Crane Appointed Person

Crane Appointed Person

Course Info

Course Duration: 1-4 days
Attendees: 1-8
Pre-requisites: Lifting experience recommended

Intended For

Anyone who is or will be responsible for creating lift plans

Certification

CPCS Trained Operator Card (Red)
CPCS Competent Operator Card (if S/NVQ has been completed & HS;E MAP test passed) (Blue)
NPORS CSCS affiliated Card (Red)
NPORS Traditional Card
Advance Training Certificate

Refresher Period

Dependent on certificate/card route chosen, call for further information

Additional Information

This qualification does not entitle you to act as the Lift Supervisor or Slinger. Separate qualifications exist for these.

Recommended Progression

S/NVQ is required to progress CPCS & NPORS Trained Operator (Red) Cards to the Competent Operator (Blue) Cards. call for further information

Course Aims

By the end of the course the operator should be able to:

  • Carry out planning for selection of cranes, personnel and lifting equipment for the management of a lifting operation to the required standard.
  • Demonstrate a practical understanding of safe and appropriate techniques for planning lifting operations.
  • Plan the lift including resources required to supervise, co-ordinate and control all types of lifting operations.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities under relevant legislation.

Course Summary

  • Relevant legislation
  • BS 7121
  • British safety signals
  • Cranes: types and terms
  • Crane documentation
  • Tower crane appreciation
  • Role of an appointed person
  • Control of the lifting operation
  • Preparing lifting plans
  • Manufacturers’ recommendations
  • Safe planning of lifts
  • Duties of a lifting supervisor
  • Identification of suitable ground conditions
  • Sequence of siting a crane
  • Crane stability and duty charts
  • Safety devices
  • Safe slinging
  • Safe systems of work, including method statements
  • Rigging and reeving
  • Automatic safe load indicators
  • Multi crane lifting
  • CPCS/NPORS theory preparation (if applicable)

Available Dates

No courses scheduled at this time. Please email us or call us on 01506 353999 to enquire about availability.

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Location

10 Caputhall Rd, Deans, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 8AS, UK