Address:201 The Waterfront, Stonehouse Business Park, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3UT
Duration:1 day
Address:201 The Waterfront, Stonehouse Business Park, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3UT
Duration:1 day
• Duties and responsibilities of personnel associated with lift-ing operations
• Company specific lift planning procedures and documenta-tion
• Pre-use inspection of lifting equipment (colour coding for statutory inspections where appropriate)
• Crane controls and movement (Loaded & unloaded)
• Function and purpose of limiting switches and braking sys-tems
• Theory of load weight estimation, safe working loads and working load limits
• Pre-use inspection of lifting accessories (colour coding for statutory inspections where appropriate)
• Selection of lifting accessories for multi-legged lifting opera-tions
• Practical slinging and movement of workplace loads
• Landing of loads, sling removal, correct storage and protec-tion of lifting accessories
• Use of operators communication systems
• To include the use of hand signals and radios
• Isolation and parking of overhead travelling cranes
• Personal Protective Equipment requirements for overhead crane operators, slingers and signaller
• Operators assessment, including slinging and signalling
• Theoretical assessment