Home Training Safety Workshop

Format

1.5 - 2 hour lecture with hands on demonstrations

Topics

Purchasing and evaluating equipment

• Finding reputable vendors
• Why you should not order from Amazon or similar "marketplaces"
• Essential safety equipment
• How to inspect equipment
• "Can I rig to this"
• Finding a rigger / engineer

Basic rigging concepts

• WLL, BLL, safety factors
• Dynamic loads
• Carabiners, shackles, and quick links
• Pulleys

Overuse / overtraining

• How muscles, tendons, and ligaments work
• Signs of overtraining
• Prehab

Suggested safety policies

• Have a plan for rescue
• Don't train alone
• Inform other household residents
• Safely stow equipment when not in use
• Storage considerations
• Homeowners insurance, liability for others