The course presented intricate information to assist riggers to comply with safety regulations practised throughout the world. The topics were covered in detail and delegates were given information on the types of loading and the effect on truss, building a safe MPT or ST Tower, slinging of truss, the process of calculating applied forces and predicting the effects of environmental influences and the basic preconditions to safely build a roof structure.
"The South African delegates are not behind in rigging. World-wide we are all at the same level... we are all consistently incompetent," commented Date Jonkman. "We don't know what we don't know and that's the main thing in our business, wherever you are. The delegates were impressed to learn things they did not know. The guys who know roof systems also learnt. This is what it is all about."
Ruud de Deugd added, "The people were good and Robert Izzett from DWR took good care of us, and the food was good. The most fun part we had was after the course, when I heard someone say, those guys know what they are talking about."
Peter Abrahamse of Gearehouse noted, "I think the course has been brilliant. There is a lot of stuff that we have been doing and we realize now that there are alternate ways of doing things. It's a learning curve and it's awesome. We got to ask a lot of questions and receive answers back immediately, which was really great."
(Jim Evans)
