 5 — Scaffolding, Working at Heights, Fall Protection Systems and Ladders
- PART A — FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (KM-05-KT01, 40 %)
- PART B — SCAFFOLDING UP TO 6 M (KM-05-KT02, 40 %)
- PART C — LADDERS (KM-05-KT03, 20 %)
- Chapter 6 — Supervising Scaffolding Operations up to 6 m
- PART A — BASIC ACTION PLANNING FOR SCAFFOLDING OPERATIONS (KM-06-KT01, 70 %)
- PART B — SUPERVISION OF ACCESS SCAFFOLDING UP TO 6 M (KM-06-KT02, 30 %)
- Chapter 7 — Inspecting Access Scaffolding
- PART A — THE INSPECTOR AND THE KINDS OF SCAFFOLD
- PART B — STABILITY
- PART C — THE DRAWING, THE LOADS AND THE INSPECTION
- PART D — DOCUMENTS, SIGN-OFF AND CHANGE
- Chapter 8 — Ropes, Knots, Bends, Hitches, Lashings, Attachments and Splices
- PART A — FIBRE ROPES
- PART B — KNOTS, BENDS, HITCHES, LASHINGS, SPLICES AND ATTACHMENTS
- PART C — STEEL WIRE ROPE SPECIMENS FOR DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
- PART D — CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF STEEL WIRE ROPES