CPCS Overhead Travelling Crane (A64)

This CPCS training course is for people with limited or no experience of operating an Overhead Travelling Crane.

Through a combination of targeted training and experience, an individual operating an Overhead Travelling Crane will be able to:

Current Legislation and regulations: LOLER 1998, PUWER 1998, WAHR 2005, MHOR 1992, ACOPs BS7121 Parts 1 & 2, BS5744
Duties of personnel involved in Lifting Operations
Crane appreciation, types, applications, limitations and terminology
Lifting equipment and lifting accessories documentation
Load calculations, centre of gravities
Risk assessments, method statements
Safe working loads (SWL), Working load limits of lifting accessories, mode factors
Types of lifting accessories and their application
Communication procedures, signalling
Understand the basics of power units, control systems and safety devices
Crane daily inspections
Isolating, fault reporting
Operating crane in various planes as per manufacturers recommendation
Controlling load movement with various load types

Learners must have passed the Operatives Health, Safety and Environment Test within the last 2 years, prior to course start date.

A good understanding of spoken and written English.

A mixture of classroom based teaching and practical exercises, followed by a one day assessment.

Learners will receive a Red CPCS Trained Operator Card on passing the CPCS technical tests, valid for two years.