Pillar Crane
Course Overview
This practical training course is suited to personnel who use pillar cranes to lift and move loads in their workplace
On completion of this training course, candidates will have gained knowledge and understanding to attach and lift loads using pillar type cranes.
Course Details
| Course duration | ½ day session (2 sessions per instructor day) |
| No of learners | Max 4 per course |
| Course fees | POA |
| Additional costs | Travel at 40 pence per mile. Overnight accommodation charged at cost. Hire of equipment charged at cost. |
| Training record management | No charge for business to business |
| Course references: |
Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 British Standards 7121 part 1 LEEA: Safe use of lifting equipment (CoP) |
Pillar Crane Syllabus
- Introduction to Pillar crane safety
- Overview of legislation, regulations and approved codes of practice
- Roles and responsibilities associated to lifting operations
- Hazards, risks and control measures during lifting operations
- Safe working loads and crane rating
- Pre-use checks, thorough examination and record keeping
- Defect reporting procedures
- Pendant controls, isolation and marking
- Pre-use checks – lifting accessories
- Operation of Pillar Crane for job specific lifting operations
- Basic slinging techniques
- Lifting, moving and landing of loads
- De-rigging and storage of lifting accessories
- Pillar crane parking and isolation
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