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

Course Aims:

To provide thorough training on the responsibilities of a Lift Supervisor. To enable the candidate to competently and safely carry out the role and pass the CPCS Theory and Practical Tests.

Course Content:
 
- Legislation, regulations and Codes of Practice relating to lifting duties 
- Safe systems of work including method statements 
- Personal responsibilities 
- Cranes: types and terms 
- Crane documentation 
- Crane stability, duty charts and safety devices 
- Crane appreciation 
- British Standard 1721 
- Covers role of crane supervisor 
- Covers role of appointed persons 
- Preparing an area, with exclusion zones 
- LOLER and Puwer

Duration: 4 days.

Pre-requisites: This course is suitable for those with little to no operational experience on the machine.

Test:

To achieve the Red CPCS Trained Operator Card candidates must pass both the CSCS touch screen H+S test (within the last 2 years) and the CPCS Theory Test and the Practical Test.

CPCS Competence Card:

The Red CPCS Trained Operator Card lasts for 2 years. A NVQ in Controlling Lifting Operations will be required to progress to a CPCS Blue Card.