Lifting operations can be executed far more efficiently when rigging designs are accurate from the beginning. Proper coordination between engineering calculations and rigging arrangement drawings helps ensure that slings, shackles, spreader bars, and other rigging components fit together correctly without requiring time-consuming field adjustments.

In this webcast, Michael Harwood, PE, PMP demonstrates a rapid but reliable method for generating rigging arrangements and estimating loads in lifting components using relatively few input parameters. The presentation focuses on simplifying the rigging design process while maintaining practical engineering accuracy.

The techniques discussed are based on engineering fundamentals commonly introduced in first-year engineering courses and refined through more than 30 years of real-world structural engineering experience across offshore oil & gas projects, process modules, and equipment package lifting operations.

This webcast is particularly useful for engineering professionals involved in medium-scale lifting projects where quick turnaround and practical rigging solutions are essential.