Course Description:  The Heavy Equipment & Rigging Specialist is responsible for performing various assessments & construction-related liaison for the task force during incident operations. The Heavy Equipment and Rigging Specialist are responsible for assessing the need for & capabilities of various construction related equipment to assist task force personnel, identifying various rigging techniques to assist in the rescue of victims or stabilization of collapsed buildings, including the development of rigging plans and procedures, interacting with & coordinating efforts between the task force personnel & heavy equipment & crane operators, knowledge of heavy rigging operations, to include use & application of rigging tools, knowledge of lift capacity assessment, knowledge of lift engineering applications, knowledge of equipment maintenance and inspection procedures, knowledge in the use of anchor systems, knowledge of shoring methods and materials, knowledge of universal hand signals for heavy equipment.