Course Details

  • Course Code: OS-TT-R101-S-14M
  • Mode of Delivery: Onsite
  • Duration: 14 Months
  • Price: On Request

Lifting Equipment Operator-Rigging

Course Overview

The programme starts with an induction to the course and training facilities to fully understand the training process and requirements. This course is delivered through Instructor-led training and Workshop based practical training with various assessments to ensure that the candidate achieves theoretical and practical competencies. The training focuses on providing candidates skill-set essential for lifting equipment, its safe and correct use, selection and inspection of rigging gears, slinging, lifting, and moving materials and components to perform rigging and lifting operation effectively.

This course is for anyone interested in doing activities linked with the employment of an engineering operative.

The entry prerequisites are a good attitude toward learning, a solid motivation to study, and a reasonable level of language proficiency.

Candidates on successful completion of training are entitled to a ‘Certificate of Attendance’ attested by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation from NTI and a National Vocational Qualification Certificate (NVQ) from City & Guilds, UK.

Other Details

Module 1:  General Health, Safety & welfare in work place

  • Introduction to Training & Facilities
  • Site tour & Course objectives
  • Evacuation Procedures
  • Health & Safety Essentials at work
  • Occupational Health & Hygiene
  • Types of PPE and its purpose
  • Hazard Identification and reporting
  • Risk assessments & Control measures
  • Legal requirements
  • HASAWA & COSHH
  • MSDS-Material safety data sheet
  • Disposal of waste accordance with legislation
  • Types of Fire Extinguisher
  • Fire warden & First aider
  • Tool box talk, Safe cards
  • Incident  reporting
  • Organizational accident and emergency procedures

Module 2:  Productive working practices in the workplace

  •  Follow organizational procedure to plan  the sequence of work
  • Interpret relevant information
  • Plan the sequence of work
  • Using resource for own and others work requirement
  • Team work
  • Maintain good working relationship
  • Critical thinking
  • Carry out work productively
  • Maintain relevant records in accordance with organizational procedure

Module 3:  Slinging and hand signalling

  • Proper Manual Handling Methodology
  • Job design to prevent injury
  • Job Side Consideration
  • Identification of rigging gears and equipment’s
  • Selection of Rigging Gears
  • Identify Color coding of rigging gears
  • Types of Hitches
  • Sling Angle
  • Types of Knots
  • Center of Gravity –COG
  • SWL
  • Load weight
  • Procedures for lifting
  • Job Site consideration
  • Weather & Ground condition
  • Obstruction
  • Planning the Lift.

Module 4:  Preparing and operating lorry loaders/knuckle boom

  • Understand loader operator responsibilities
  • Workplace rules
  • Procedures
  • Identified hazards
  • Hazard control measures
  • Safe vehicle maneuvering and positioning
  • Correct slinging of loads
  • Safe operation of loader
  • Preparation for travel
  • Pre use checks
  • Attachments
  • Safe methods of slinging
  • Understand the load requirements
  • Understand load capacities, limits and lifting principles
  • In-service checks and Operation of knuckle boom/lorry loader 
  • operating limitations of each type of crane and accessory they operate,
  • Knowledge of relevant regulations
  • Inspection and certification requirements of cranes

Module 5:  Preparing and operating Electric Overhead Traveling (EOT) crane

  • Understand EOT operator responsibilities
  • Workplace rules
  • Procedures
  • Identified hazards
  • Hazard control measures
  • Attachments
  • Safe methods of slinging
  • Understand the load requirements
  • Understand load capacities, limits and lifting principles
  • In-service checks and Operation of EOT Crane 

Module 6:  Preparing for and arranging and securing plant or machinery for transportation in the workplace

  •  Different type of hitches
  • Types of Knots
  • Barricading the work place
  • Types and Importance of signage’s
  • Determine weight and size of plant/ machinery to be loaded
  • Load restraint equipment and lifting accessories
  • Working at heights
  • Applying render to external backgrounds

Module 7:  Preparing to and directing and guiding the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery in the workplace

  • Safe site activities
  • Signaling and communicating equipment
  • Control precision
  • Selecting components and equipment’s for plant or machinery operations
  • Using materials, components and equipment’s for plant or machinery operations
  • Direct the crane operator by signaling
  • Perform and describe the hand signals

 

By the end of the module the candidate will be able to:

  • Work safely in an engineering environment
  • Communicate effectively in English at a technical level
  • Follow organizational accident and emergency procedures
  • Identify and use correct type of rigging accessories
  • Perform Slinging, lifting and moving materials and components
  • Direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery in workplace
  • Arrange or secure plant or machinery for transportation in the work place
  • State relevant regulations in Lifting operation
  • Discuss types of inspection in Lifting operation
Instructor-Led Onsite Training