Crane Awareness Workshop

This course provides an introduction to crane safety, equipment characteristics, lift planning, lattice and telescopic boom mobile cranes, and tower cranes. Participants of this program will have a better understanding of hoisting and crane applications, sufficient to make knowledgeable supervisory or enforcement decisions related to crane operations.

Duration: 32 hours over 5 days
Prerequisite: None
Format:

This course combines crane theory with hands-on familiarization exercises on various types of mobile cranes.

Evaluation: None
Accreditation: OETIO certificate of participation

Topics:

  • Manuals, regulations, and policies
  • Safe working environment
  • Crane types, components, and concepts
  • Operating near high voltage
  • Signals and communications
  • Wire rope and rigging
  • Pre-operational inspection
  • Pre-lift set-up and planning
  • Capacity/load charts
  • Load moment indicators
  • Introduction to conventional cranes
  • Introduction to hydraulic cranes
  • Introduction to tower cranes

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