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Wireless Safety Alliance Offers 'Advanced Rigging Concepts' Exam

The National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) said Monday that it’s offering a new specialty certification exam, “Advanced Rigging Concepts,” starting April 7. “This advanced certification is designed to provide assurance to certificate holders, employers, carriers, and tower owners that lifting…

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operations on-site are executed safely and effectively,” the group said. Richard Cullum, chair of the NWSA Specialty Exam Management Committee, added: “Based on my experience and the number of rigging incidents I have seen over the years, a specialty credential such as this is needed to ensure tower technicians properly grasp and understand not only the fundamentals, but some of the more complex aspects of rigging.”