OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATORS’ SAFETY TRAINING

Almost every industries including the manufacturing and construction sectors use the overhead cranes to move heavy loads and objects from one place to other. The workplace is exposed to potential risk associated with overhead crane operations. Improper and unsafe operating practice may end up in crane accidents that may cause severe injuries and fatalities. Overhead Crane Training ensures the reduced accident rates and also motivates the crane operators with knowledge, confidence and courage to preventing these disasters.

Potential hazards around overhead crane operations

• Electrical: Nearly 50 percent of overhead crane accidents happens when the machinery contact with a power source during operation. Usually, the danger associated is not just limited to the operator. It extends to all personnel in the workplace.

• Heavy loads: Most of the crane upsets and structural failures are associated with its operational efficiency. Swinging or sudden dropping of the load, using defective components, hoisting a load beyond capacity, dragging a load and side-loading a boom can all cause overloading and may see the accidents.
• Falling materials: This is a potential hazard at any work place using overhead cranes. Visual impairment, two-blocking, slipping, mechanical failure, or operator incompetency can all result in serious injuries or fatalities.
• What you learn with overhead crane training?

With this professional overhead crane training, we train crane operators and aspiring operators with a structured system of course that will help and support workers to recognize hazards that occur during operation and follow safety procedures to avoid them. Our overhead crane training consists of both classroom and a practical session followed with an exam. This course will give knowledge and practice to:

• Estimate a load weight.
• Find a load’s center of gravity.
• Properly select rigging and sling protection.
• Understand effect of fleet angles on a sling’s capacity.
• Perform a pre-use inspection of the crane or hoist.
• Perform a pre-use inspection of the rigging gear.
• Function all the controls, especially the e-stop.
• Smoothly start, stop and land a load.
• Awareness on the potential hazards of crane use.

Overhead crane training is not only a requirement but also an investment in the safety of the workplace. Employees and employers get mutually benefited with this course.