Overhead Travelling Crane Training
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Slinging Banksman
Because of the possible serious consequences of failure within a lifting operation these operations
have been controlled by legislation for a very long time.
In the past these controls had grown into a tangled mess, applied in some areas of industry,
ignored in others.
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) changed this with the
introduction of a single set of regulations to cover all lifting operations in all work situations. LOLER
will be applicable wherever lifting operations using lifting equipment take place and as with all
modern legislation, comes complete with an approved code of practice and guidance notes.
In addition to this lifting legislation there are also general regulations which are applicable across
all industry sectors and which impose requirements on lifting equipment and its use.
For example, the general provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA) and
parts of the following regulations apply to lifting equipment and its use:
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR)
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Our experienced Instructors can make all this legislation make sense to you and even advise you on what you need to comply. One thing the law makes clear is that all operators of work equipment must be trained. We can do this for you and it doesn't cost as much as you think. Please contact us for a quote.
Experience | Number of trainees | Number of days required |
None - total novice | 1 - 6 | 2 Days |
Some experience but no certificate |
1 - 6 | 1 Day |
Trained and tested | 1, 2 or 3 | 1 day refresher/retest |
Our training course and testing consists of
Introduction Reasons for training
HASAWA 1974 Employers and Employees Duties
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regs 1998 (PUWER)
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regs 1998 (LOLER)
Powers of Inspection
Types of Sling/accessories
Markings on Slings
Angles and SWL reduction
Weight establishment
Safe Slinging operations
Pre-use inspection
Banksman Signals (BS7121)
Slinging loads (practical)
Manoeuvring loads (practical)
Isolation of equipment
Theory test
Practical test