Crawler Crane
Duration:
3 - 5 Days Dependent on Experience
Course Code:
L004
Who's it for:
Potential and existing operators who have received no formal instruction and those requiring refresher training.
Accreditations
Aims and benefits:
Course Content:
- Operating the crane safely / Responding to recognised crane signals
- accurately
- Correct positioning of the crane
- Altering jib lengths and associated safety devices
- Routine maintenance and minor adjustments
- Safe load indicators and duties charts
- Chains, slings and lifting gear
- Crane capabilities and safety precautions
- Basic theory of power units, transmission systems and control system
- Understanding and interpreting duties charts
- Understanding how to programme safe load indicators
- The effects of radius change on the safe working capacity
- Principles of safe slinging and the types and capacities of chains, slings
- and
- lifting gear
- Effects of shock loading on structural strength, stability and load
- displacement
- Statutory regulations and Codes of Practice applicable to lifting
- operations
Training Methods:
- Practical Aspect
- Classroom/Tutorials
- This is an off-centre category and training will be provided at customers
- premises
Methods of Assessment:
- Practical Test
- Written Test
- In House Certification upon successful completion of course
