BASIC RIGGING EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What can the regulator do if you fail to work safely? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- Licence can be cancelled
- License suspended
- You may be prosecuted
Name 6 tasks you may undertake as a rigger - CORRECT ANSWER-- Place
concrete components
- Set up static line
-Set up safety net
- Install CCLP
- Install safety screen
- Erect and dismantle structural steel
List 3 things your employer must provide you with before you start rigging
work - CORRECT ANSWER-- Training
- Supervision
- Instruction
List 6 main types of WHS/OHS legislation/requirements and guidelines where
you can source information - CORRECT ANSWER-- Aus standards
,- SWMS
- Workplace policies
- Permits
- Management plan
- Operation manual
What is your duty of care when at work? - CORRECT ANSWER--
Safety of yourself
- Safety of others
- Follow procedures
List 4 responsibilities of an employer to ensure the health and safety of
employees in the workplace - CORRECT ANSWER-- Provide and maintain a
safe workplace
- Provide and maintain safe work supplies
- Provide and maintain adequate facilities
- Provide and maintain adequate storage and chemicals
When must PPE and personal safety equipment be inspected to ensure its
safety? - CORRECT ANSWER-Prior to use
Name 6 pieces of safety equipment a rigger may need to access when working
at heights - CORRECT ANSWER-- Harness
- Lanyard
- Shock absorber
, - Safety lines
- Safety nets
- Static safety lines
What is a Hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER-Something with the potential to
cause harm or injury to a person
What is a risk? - CORRECT ANSWER-The likelihood or possibility of harm
occurring from a hazard
Name 6 common workplace Hazards relevant to your work as a rigger -
CORRECT ANSWER-- Powerlines
- Overhead services
-Bad weather
- Pedestrians/people
- Buildings
- Obstructions
When must a worker apply risk control measures? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- Before you start work
-If a new hazard arries
When should you consider using a fall arrest system as a risk control strategy
when working at heights - CORRECT ANSWER-If there is no safer option
What are the safe working distances for poles/towers - CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What can the regulator do if you fail to work safely? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- Licence can be cancelled
- License suspended
- You may be prosecuted
Name 6 tasks you may undertake as a rigger - CORRECT ANSWER-- Place
concrete components
- Set up static line
-Set up safety net
- Install CCLP
- Install safety screen
- Erect and dismantle structural steel
List 3 things your employer must provide you with before you start rigging
work - CORRECT ANSWER-- Training
- Supervision
- Instruction
List 6 main types of WHS/OHS legislation/requirements and guidelines where
you can source information - CORRECT ANSWER-- Aus standards
,- SWMS
- Workplace policies
- Permits
- Management plan
- Operation manual
What is your duty of care when at work? - CORRECT ANSWER--
Safety of yourself
- Safety of others
- Follow procedures
List 4 responsibilities of an employer to ensure the health and safety of
employees in the workplace - CORRECT ANSWER-- Provide and maintain a
safe workplace
- Provide and maintain safe work supplies
- Provide and maintain adequate facilities
- Provide and maintain adequate storage and chemicals
When must PPE and personal safety equipment be inspected to ensure its
safety? - CORRECT ANSWER-Prior to use
Name 6 pieces of safety equipment a rigger may need to access when working
at heights - CORRECT ANSWER-- Harness
- Lanyard
- Shock absorber
, - Safety lines
- Safety nets
- Static safety lines
What is a Hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER-Something with the potential to
cause harm or injury to a person
What is a risk? - CORRECT ANSWER-The likelihood or possibility of harm
occurring from a hazard
Name 6 common workplace Hazards relevant to your work as a rigger -
CORRECT ANSWER-- Powerlines
- Overhead services
-Bad weather
- Pedestrians/people
- Buildings
- Obstructions
When must a worker apply risk control measures? - CORRECT
ANSWER-- Before you start work
-If a new hazard arries
When should you consider using a fall arrest system as a risk control strategy
when working at heights - CORRECT ANSWER-If there is no safer option
What are the safe working distances for poles/towers - CORRECT
