Basic Rigging - Trade-Questions with Correct Answers/Verified
A simple rope-and-pulley system called a ________ is used to lift loads. - ✔✔block & tackle
__________, a type of rigging hardware, are available in three basic designs: unshouldered,
shouldered, and swivel. - ✔✔eyebolts
Use a single ring called a(n) __________ to attach multiple slings to a hoist hook. - ✔✔bull
ring
The signal person uses ____________ to communicate load navigation directions to the
crane operator. - ✔✔ANSI hand signals
The way a sling is arranged to hold the load is called a rigging configuration, or
____________. - ✔✔hitch
A(n) __________ hitch uses two or more slings to connect a load to a single hoist hook. -
✔✔bridle
To form a choker hitch, wrap the sling around the load and pass the eye of the sling through
a ___________ to form a loop around the load. - ✔✔shackle
A(n) ___________ uses a pulley system to give a mechanical advantage for lifting loads. -
✔✔hoist
A ________ is used to move loads such as steel plates or concrete panels without the use of
slings. - ✔✔lifting clamp
The ________ is the total amount of what is being lifted. - ✔✔load
It is important to understand this concept: When ______ decreases, ___________ increases.
- ✔✔sling angle; sling stress
A simple rope-and-pulley system called a ________ is used to lift loads. - ✔✔block & tackle
__________, a type of rigging hardware, are available in three basic designs: unshouldered,
shouldered, and swivel. - ✔✔eyebolts
Use a single ring called a(n) __________ to attach multiple slings to a hoist hook. - ✔✔bull
ring
The signal person uses ____________ to communicate load navigation directions to the
crane operator. - ✔✔ANSI hand signals
The way a sling is arranged to hold the load is called a rigging configuration, or
____________. - ✔✔hitch
A(n) __________ hitch uses two or more slings to connect a load to a single hoist hook. -
✔✔bridle
To form a choker hitch, wrap the sling around the load and pass the eye of the sling through
a ___________ to form a loop around the load. - ✔✔shackle
A(n) ___________ uses a pulley system to give a mechanical advantage for lifting loads. -
✔✔hoist
A ________ is used to move loads such as steel plates or concrete panels without the use of
slings. - ✔✔lifting clamp
The ________ is the total amount of what is being lifted. - ✔✔load
It is important to understand this concept: When ______ decreases, ___________ increases.
- ✔✔sling angle; sling stress
