{"id":63,"date":"2026-07-24T21:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/closethehooks.com\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:04:07","slug":"63-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/closethehooks.com\/?page_id=63","title":{"rendered":"The Rookie Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading Teksti-tausta has-custom-css wp-custom-css-0a32918b\"><strong>Free guide: Lifting Work &mdash; A Rookie&#8217;s Introduction (PDF)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Teksti-tausta has-custom-css wp-custom-css-16af5fd9 wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcd8 <strong>&#8221;Lifting Work &mdash; A Rookie&#8217;s Introduction&#8221;<\/strong> is a practical guide to working under the hook. It&#8217;s written for people who have just started on site, but it works just as well as a refresher for experienced riggers and for supervisors who are expected to oversee lifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Teksti-tausta has-custom-css wp-custom-css-c72b7d87 wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d The aim is to explain what actually happens during a lift, and why it needs planning, judgement and someone taking responsibility. 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The subject is a wide one and time is limited, but even as it stands it gives a beginner a solid footing.<br>\ud83d\udd13 <strong>No sign-up required.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"Teksti-tausta has-custom-css wp-custom-css-98f021a5 wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udce5 <strong>Download it free from the button below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/closethehooks.com\/close-the-hooks-rookie-guide.pdf\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" onclick=\"if(typeof gtag==='function'){gtag('event','pdf_download',{event_category:'Guide',event_label:'Rookie Guide EN'});}\">Download the guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/closethehooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kansikuva_EN-scaled.png\" alt=\"Close the Hooks - Lifting Work: A Rookie's Introduction, cover\" class=\"wp-image-0\" style=\"width:380px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free guide: Lifting Work &mdash; 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