PRE-COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must have passed the CSCS Health Safety & Environmental test for Managers and Professionals (within the last 24 months).
TRAINING AIMS
To provide comprehensive construction training on the responsibilities of an Appointed Person. To
fully enable the candidate to competently and safely carry out the role and pass the CPCS Theory and Practical Tests.
WHO ATTENDS
Potential and existing operators who have received no formal instruction and those requiring refresher training.
COURSE CONTENT
- Legislation ‐ LOLER, PUWER, HASAWA
- Codes of practice ‐ BS7121 part 1 and BS712 part 3
- Roles and responsibilities of personnel involved with lifting operations
- Crane appreciation ‐ crane types, capabilities and limitations
- Duty charts
- Crane terminology
- Site access and egress
- Documentation and certification for lifting equipment and lifting accessories
- Crane stability/ground conditions
- Rated Capacity Indicators (RCI’s) and Safe Working Loads (SWL)
- Selection of lifting accessories
- Types of accessories and use
- Mode factors for accessories
- Down rating of accessories
- Sling angles
- Communications
- Planning a lifting operation
- Effects of wind and down rating
- Creating scale drawings
- Writing a method statement and risk assessments
CERTIFICATION
This course will give delegates a CPCS Red Trained Operator card (on successful completion of both CPCS Technical tests) valid for 2 years. You must work towards and achieve your SVQ/NVQ in Level 5 Lifting Operations within these 2 years to upgrade to a CPCS Blue Competent Operator card.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Further information on our training facilities, first aid provision, insurance etc are available upon request.