NKPD code: 7215
Riggers and cable splicers install rigging equipment for moving and erecting facilities and structures, and install and maintain cables and ropes on construction sites, buildings and elsewhere. Riggers and cable splicers perform the following main tasks: • estimating the size, shape and weight of objects to be moved and selecting the type of equipment to be used; • installing and repairing cables, ropes, belt conveyors, pulleys and other lifting equipment; • splicing, repairing and attaching fittings to ropes and cables; • working as part of teams erecting and repairing drilling rigs for water, gas and oil wells; • hoisting and installing scenery, lighting and other stage equipment in theatres and on film sets; • installing and maintaining communication facilities, overhead power lines, cableways, ski lifts and similar infrastructure. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Rigger – Rigger, cables and ropes in shipbuilding and ship repair – Rigger, oil and gas wells – Rigger, lifting equipment – Splicer, cables and wire ropes – Bender, cables and wire ropes Excludes: – Machine operator, cable installation – 8189 – Crane operator – 8343