LEEA SLINGER/SIGNALLER AND CRANE BANKSMAN
AIM
To enhance skills, enabling staff to perform tasks using lifting and slinging components and equipment in a safe and correct manner and enabling delegates to perform crane hand signals to BS7121 standards.
Pre-Requisite
Knowledge of the environment in which the participant performs his/her duties.
Course Duration
2 days.
Maximum Number
8 persons.
Training Aids
Lecture notes, audio-visual presentation, demonstrations and practice.
Assessment
Written test.
Certification
On successful completion of the course candidates will receive a LEEA certificate.
Additional Information
Meeting the needs and expectations of service users is of the highest priority to our staff. Therefore if you have any concerns or wish to make a comment about the service please contact: info@NETA.co.uk
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this course the delegate will:
- Have a working knowledge of all relevant current legislation relating to lifting and slinging and of general site and workshop safety standards.
- Be able to select and use chains and chain slings
- Be able to select and use synthetic slings
- Use ‘Safe Working Load’ Charts
- Have a working knowledge of Slinging and moving loads
- Be able to Signal a mobile crane using the correct hand signals
- Be able to calculate the weights and centres of gravity of loads and taking these factors into account of slinging and moving same
COURSE SYLLABUS
Practical Slinging and Operating – The Principle of Slinging
- Estimating the weights of various objects – the seen and hidden factors affecting the weights
- Selection of correct equipment
- Correct use of slinging angles
- Safe working load – correct sling angle
- Checking of slings
- Centre of gravity of the load
- Correct load distribution
- Accident prevention – precautions to be taken to prevent load slipping and safeguards against out of balance effects
Assessment
