Course Details

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course tailored In Order To Comply
with the Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations (LOLER), The British
Standards Institution (BSI) Provides the
Code of Practice Bs7121 – Safe Use of
Cranes
• The Assessment of the Lifting Operation To
Cover :
• Selection of Cranes
• Cranes Inspection
• Fork lift inspection
• Fork lift Operation
•
• Selection of Lifting Gear
• Selection of Personnel
• Instruction and Supervision
• Consultation with Other Responsible Bodies
If necessary
• Ensuring That Adequate Inspection And
Maintenance Of Equipment Has Been
Carried Out.
• Prepare lifting plan simple until complicated

• Prepare risk assessment associated with
  lifting plan.
• Responsibility for the organization, control
  and safety of the lifting operation.

Prerequisites
None

COURSE DURATION
5 days course

Topics
1 Rigging Procedures and Safety
• 1.1 Rigging procedures
• 1.2Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety Regulations
• 1.3 British NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE (BSI) SAFETY CODES

2 Basic Engineering Principles
• 2.1 Forces and force systems
• 2.2. Moment
• 2.3 Equivalent Force Systems, Resultants
• 2.4 Friction in Hoisting systems
• 2.5 Static Loads
• 2.6 Lifted Loads
• 2.7 Centrifugal Force
• 2.8 Wind Loads
• 2.9 CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG)
•
3 Cranes
• 3.1 Mobile cranes
• 3.2 Carriers
• 3.3 Fixed, static based cranes
• 3.4 Available crane combinations — telescopic booms
• 3.5 Special crane attachments
• 3.6 Tower attachment
• 3.6 Super- lift / maxi-lift attachments
• 3.7 Mobile crane stability and load ratings
• 3.8 Distribution of crane loads to the supporting surfaces
• 3.10 tower crane support and foundation requirements.
• 3.12 Fork lift types
• 3.13 Fork lift Operation.
• 3.14 Fork lift inspection.

4 Rigging Components
• 4.1 Slings and hitches

4.2 Wire Rope sling configurations
• 4.3 Wire Rope Sling Body Construction
• 4.4 Chain Slings
• 4.5 Synthetic Webbing Slings
• 4.6 Fiber (Manila-Nylon-Dacron-Polypropylene)
• 4.7 Polyester and Kevlar Round Slings
• 4.8 Drum Capacity
• 4.9 Sheaves
• 4.10 Selecting A Block
• 4.11 Inspection of Blocks
• 4.12 Mechanical Advantage
• 4.13 Hooks
• 4.14 Shackles
• 4.15 Load Attachment Devices
4.2.14 Eye Bolts and Swivel Eyes

5 Special Lifting Methods
• 5.1 Jacking and cribbing
• 5.2 Jacks — hydraulic rams
• 5.3 Hydraulic pumps
• 5.4 Rollers
• 5.5 Hydraulic gantries
• 5.6 Pole lift systems
• 5.7 Strand lift system

6 Heavy Hauling and Transportation
• 6.1 Low-bed /multi axle transporters
• 6.2 Load stability
• 6.3 Transporter capacity reduction due to speed
• 6.4 Payload support locations
• 6.5 Wheel load and tire footprint

7 Rigging Plans and Diagrams
• 7.1 Preliminary lift plan and drawings
• 7.2 Types of lifting plan
• 7.3 Gathering information
• 7.4 Selecting the proper equipment
• 7.5 Below the hook rigging requirements
• 7.6 Handling the load
• 7.7 Detailed rigging drawings