Description

This course focuses on the safe rigging and lifting of loads using cranes and hoists, emphasizing critical knowledge and practices to ensure workplace safety. Participants will learn the importance of selecting the appropriate hoist, understanding weight capacities, and securing loads properly. The course covers essential safety checks, including inspecting chains and ropes for chinks, addressing sharp edges on loads, and double-checking both lift capacity and load weight. Emphasis is placed on proper lifting techniques, avoiding overloading, using separate slings, maintaining centered loads, and executing smooth, controlled movements to prevent accidents during lifting operations. Develop an understanding of the critical requirements for safe rigging and lifting, including selecting the appropriate hoist, assessing weight capacities, and ensuring proper load security. Acquire knowledge of essential safety checks, such as inspecting chains and ropes for chinks, addressing sharp edges on loads, and double-checking lift capacity and load weight to prevent compromising lifting operations. Master proper lifting techniques, including centering loads, using separate slings, avoiding overloading, and executing smooth, controlled movements to enhance workplace safety during lifting operations.

Course Objectives:

• Develop an understanding of the critical requirements for safe rigging and lifting, including selecting the appropriate hoist, assessing weight capacities, and ensuring proper load security
• Acquire knowledge of essential safety checks, such as inspecting chains and ropes for chinks, addressing sharp edges on loads, and double-checking lift capacity and load weight to prevent compromising lifting operations
• Master proper lifting techniques, including centering loads, using separate slings, avoiding overloading, and executing smooth, controlled movements to enhance workplace safety during lifting operations

Duration: 6 min.

System Requirements

See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base