Training:
Appointed Person (Lifting Operations)
This course will enable candidates to understand the role and responsibility of the Appointed Person. Following successful completion of the course candidates will be able to identify and implement safe systems of work for basic and standard lifting operations including writing risk assessments and method statements.
It is recommended that prior to attending this course individuals should have some basic experience of working with lifting equipment, especially mobile cranes. The course lasts 4 days.
Topics covered during this course include:
- Legislation
- Codes of practice
- Roles and responsibilities of personnel involved with lifting operations
- Crane appreciation; crane types, capabilities and limitations
- Duty charts
- Crane terminology
- Documentation and certification for lifting equipment and lifting accessories
- Crane stability/ground conditions
- Safe Load Indicators and Safe Working Loads
- Lifting accessories
- Types of accessories and use
- Slinging techniques
- Down rating of accessories
- Sling angles
- Communications
- Planning a lifting operation
- Writing a risk assessment
- Writing a method statement
Contact us for details on our training courses
You can view the courses we are running by viewing our diary. We can provide other courses than those listed on our web-site. Please contact Andy Packham if you can not see what you require.
Training at all levels of competency is available. We provide training and assessment for Specialist Plant and Machinery Operations at NVQ Level 2 and Intermediate certificate level - leading to CPCS card status. We can also provide courses registered with IPAF, PASMA and ALLMI. Alternatively, certification 'in-house', or from our training partners can be provided.
Courses are held either on your site (subject to suitability) or at one of our dedicated training centres. We have centres at Pulborough and Billingshurst.
