Lifting training
Lifting Operations
This training course is designed to provide delegates with a better knowledge and understanding of:
the management and principles relative to the safe execution of lifting and mechanical handling operations
safe use of cranes in the offshore/onshore environment
portable rigging equipment/accessories, rigging applications
inspection, selection, maintenance and thorough examination requirements of the equipment
Management of Lifting Operations
Establishment of safe systems of work encompassing:
- Key elements of a management system
- The sensitivities and limitations of the lifting equipment
- Permissible duties and operational characteristics of the lifting equipment
- Planning of the lifting operation
- Selection and inspection of lifting equipment
- Provision of suitably trained and competent personnel
- Lifting equipment maintenance strategy
- Suitable and sufficient procedures/risk assessments/TBT
- Control of lifting operation by designated supervision
Task Risk Assessments
The process by which:
- Parameters of tasks are defined
- Lifting operation categorisation
- Hazard identification
- Risk assessing the task
- Inclusion of suitable and sufficient control measures
- Defining responsibility for the task
- Defining supervision responsibilities
Planning the Lifting Operation
- Identification of the lifting operation
- Determining the scope of the lifting operation
- Typical lifting operations guidelines/procedures
- Work site assessment process
- Categorisation of the lifting operation to reflect the risk and level of control required
- Lifting team development of task risk assessment
- Competent person development of suitable and sufficient lifting plans
- The technical support input required to finalise the lifting plan
- Conducting toolbox talks – what should be discussed
- Allocation of responsibilities
- Routine & non routine lifting operations
- Stages in performing the lifting operation
- Post job debrief and learning points
Training & Competence
- Occupational training standards
- Key training & competency stages to achieve full competence
- Crane Operator training/competence standards
- Banksman/Slinger training/competence standards
- Rigger training/competence standards
- Lifting Operations Supervisor training/competence standards
- Responsibilities of personnel involved in the lifting operation
Lifting Plan Review & Endorsement
What the Technical Authority/Responsible Person should ascertain when reviewing/endorsing lifting plans (list not exhaustive):
- identification of hazards have been risk assessed
- suitable control measures are in place
- lifting equipment is correctly rated and certified with all
- accessories and lift points visually checked
- availability of certified lifting points
- process to be followed when using uncertified lifting points
- trained and competent personnel to carry out the lifting operation
- de-rating of equipment/accessories (included angles etc)
- the load path has been selected and cleared of obstructions and/or conflicting operations
- the lay down area(s) are adequate in both size and load
- bearing capacity
- suitable materials available for protection of the load/equipment
- barriers are positioned and/or suitable warnings issued to prevent unauthorised access
- confirm the lay down area is within the operating range of the crane
- weather conditions and their effect on the safety of the lift have
- been taken into consideration
- has a meeting been held to discuss plan, do all personnel involved fully understand the plan and has all relevant information been passed on to all parties?
- Pre-use checks/inspection criteria which should be undertaken
- In–service checks/inspection criteria
- Identification of defect equipment/accessories
- Discard criteria for equipment/accessories
- Thorough examination process for equipment/accessories
- Markings & certification requirements for equipment/accessories
- Best practice in rigging loft management
- Rigging loft inventory
- Rigging loft certification package
- Rigging loft register
- Rigging loft “T” card systems
- Criteria for post use inspections
- Quarantined equipment procedure
- Practical demonstration of safe use of equipment by Training Instructor
- Delegates hands on installation/safe use of rigging equipment/accessories
- Delegates hands on operation transferring loads using portable lifting equipment
Theoretical Examination
As this is a certificated training course, delegates will be required to complete the multi-choice theoretical question paper and achieve a minimum result of 80% for certification purposes.
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