Overhead Cranes
Course Overview
The Overhead Crane course provides essential skills and knowledge for safe lifting operations. It exceeds the current CSA B167, ASME B30.2 standards, and industry regulations, serving as a foundational training program for personnel involved in overhead crane operations that are under 10 tons in capacity.
Course Particulars
Duration: 2-days
Format: classroom theory, demonstrations, and practical exercises
Validity: 3 years
Required PPE: safety footwear, safety glasses, hard hat, hi-vis clothing, gloves
Format
This two-day course integrates classroom instruction, demonstrations, and practical training. Certification is awarded to participants who successfully complete the written assessment and practical evaluations.
Course Content
Legislation, regulation, and standards
Risk management
Basic rigging plans
Calculating load weight, sling tension, and understanding the rigging triangle
Rigging equipment (slings, hitches, hooks, rigging hardware, below-the-hook lifting devices, chain blocks and lever hoists)
Pre-use inspection of rigging equipment and overhead cranes
Duties and responsibilities of riggers, signal persons, and overhead crane operators
Safe use of tag lines
Radio communications and hand signals
Overhead crane types, components, safe use
Controlling load swing
Course Delivery
Training is delivered at the client’s site.
Course Price
Non-Member $228 / Member $196