This manual is intended as a working guide for training workers and supervisors in the fundamentals of safe rigging and hoisting. The information covers not only ropes and knots but hoisting equipment from cranes to chain falls and rigging hardware from rope clips to spreader beams. Equally important is the attention paid at every point to correct procedures for inspection, maintenance, and operation. Knowledge of the equipment and materials with which we work is one of the most important factors in occupational health and safety. Each item has been designed and developed to serve a specific purpose. Recognizing its capabilities and limitations not only improves efficiency but minimizes hazards and helps prevent accidents. This manual identifies the basic hazards in rigging and hoisting, explains the safeguards necessary to control or eliminate these hazards, and spells out other essential safety requirements. The information should be used in conjunction with the applicable regulations by contractors, supervisors, operators, riggers, and others delivering or receiving instruction in the basics of safe rigging and hoisting. Health and Safety Law Occupational Health and Safety Act Safety legislation for Telangana Industrials Safety Training general consists of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which came into force on 1 October 1979. Its purpose is to protect workers against health and safety hazards on the job. The Occupational Health and Safety Act is based on the “internal responsibility” concept for management and workers. This encourages both groups to work out solutions to health and safety problems with the guidance of the Ministry of Labour. The Act provides us with the framework and the tools to achieve a safe and healthy workplace. It sets out the rights and duties of all parties in the workplace. It establishes procedures for dealing with job-site hazards and provides for enforcement of the law where compliance has not been achieved voluntarily. Over the years the Act has been revised to meet the changing requirements of India workplaces