Course Details
- Course Code: OS-TT-R103-S-14M
- Mode of Delivery: Onsite
- Duration: 14 Months
- Price: On Request
Lifting Equipment Operator-Crane
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 making learners competent in using cranes safely by creating awareness on safe and healthy working practices, slinging and hand signaling, selecting components and equipment for machine operations, setting up, operating, and shutting down plant or machinery for lifting and transforming loads and selecting lifting gears and equipment.
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
- Customer Needs & Support
- Organizational structure
- Job roles and responsibilities
- Scheduling & Prioritizing Work
- Time management
- Seeking guidance and support
- Individual development plan
- Maintaining records & documents
- Team work and your working relationship
- Omani labour law
Module 3: Slinging and hand signalling the movement of suspended load in work place
- 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
Module 4: Preparing and operating lorry loaders/knuckle boom to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
- 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 and operating compact cranes to lift and transport loads in the workplace
- Type of overhead crane
- Types of mobile crane
- Basic definitions
- Crane capacity
- working load limits,
- load assessments and load charts,
- Responsibilities, conditions
- Causes of crane accidents
- Selecting the crane for different jobs
- Documents required for Crane
- Load radius indicator
- Initial crane inspection
- Visual crane inspection
- Frequent inspections
- Periodic inspections
- Annual inspection
- Siting of Crane
- Crane Operations
- Sling Load capacity and angles
- Sling Inspections
- Basic radio commands and hand signals
- Work near power lines
- Operate Gantry crane, HIAB crane, EOT crane, Mobile Crane
By the end of the module the candidate will be able to:
- Comply with all workplace health, safety and welfare legislation requirements
- Identify & deal with health and safety at work.
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Demonstrate work ethics and team working
- Communicate for productive working practices at workplace.
- Maintain relevant records in accordance with the organisational procedures.
- Discuss health and safety at work
- Describe maintenance, inspection and certification requirements of cranes and rigging gears.
- Recognize types of cranes, basic components as well as rigging equipment
- Summarize OSHA standards pertaining to cranes
- Determine load capacities, limits and lifting principles
- Follow hand signals
- Describe hazards and common causes of crane accidents
- Prepare and operate lorry loaders or knuckle booms to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
- Demonstrate Crane and Sling Safety.
- State Safety Concepts and Techniques in crane operation
- Display proficient operator skills on a Crane
- Prepare and Operate Gantry Crane, EOT Crane and Mobile Crane to lift and transfer loads.
- Report and record work done
Instructor-Led Onsite Training