Cranes, Rigging and
Materials Handling

Course Description:

This course gives participants the Knowledge to perform an OSHA type inspection on various types of cranes and rigging used in industry and construction. Topics covered include overhead and gantry cranes, lattice boom cranes on rubber with out riggers and crawler type, rough terrain telescoping boom cranes. Rigging equipment such as chain, wire, rope, metal mesh, and synthetic fiber slings will be studied along with lifting components such as pins, shackles, hooks, spreader bars, barrel lifts and magnets. The use and inspection of forklift trucks. Servicing multi-piece wheels.

Course Highlights:

• Workshops are used for load weight calculations, crane load charts, use of rigging tables.
• Hands-on demonstrations of test equipment such as digital levels and calipers, chain wear gages, and sheave gages.
• Crane models and rigging examples are used.
• Each student will receive:

  • Course materials binder, which includes the OSHA standards, letters of interpretation, compliance directives, and various crane inspection check lists.
  • Rigger's Handbook by Broaderick & Bascom Rope Company.
  • The Crosby Group Inc., General Catalog.
  • Chain wear gage, from Cambell Chain Company.
  • A course Completion Certificate.

Course Objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. Perform an OSHA type inspection on rigging equipment.
   
2. Verify or calculate the load weight.
   
3. Understand the basic craning process and methods.
   
4. perform an OSHA type inspection on various types of cranes in industry and construction.