Certification: Certified Master Rigger and Signaler/Lift Director (CMRS/LD)
Carpenters International Certification Council 212 Las Vegas, NV 89119-4218
The CMRS/LD program is for advanced riggers and signalers, and it focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain safe working environments during advanced rigging and signaling operations. The CMRS/LD designation indicates competence in the following areas:
Developing and implementing Lift Plans, including evaluating aspects of critical hoisting operations and determining the correct equipment, materials, personnel, personnel placement, and diagram development
Determining proper hitch configurations for asymmetrical hoisting operations
Taking into account and correcting for the effect of the load on the equipment prior to hoisting operations
Anticipating and compensating for variations in D/d ratios as affected by wire construction or hardware configurations
Handling complications with the rigging plan during hoisting operations
Being aware that stresses on slings and rigging hardware will change when transferring weight between hoisting devices
Recognizing when equipment, materials, ground conditions, and weather pose potential hazards and explaining why certain safety precautions should be taken
Performing basic calculations to determine the stresses caused by changing sling angles in hoisting asymmetrical loads
Developing and implementing Lift Plans, including evaluating aspects of critical hoisting operations and determining the correct equipment, materials, personnel, personnel placement, and diagram development
Determining proper hitch configurations for asymmetrical hoisting operations
Taking into account and correcting for the effect of the load on the equipment prior to hoisting operations
Anticipating and compensating for variations in D/d ratios as affected by wire construction or hardware configurations
Handling complications with the rigging plan during hoisting operations
Being aware that stresses on slings and rigging hardware will change when transferring weight between hoisting devices
Recognizing when equipment, materials, ground conditions, and weather pose potential hazards and explaining why certain safety precautions should be taken
Performing basic calculations to determine the stresses caused by changing sling angles in hoisting asymmetrical loads
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
- Renewal Required?
- Every 4 Year(s)
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- Yes
Advanced
The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher and has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years, or requires obtaining a ‘core’ level certification from the same organization.
- This certification is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).