6515-Riggers and Cable Splicers

Job Title: 

Riggers and Cable Splicers

Job Description: 

Riggers and cable splicers assemble rigging gear to move and position equipment and structural components, or install and maintain cables, ropes and wires on construction sites, buildings or other structures.

Tasks: 

Estimating the size, shape and weight of objects to be moved and deciding on the type of equipment to

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

829 - Manufacturing Engineering

Specific Occupations: 

651501 - Rigger
Description : Assembles and installs rigging gear such as cables, ropes, pulleys and winches to lift, lower, move and position equipment, structural steel and other heavy objects.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : Yes
Specializations : Construction Cable Layer / Puller, Construction Rigger, Forest / Logging Rigger, Hoisting Equipment Rigger, Rigger (Metal Engineering), Rigger Ropesman, Rigger Scaffolder, Scaffolding Rigger, Ship Rigger, Theatrical Rigger, Tower Rigger, Winch Erector

651502 - Cable and Rope Splicer
Description : Maintain cables, ropes and wires on construction sites, buildings or other structures.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Ropesman

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa