This highly practical course provides delegates with a range of techniques for effectively assessing loads and preparing them for lifting in a safe manner.
Delegates will also be taught to use lifting equipment and given signalling techniques to safely complete the lifting operation.
Course Content
- Relevant Health and Safety legislation
- Employer and employee responsibilities
- Plan and carry out the lifting operation
- Types of sling and their capabilities
- Identify the safe use of variuos lifting devices
- Understand the limitations of lifting tackle and equipment
- Hazards and risk assessment
- Correct methods of slinging
- Load characteristics
- Effects of angles on lifts
- Estimation of load weights
- Calculating safe working loads (SWL)
- Effective communication and signalling techniques
- Recognising faults and weaknesses in equipment
- Inspection and storage
Duration: one day
Location
On your site.