Terms and Definitions

There are many terms and definitions when it comes to the rigging and lifting. This section will review a few of the commonly used Terms and their Definitions.

Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. … Rigging is the equipment such as wire rope, turnbuckles, clevis, jacks used with cranes and other lifting equipment in material handling and structure relocation. This section will go over some of the common Terms and Definitions used in the industry.