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📍 NEOM, Tabuk Province

Rigger Level 1 Training & Certification in NEOM

A Rigger Level 1 course for slingers, banksmen and new riggers on Saudi industrial and project sites. It teaches how to choose slings and rigging hardware, rig loads with the right hitches, give standard hand signals and inspect lifting gear before use. Level definitions vary by client scheme, so we align the content and assessment to your project's requirement. The giga-project in north-west Saudi Arabia, mobilising vast fleets of heavy equipment and workers.

Rigger Level 1 Training in NEOM: local context

Giga-project workforces like NEOM's typically bring together many nationalities, languages and experience levels, so operators and riggers need consistent, documented competence before they start work. EES delivers practical operator and rigger training on or near site in multiple languages, assessing hands-on skill, signals and safe-lifting practice, and issues competency cards that supervisors can verify.

What we deliver in NEOM

  • ✓Basic lifting terms: working load limit, mass of the load, centre of gravity and how sling angle increases the force in each leg
  • ✓Sling types and selection: wire rope, chain, synthetic web and round slings, matched to the load, the environment and the hitch
  • ✓Hitches: straight, choker and basket hitches and multi-leg slings, and how each changes rated capacity
  • ✓Rigging hardware: shackles, eyebolts, hooks, hoist rings and turnbuckles, used as marked and with correct pin and thread engagement
  • ✓Pre-use inspection of slings and hardware for damage, kinks, heat, wear and missing tags, with criteria for withdrawal from service
  • ✓Signalling and communication: standard crane hand signals, radio calls and the banksman role
  • ✓Safe slinging practice with tag lines, safe positions, no-go zones, landing and securing loads, then a written test and a practical rigging assessment

Standards

  • ✓ASME B30.9 (slings)
  • ✓ASME B30.26 (rigging hardware)
  • ✓ASME B30 series standard hand signals
  • ✓OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC (rigger and signal person requirements)

Documentation

  • ✓Course certificate with a unique number that can be checked through our certificate verification page
  • ✓Competency card stating the rigger level and the scheme the course was aligned to
  • ✓Written test and practical rigging assessment records
  • ✓Attendance register and trainer assessment sheet showing the slings, hitches and signals assessed

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FAQs

Do you provide Rigger Level 1 Training in NEOM?+

Yes. EES provides Rigger Level 1 Training at client sites in NEOM, including The Line, Oxagon and Sindalah. Contact us with your requirement and we will confirm scope and scheduling.

Which standards and documents apply to Rigger Level 1 Training in NEOM?+

Work in NEOM is aligned with the following standards and references: ASME B30.9 (slings); ASME B30.26 (rigging hardware); ASME B30 series standard hand signals; OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC (rigger and signal person requirements). On completion you receive: Course certificate with a unique number that can be checked through our certificate verification page; Competency card stating the rigger level and the scheme the course was aligned to; Written test and practical rigging assessment records.

What is Rigger Level 1, and how does it differ from Level 2 and Level 3?+

Definitions vary by client scheme. Commonly Level 1 is the basic rigger or slinger, Level 2 is an advanced rigger who plans rigging and lifts, and Level 3 is a rigging or lifting supervisor. We align the course to the level your project specifies.

Will my client accept a Rigger Level 1 certificate in Saudi Arabia?+

Acceptance depends on the client and the project scheme, and some clients require training that meets TVTC or client-specific requirements. Send us the requirement and ask for the current approval status and reference of the course before you book.

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