CATEGORY: Technical and Vocational

Crane Training, Rigging and Dogging

Course Access: Lifetime
Course Overview

Duration: 3 days 

Description

Crane Training is designed to provide participants with the skills
and knowledge to safely operate a wide variety of cranes in different working
environments such as mobile slewing cranes, non-slewing cranes. This course is
designed to give participants the necessary skills and knowledge to undertake
Basic Rigging work safely and competently. On completion, candidates will be
able to undertake steel erection; erect hoists (including mast climbing
hoists); place pre-cast concrete; move plant and equipment using a variety of
means including skates, chain blocks, tirfors and other means; install safety
nets and static lines; install perimeter safety screens and shutters; and,
install cantilever crane loading platforms. Candidates will also gain a sound
knowledge of applicable legislations and standards and risk management
associated with related to Basic Rigging operations.

Who should Attend

·       
Operators

·       
Trainees

·       
Loss Control/Safety
personnel

·       
Management

·       
Inspectors and supervisors

Outline

·      
Introduction to dogging and rigging

·      
Basic rigging:

o  
Steel erection;

o  
Erecting hoists (including mast climbing hoists)

o  
Placing pre-cast concrete;

o  
move plant and equipment using a variety of means
including skates,

o  
Chain blocks,

o  
Tirfors and other
means;

o  
Installing safety nets and static lines;

o  
Installing perimeter safety screens and shutters; and,

o  
Installing cantilever crane loading platforms.

·      
Advanced Rigging:

o  
All the outcomes for rigging work at the basic and
intermediate levels

o  
Rigging of

§  Gin poles

§  Shear legs

§  Glying foxes and
cable ways

§  Guyed derricks
and structures

§  Suspended
scaffolds and fabricated hung scaffolds for
licensing purposes

·      
Slinging techniques

·      
Selection and inspecting lifting gear and equipment;

·      
Safe movement and placement of loads including out
of view of the crane operator
(direct crane operators).

·      
Applicable legislations and standards

·      
Risk management procedures relating to lifting operations;

·      
Crane types, uses and characteristics

·      
Crane set up and other elements of crane and dogging operations.

Applicable legislations and standards