Rig walking? Where to go

[m_daweswood]

I have just finished 4 years of collage training as a technician and I want to get involved in rig walking what is the best rout ?

 

would it be advisable to seek training or try and get a job with some one who already does it and get them to train me ?

 

I rock climb so I have some background understanding on climbing but I am stuck for ideas on wair to go any ideas message back thanks

[Jivemaster]

Rigging training is a possibility search the Rigging forum for much more info.

 

All work at height is becoming increasingly expensive to insure, so, much thought and effort is being put into eliminating or minimising work at height. All work at height needs lots of written info - Risk assessments, method statements, etc and sloppyness in these may be taken as a poor indicator of work quality.

 

What other assets can a company profitably employ you for while they send you on WAHR and rigging courses, in their hope that you will rig for them and in your hope that they will do your paperwork for you.

 

You have little to put on a CV at the moment, but an approach to a company, reasoned and supported by experience, saying that you want to work for them and train with them to be a rigger, may bring appropriate responses.

 

All rigging WILL involve reading drawings and written specifications, so see if this is for you and within your comfortable skills range.

[Guest lightnix]

On a slightly more helpful note, try PMing BR member Chris Higgs, who is involved with running courses at Total Fabrications which might be of relevance to you. Alternatively, try contacting rigging companies such as Unusual Rigging or Vertigo. They might be able to offer you some advice.

 

And the rest of you: if you can't think of anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all :)

[richard]

I have to admit that 'truss walking' is not a term I have heard before. I would assume you mean working on trusses at height.

 

However if this is the case then I would assume you will need something to do while up there.. So either - as has been mentioned above - you will need to be a competant rigger, or an electrician or similar.

 

I would think you will need to learn the chosen trade first, and then if you are with the right company you can learn the at height work in good time.

 

Richard

[Simon Lewis]

On a (hopefully) more useful note, I would certainly recommend the rigging course at Total Fabrications as one that's well worth attending. It does include some practial work on trusses, but I assume that you want to hang loudspeakers or focus lighting, rather than just walk on the truss?

 

Chris Higgs delivers these courses (I took the three day version) and they're very good.

See this site: training

You may also benefit from reading the two books that Chris has written on rigging (look in the ETnow.com bookshop).

 

Hope this helps!

 

Simon