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Crane Industry Services offers training for all lifting equipment and rigging personnel including supervision and management. All training is customized for personnel in your industry and on your specific equipment. Training can be conducted at your site or offsite, it's your preference that matters. In-depth training on topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Applicable standards, OSHA ANSI, ASME, PCSA, SAE
- Crane Accidents – Look at, and learn from, other folks' mistakes!
- Mobile Crane Lingo – What's slang vs what's standard terminology of mobile cranes
- How cranes are rated – Is there any reserve capacity?
- Your best planning tool - Load Charts & How to use them (The load chart, the Whole load chart & nothing but the load chart)
- Conscientious planning prior to lifting
- Operator, rigger & supervisory responsibilities
- Tips for conducting and documenting a thorough pre-operational inspections
- How to travel with loads safely
- What is a Critical Lift?
- Multiple crane lifts – What's the big deal?
- The significance of Manufacturer's Recommendations
- Dos and Don'ts of boom and jib assembly/disassembly
- Hand signal communication – Who is responsible for what?
- Requirements for safely working cranes around power lines
- How to comply with OSHA and ANSI/ASME safety requirements
- How to comply with OSHA's requirements when hoisting personnel with cranes
- Rigging – How to bring it all together:
- Load weight determination
- Lift Plan preparation
- Calculating sling and rigging hardware loading
- Sling types and selection
- Rigging hardware and lifting device selection