Don Dimitroff of Columbus McKinnon coached participants through the disassembly and reassembly of a Lodestar chain hoist. Rocky Paulson, the recently retired president of Stage Rigging, taught safe rigging techniques while Morgan Neff of Mine Safety Appliances gave instruction on fall protection practices and equipment. Training was rounded out by Keith Bohn's truss class with instruction on design, usage and theory.
The Advanced Workshop was brought back by popular demand after its successful debut in 2005. Since Tomcat USA began its annual Hoist & Rigging Workshop, there has been a demand for more training.
Keith Bohn, design manger for Tomcat USA taught a one day course on advanced concepts in truss usage, including: grid design, applying loads, ground support system considerations, structural design concepts, inspection techniques. Bohn was assisted by Will Todd, project manager for Tomcat. Don Dimitroff of Columbus McKinnon led an intense, one day course in hoist design and theory, with a preview of what's new for the Lodestar.
(Jim Evans)
