CPCS Training (A62) - Lifting Operations Crane Supervisor Course - Foundation/Novice

Pre-requisites: Candidates must have successfully passed the CSCS Health, Safety and Environment touchscreen test within the past two years.

Course Duration:

- Days One and Two: Theory and practical training
- Day Three: CPCS theory and practical tests

Course Content:

During the training course, candidates will learn to:

- Explain the duties and responsibilities of: an Appointed Person, a Crane Supervisor, a Crane Operator, a Slinger Signaller, a Crane Erector and maintenance personnel
- State basic requirements of legislation, regulations, and codes of practice that relate to all types of lifting duties
- Explain additional requirements for loads to be lifted from height
- Explain maintenance, inspections, thorough examination and testing requirements for lifting equipment and accessories
- State requirements that allow safe site access and egress for typical lifting equipment
- Describe setting up, erection, levelling and dismantling requirements for different types of lifting equipment and lifts
- Explain the function and use off, and use information provided by RCIs and anti-collision systems
- List different types of lifting accessories and explain typical applications
- Identify and explain relevant information relating to different types of lifting accessories i.e. markings, certificates and thorough examination reports, etc.
- Verify sling sizes and angles
- Explain slinging techniques for given loads including balanced, unbalanced and loose
- Verify appropriate lifting accessories for given types of loads in accordance with a given method statement
- Confirm weights and centres of gravity for different types of loads in accordance with a given method statement
- Describe and demonstrate different types of communication methods for lifting purposes
- Communicate the lift plan information to others involved in a lifting operation
- Report and explain positive and negative aspects of a typical lift following the operation to the Appointed Person
- Identify potential hazards and unsafe lifting practices using given lifting scenarios
- Evaluate and explain how environmental factors and the surrounding area, external to the lift zone, can affect the planned lifting operation
- Prepare an area, with exclusion zones, from given lifting plans, ensuring safe access / egress routes before, during and after the lift
- Mark the position of lifting equipment according to a given lift plan
- Verify potential proximity and underground hazards from given plans and drawings
- Confirm personnel requirements to meet the lift plan
- Mark the position of lifting accessories and prepare load spreading systems as required
- Confirm lifting equipment configurations from given plans
- Control a lifting operation using a given lift plan

Certification: Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will receive a CPCS trained Operator 'Red' card which is valid for two years.