Our Overhead Gantry Crane Courses, accredited by ITSSAR, will enable the delegate with the basic skill requirements and job safety knowledge required for safe and effective operation of Gantry and Overhead Cranes. We have courses for Novices and Experienced users, as well as a refresher COurse.
Theory
• Introduction to the course & Aims
• Operators Safety Code
• Current Legislation, including:
• Health & Safety at Work Act Etc 1974;
• LOLER, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• PUWER, Provision and Use of Working Equipment Regulations 1998
• Pre use inspection of crane/equipment & Maintenance
• Safe Operations of Gantry Cranes
• Lifting plans
• Introduction to Work Equipment, including Specific hazards & controls
• Daily Safety Checks & Maintenance
• Raising, Transporting & landing a Load
• Basic Slinging & Signals
• Short Video
• Knowledge Examination
• Stability
• Permit to work procedure
• Lifting equipment recognition
• Hazards involving angles and de-ratings
• Lifting equipment configurations
Practical
• Controls and Instruments
• Set up for lifting operations, including selection of appropriate site for operation
• Pre-use inspection and take over maintenance
• Basic Operations
• Prepare and secure machine for travel
• Selection and use of slings
• Load weight assessment
• Lifting and placing loads at various levels and locations
• Driving on/off ramps
• Turning loads over safely & correctly
• Practical Examination
COURSE ENQUIRIES
For further information on our Overhead Gantry Crane Courses, please call 01248 422475 or contact us via our online enquiry form. We look forward to hearing from you.
ABOUT ITSSAR
ITSSAR are a totally independent non-profit making organisation and is not in competition with the instructors on its register. ITSSAR are concerned with the training of operators, instructors, tutors and examiners on all types of industrial trucks and applies the standards set out in the Health and Safety Commission Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) in all industrial sectors.
ITSSAR publishes Performance Standards and Training & Testing Standards for operators and instructors. It also provides advice on instructional techniques for all types of industrial truck operator training. It monitors training organisations and instructors to those standards.
Applications for accreditation carry the acceptance of initial and periodic monitoring inspections. ITSSAR Training Standards Advisors carry out these and a copy of their report, once signed by the Chairman of ITSSAR, is returned to the Training Organisation. Every ITSSAR approved Training instructor, tutor and examiner training course is monitored by an ITSSAR Training Standards Advisor.