{"id":3230,"date":"2016-03-08T13:54:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T13:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2017-01-26T20:21:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T20:21:40","slug":"31-years-of-training-the-2016-cm-hoist-school-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/08\/31-years-of-training-the-2016-cm-hoist-school-event-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Years of Training: The 2016 CM Hoist School Event Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s one of our favorite times of the year, and now that it\u2019s over, we\u2019re already brainstorming how to make next year even better. Our 2016 CM Hoist School<\/strong> welcomed attendees from all over the country, and representatives from 7 major industry brands who came together for 5 days of hands-on training, education and fun. (If you\u2019re like us, we love getting our hands dirty with some motor maintenance!)<\/p>\n

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Attendees shuttled into Mountain Productions on Monday, ready to jump right in to class. Half of our students were introduced to Dave Carmack<\/strong> and began their training in Lodestar maintenance and repair, while the other students sat with Eric Rouse<\/strong> for the rigging seminar. <\/p>\n

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Between classes, Mountain Productions\u2019 Jeff Sivick, Jon Baker and the rigging sales department hosted a table showcasing our recently launched online Rigging Shop<\/a>, and some of the personal fall protection items<\/a> and tools<\/a> we provide.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday continued the Lodestar and rigging training for each student group, and attendees were given a tour throughout Mountain Productions\u2019 warehouse, yard and multiple buildings. Working hands-on with Dave Carmack and Eric Rouse, both groups spent Monday through Thursday learning and preparing for the certification exam on Friday.<\/p>\n

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On the last day of CM Hoist School, attendees took their certification exam before a variety of industry vendors provided seminars and demos to the group. LiftAll\u2019s Chris Schaffer<\/strong> spoke to the school about LiftAll\u2019s sling inventory<\/a> as well as proper rigging techniques. Following Chris, we welcomed Leica Geosystem\u2019s Steve Hobson, Kevin Rinaldi, and Greg Capitano<\/strong> to discuss their DISTO<\/a> and LINO<\/a> line of laser distance meters and levels, and how they could innovate and streamline workflow. Up next, Hoist School veteran Mike Webb from Motion Laboratories<\/strong> spoke to the group about power distribution and hoist control<\/a> \u2013 Motion\u2019s bread and butter. Following Mike Webb, students were introduced to KASK\u2019s high quality line of professional helmets. KASK representative Fabio Cardarelli<\/strong> broke down and explained the features that separate KASK\u2019s helmets<\/a> from the competition. Concluding our CM Hoist School, industry veteran Mike Garl<\/strong> presented a seminar on truss theory and application. This seminar is a great introduction to the complexities and technical aspects of truss loading, and how to work safely with truss.<\/p>\n\n