Course Outcomes
Through a combination of targeted training and experience, an appointed person will be able to:
- State basic requirements of legislation, regulations, codes of practice, guidance and good practice documentation that relate to all types of lifting duties
- Explain the duties and responsibilities of those involved in a lifting operation including; an appointed person, a lifting operations supervisor, a lift co-ordinator, a machine operator, a slinger, a signaller, a lifting equipment installer/erector and maintenance personnel
- Identify the requirements for basic, standard and complex lifts
- Describe the lighting requirements for in and out of service conditions for lifting equipment
- State requirements to be followed when planning the lifting of persons
- Identify different types of lifting equipment, and explain capabilities and limitations of each for given lifting operations
- Outline pre-use checks requirements for lifting equipment and accessories
- Explain maintenance inspection, thorough examination and testing requirements for lifting equipment and accessories
- Describe setting up, erection, levelling and dismantling requirements for different types of lifting equipment and lifting operations
- Calculate lifting equipment point loadings/outrigger loadings, spreader mat types and sizes from given information
- Identify ground pressure and support loadings from given information
- Explain the function and use of, and use information provided by, RCIs and safety devices applicable to a range of lifting equipment
- Select the correct lifting equipment for specified lifts
- Extract information from manufacturer's technical specifications, duties charts, range diagrams and other information sources
- Specify lifting equipment configurations for specific types of lifting operations
- Identify attachments and ancillaries to lifting equipment
- Describe out of service procedures for lifting equipment including locations, configurations and markings
Pre-requisites
Delegates must have completed the CSCS Health and Safety Environmental Touch Screen Test for Managers and professionals within the past two years.