{"id":"93240954-5333-41af-aabc-af0623df8ec4","task":"Determine when a qualified rigger is required for hoisting activities on a steel erection project and how to document that qualification","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["Identify hoisting activities requiring a qualified rigger: crane/derrick assembly-disassembly work, and any activity where workers are in the fall zone hooking, unhooking, guiding a load, or making the initial connection of a load to a structure, per 1926.1401.","Confirm the individual meets the 1926.1401 definition of 'qualified person' for rigging tasks — via recognized degree/certificate, or extensive knowledge/training/experience demonstrated on the specific rigging problem at hand.","Recognize that OSHA does not require third-party rigger certification (unlike crane operators); the employer is responsible for determining and documenting qualification itself.","Match the rigger's demonstrated qualification to the complexity of the specific task (e.g., multiple-lift rigging under 1926.753(e) may demand more demonstrated skill than routine single-member picks).","Retain the employer's qualification determination on file, since there is no OSHA-standardized card format that automatically satisfies the requirement."],"gotchas":["Because there's no mandatory rigger certification, some sites mistakenly treat any rigging-related training card as automatically satisfying 1926.1401 — the employer must still independently verify and document that the qualification matches the task.","Qualified-rigger status is task-specific, not a blanket credential; being qualified for standard single-member picks doesn't automatically qualify someone for multiple-lift or other higher-complexity rigging."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/93240954-5333-41af-aabc-af0623df8ec4"}