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Mar 25, 2021 8:45:00 AM4 min read

Hear from ITI's Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Program Graduate

The ITI Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Program serves as a comprehensive ...
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Mar 16, 2021 7:45:00 AM2 min read

GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions Partners with ITI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2021 Industrial Training International 800.727.6355 ...
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Jan 12, 2021 9:39:50 AM1 min read

Entertainment Rigging 2nd Edition Now Available from the ITI Bookstore

It is inarguable that Harry Donovan (1943-2009), was one of, if not the foremost subject ...
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Dec 7, 2020 3:16:45 PM2 min read

Rigging Training - Master Rigger 2021 Open Enrollment Dates

The ITI Master Rigger Course is designed for participants that have had some exposure ...
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Oct 21, 2020 7:15:00 AM1 min read

Rigging Gear Inspector Quiz

As ITI Master Instructor, (and Professional "Top Trainer" of the year recipient), Jim Cox ...
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May 5, 2020 6:00:00 AM2 min read

Harry Donovan's Entertainment Rigging Book to be Carried Forward

Harry Donovan (1943-2009) was one of the world’s foremost experts on entertainment ...
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Feb 3, 2020 12:47:58 PM1 min read

Bechtel & Barnhart Rigging Engineers join LITES Podcast

Bechtel Chief Rigging Engineer, Keith Anderson and President of JL Yates Services and ...
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Jan 20, 2020 9:59:52 AM2 min read

Why Sling Angle Matters - Sometimes Seeing is Believing

If a new rigging trainee is told “the lower the sling angle, the greater the tension ...
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Dec 4, 2019 2:29:24 PM< 1 min read

OSHA Stops Accepting CIC Crane Operator Certifications

The following is an excerpt from an article original published by cranehotline.com OSHA’s ...
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Nov 18, 2019 10:18:09 AM2 min read

The Skilled Labor Shortage: Bridging the Gap

The skilled labor shortage in heavy industry is a reality that is beginning to make an ...
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