INSTRUCTION
OVERHEAD CRANE COMPETENT OPERATOR TRAINING
The following topics are covered in the Overhead Crane course:
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Safety Standards related to cranes
- Types of Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes
- Specific components and terminology
- Wire rope characteristics and inspection
- Crane capacities
- Critical lift procedures
- Inspection of the equipment
- Repairs and maintenance
- Operation of the crane
- Introduction to basic rigging including:
- Basic rigging components
- Inspection of rigging
- Basic hitches
- Advanced hitches
- Sling angles
- Load weight determination
- Center of gravity
- Load manipulation
- Lift planning
- Hand signals
- Emergency procedures
Overhead crane is a course consisting of two sections. The first section consists of the classroom theory portion of the course, and includes a written exam. Practical training and evaluations with onsite equipment are then performed during the second section of training. This training includes extensive operating techniques and actual rigging in a controlled environment.
