Banksman/slinger course
This comprehensive 2 day course is to provide the knowledge and understand necessary skills for guiding a crane using hand signals or Radios slinging techniques.
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Objectives
To instruct employee’s in the use hand and Radio Controls to guide cranes, to provide the necessary knowledge of carrying out load assessment, Selecting correct lifting accessories, slinging techniques to carry out lifting tasks safely.
The course is delivered by highly trained and experienced instructors at your place of business.
banksman/slinger course aberdeen contents
On completion of the course, delegates will have a good understanding of course content…
- Employer’s and employee’s duties under health and safety law.
- The Provisions and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
- Lifting Operation Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
- Lifting Hazards and risk management.
- Safe Systems of Work
- Pre Use inspection of Lifting Accessories
- Load Assessment and estimation
- Insight to Lift Plans
- Slinging Techniques including calculation of angles and tension
- Crane hand and radio signals
- Use of Tag Lines and Push Sticks
Practice Excercise
- Inspection of Equipment
- Wire rope Slings, Webbing Slings, Shackles, Hooks and eye bolts
- Slinging various Loads
- Banking / Signalling the crane using Hand Signals and radio communications
- Practical use of Tags Lines and Push sticks.