Rigging, Slinging & Lifting Safety Training (12 & 13 June 2023)

Correct procedures when using lifting equipment is vital to ensure safety of operators and the public. This short course is designed to familiarize personnel with various types of rigging and slinging equipment and legislation respecting their use.

COURSE OUTLINES

DAY 1

• Relevant legislation, standards and guidelines and personal responsibilities
• Safe systems of work, risk assessment and control measures and housekeeping
• Planning of lifting operations
• Types of ropes, slings and lifting equipment
• Pre and post use inspection of equipment
• Certification of equipment Safe and correct use of equipment
• Equipment identification and selection
• Rigging principles and terminology
• Weight identification and estimation

DAY 2

• Load placement
• Disconnection of lifting equipment
• Hand signals and use of portable radios
• Awareness of crane operating principles
• Awareness of conflicting activities
• Environmental factors
• Awareness of manual handling
• Appreciation of dynamic factors
• Practical exercises involving the following:
  • Inspection of loads and planning of lifts
  • Risk assessment for lifting operations
  • Selection of lifting equipment
  • Attaching of lifting equipment
  • Moving loads using specific lifting
  techniques including:
  – Cross hauling / transferring loads
  – Lifting equipment change during lift
  – Offset and center of balance
  – Restricted access / confined space

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Field Supervisors
• Riggers
• Mechanics
• Welders
• Engineers and all personnel who are directly involved in lifting operations.

We thank you for your participation in our training program. We look forward to seeing you next time, when we will put extra effort into making our next program even more useful and exciting.