RIGGING
1. All rigging loads shall be suspended only from the
members indicated on the rigging load plans
herein. Other framing members such as roof joists,
roof beams, trusses, support beams (except as
allowed by note below) shall not be used for the
support of rigging loads.
2. The maximum working load supported by a rigging
beam segment or truss bottom chord segment
marker [5] shall not exceed 5,000 pounds. This
load may be a single point or a combination of
loads acting anywhere along the member, as long
as the total load on the segment does not exceed
5,000 pounds. See the note below for limit on
total applied rigging grid load.
3. The maximum working load supported by a rigging
beam segment or truss bottom chord segment
marker [8] shall not exceed 8,000 pounds. This
load may be a single point or a combination of
loads acting anywhere along the member, as long
as the total load on the segment does not exceed
8,000 pounds. See the note below for limit on total
applied rigging grid load.
4. The maximum working load supported by a rigging
beam segment or truss bottom chord segment
marker [10] shall not exceed 10,000 pounds. This
load may be a single point or a combination of
loads acting anywhere along the member, as long
as the total load on the segment does not exceed
10,000 pounds. See the note below for limit on
total applied rigging grid load.
5. The maximum working load supported by a rigging
beam segment or truss bottom chord segment
marker [16] shall not exceed 16,000 pounds. This
load may be a single point or a combination of
loads acting anywhere along the member, as long
Rigging Load Criteria
as the total load on the segment does not exceed
16,000 pounds. See the note below for limit on
total applied rigging grid load.
6. Refer to limits for maximum hanging load
orientation for angular orientation limits for any
rigging load. The maximum permissible load for
loads which for an angle greater than 45 degrees
from vertical, shall be reduced 25% from maximums
indicated above.
7. The maximum total working load tributary from all
cross-stage (east – west) beams at any joint shall
be 10,000 pounds unless noted otherwise, thus:
Joints Denoted (A) = 13,000 pounds
Joints Denoted (B) = 16,000 pounds
8. The maximum total combined rigging load carried
by any truss, including the rigging load attributable
to the rigging beams and girders supported by the
truss, shall not exceed the following:
Truss 1: 25,000 pounds total maximum
Truss 2: 50,000 pounds total maximum
Truss 3: 75,000 pounds total maximum
Truss 4: 75,000 pounds total maximum
Truss 5: 85,000 pounds total maximum
Truss 6: 85,000 pounds total maximum
9. Rigging load limits listed above are in addition to
the rated scoreboard capacity (84,000 lbs +
18,600 lb hoist) and the six primary speaker clusters
(5,400 lbs each + 12,700 hoist for hoisting equip-
ment). A 1.5 impact factor for hoists is included.
10. Rigging member segments marked [5] shall be
identified with 2” tall white letters printed on each
side of the member. At the center of the segment
as follows: “Rigging Capacity 5,000 lb”.
11. Rigging member segments marked [8] shall be
identified with 2” tall white letters printed on each
side of the member. At the center of the segment
as follows: “Rigging Capacity 8,000 lb”.
The following defines the acceptable loading criteria
applicable to all rigging loads hung from the rigging
beams and truss bottom chords for the arena.
Please contact an event manager for rigging plot or for
additional information.
PAGE 23
400 WEST CHURCH STREET, SUITE 200, ORLANDO, FL 32801–2515