Tower Crane
Duration:
Dependent on Experience
Course Code:
L010 / A04
Who's it for:
For potential and existing operators who have received no formal instruction and those requiring refresher training.
Accreditations
Aims and benefits:
To give foundation training and assessment on a tower crane.
Benefit: Delegate achieves carded status
Course Content:
- Operate the crane safely and productively / Responding to recognised crane
- signals
- Deciding whether a particular load is within the capacity of the crane
- Minor adjustments / Routine maintenance / Fault finding procedures / Rectifying
- faults
- Capabilities of the equipment / Relevant safety precautions including
- out-of-service precaution
- How the machine is operated and controlled
- The purpose and method of operation of safe‐load indicators and
- overload
- warning devices
- The effect of the working radius on the lifting capacity of the machine
- The purpose of counterweights, how to secure, check and maintain them
- The effect of shock loading on the structural strength of the crane and its stability
- Principles of safe slinging / types and capacities of lifting gear / security and
- balance of load
- How to operate the crane to the direction of a signaller using recognisable
- signals
- The statutory regulations in respect of lifting equipment / the operator’s own
- legal responsibilities
Training Methods:
- Practical Aspect
- Classroom/Tutorials
Methods of Assessment:
- Practical Test
- Written Test
- In House Certification upon successful completion of course
Where Next?:
- NPORS Accreditation also available subject to training and testing
- CPCS Accreditation also available subject to training and testing
- NVQ Level 3 leading to CPCS Competency Card [Blue Card]
