Lifting Equipment Handling
Appointed Person
The course is designed for supervisors and managers with a responsibility for lifting operations who have sufficient experience of the use of cranes to meet the requirements specified in British Standard 7121- Safe Use of Cranes.
Content: Planning of lifting operations
Duration: 5 days
Appointed Person for Lifting Operations (APLO)
Objectives of this course are to know the law governing the use of lifting equipment, duties & responsibilities of the Appointed Person and other team members, planning and supervision of the lifting operation as per method statement, methods to give clear, unambiguous instructions to all the lifting team members, assessment of dangers to the lifting operation from change circumstances on site, rigging and slinging best practices, calculations for lifting plan, crane types and safe operations, crane set up procedure and correct crane configuration according to load chart, designing the lifting plan as per applicable lifting management system.
Course Contents
- Understand and comply to the law governing lifting operation
- Understand International best practice and company specific requirements
- Understand their roles and responsibilities for every lifting operation
- Understand crane types, capabilities and limitations
- Understand how to use different crane load charts
- Understand factors that affects crane stability and different ground conditions
- Understand different types of lifting machines and lifting gears and how to conduct pre-use inspections
- Understand different sling configurations such as vertical, choker, basket and choker hitch
- Rate slings using both uniform load method and Trigonometry method
- Understand different sling angles and how it affects their capacity and leg tensions
- Understand correct crane hand signal and radio signal
- Plan a lifting operation, understanding of different categories of lifting operations and the necessary level of competence
- Work with drawings and identify the best position for lifting equipment
- Prepare risk assessment
- Prepare method statement
Duration: 4 days
crane operation and cargo handling
- To increase awareness amongst employees, supervisors and others as to their duties & responsibilities in connection with Crane Operations
- To help trainees to be able to recognize unsafe loads, poor slinging practices or defective CCU's (Cargo Carrying Units)
- To give general guidance and acceptable operating parameters for load binders & rigging screws
Duration: 1 day
Crane Operator (offshore / onshore)
This course is designed for construction sites, oil / gas facilities and industrial yards operatives who utilize different types of cranes in building, civil engineering and mechanical activities.
Duration: 3 days
crane supervisor
Provide participants with:
- Ability to be more aware of the Crane Supervisor duties and responsibilities
- Ability to be fully conversant with the duties of all persons involved in the lifting operation
- Ability to give clear, unambiguous instructions to all other members of the team
- Ability to assess danger to the lifting operation from changes circumstances on site
- Ability to implement his duties as per BS 7121 Safe Use of Cranes
Duration: 4 days
lifting plan
Provide participants:
- Ability to be more aware of the Appointed Person duties and responsibilities
- Ability to be fully conversant with the duties of all persons involved in the lifting operation
- Ability to prepare the lifting plan and method statement
- Ability to assess the job criticality and proximity hazards
- Ability to implement his duties as per BS 7121 Safe Use of Cranes
Duration: 2 days
forklift operator
This course is designed for oil & gas companies, construction site and industrial yards operatives who utilize different types of forklifts in building, civil engineering and mechanical activities.
Duration: 2 days
forklift refreshment
This course is designed for oil & gas companies, construction site and industrial yards operatives who utilize different types of forklifts in building, civil engineering and mechanical activities.
Duration: 1 day
lifting standards
Provide an understanding of the British standards reflecting construction industry and oil & gas best practices: BS 7121-1 , BS 7121-2, BS 7121-3 , BS EN 13414-2, BS EN 12077-2 , BS EN 12644-1, BS EN 12644-2 , BS EN 818-4, BS EN 818-6, BS ISO 15513 and BS ISO 4308-1
Duration: 6 days
Battery-Powered Crane Operator Course
Aiming to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of various codes and regulations required for the safe Powered-Operated crane operation
- Demonstrate knowledge of good safety practices in crane operations
- Obtain the following information: transportation of Dangerous Goods and Powerline Hazards
Duration: 2 days
Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) (Man-lift) Operator
Produced to British Standards(BS EN 280 -2001), this course provide an understanding of:
- Statutory Requirements and Code of Practice
- Different types of MEWP
- Specifications
- Safety Rules
- Controls familiarization
- Pre-operation Inspection
- Functional Check
- Work Place Inspection
- Operation Instruction
- Hazards
- Operator Information
- Operator Qualifications
- Safety Precautions
- Practical Demonstration
Duration: 3 days
Overhead Crane Operation Certification
Provide an understanding of:
- The different types of Cranes
- General maintenance
- Crane operator manual and log book
- Correct instrument and control use
- Limit switches
- Safe load indicator
- Lifting Tackle and Lifting Appliances
- Tackle Management and methods of slinging
- Load estimation and angle of lift
- Centre of gravity
- Ability to Loading / Unloading
- Judgment of height and distance
- Hand signals
- Appreciation of correct slinging
- Current legislation
- The color coding
- SWL, WLL
- Kinds of hitches
- Aptitude and learning ability
- General attitude
- Performance during assessment
Duration: 3 days
"Suspended Access Equipment" Cradle Operator
- Types of Suspended Access Equipment
- Utilization of Suspended Access Equipment
- Rope Types
- Safety Devices
- Loads Types
Duration: 1 day
Rigging/Slinging/ Banksman (Lifting) - Level 1
This course is designed for construction sites, oil & gas industries and fabrication industrial yards operatives who utilize different types of cranes in building, civil engineering and mechanical activities.
Duration: 1 day
Rigging/Slinging/ Banksman (Lifting) - Level 2
This course is designed for construction sites, oil & gas industries and fabrication industrial yards operatives who utilize different types of cranes in building, civil engineering and mechanical activities.
Duration: 2 days
Rigging Supervisor
This course is designed for construction sites, oil & gas industries and fabrication industrial yards operatives who utilize different types of cranes in building, civil engineering and mechanical activities.
Duration: 2 days
Rigging/Slinging (Lifting)
Understanding of the different types of lifting appliances & lifting tackle, of colour coding, key principles, legislation.
Duration: 2 days
