Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations, Regulations & Maintenance Training Course
Introduction
Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations, Regulations & Maintenance Training Course
Course Objectives
Upon completing this Certification in Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations, Regulations & Maintenance training program successfully, participants will be able to:
- Define the common roles involved in lifting operations
- Distinguish the general requirements of LOLER
- Describe what LOLER is and to whom it applies
- Discover the types of equipment and accessories that LOLER cover
- Study the record-keeping and fault reporting requisites under LOLE
- Declare the duties of the employer and self-employed under these regulations
- Perform a risk assessment on the lifting equipment
- Discuss the requirements relating to the marking of lifting equipment
- Share an example of a safe lifting plan for lifting equipment
- Uncover the examination, inspection, and reporting requirements of this legislation
Who Should Attend?
This Certification in Lifting Equipment and Lifting Operations, Regulations & Maintenance training program would be suitable for:
- HSE Inspectors
- EH&S Officers
- Safety Engineers
- EH&S training personnel
- Local authority health and safety inspectors
- Local authority enforcement officers
- Legal professionals
- All personnel responsible for the planning of lifting operations in their organization
- Employees involved in lifting operations
- Anyone who uses lifting equipment or is directly or indirectly responsible for workers who control lifting equipment
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to LOLER
- What is LOLER?
- Who has duties under LOLER?
- General duties of employees
- Other relevant legislation
- What is a lifting operation?
- What is lifting equipment?
- What are lifting accessories?
- What is a load?
- Equipment excluded from LOLER
- What are the risks?
Module 2: Risk Assessment & Management
- What is a risk assessment?
- Key definitions of risks
- Step 1: Identify the hazards
- Step 2: Determine who is at risk and how
- Step 3: Evaluate risks and decide on controls
- Step 4: Record your findings and implement suitable action plans
- Step 5: Review and update
Module 3: Selecting Suitable Lifting Equipment And Accessories
- Selecting lifting equipment and accessories
- Examples of safe lifting equipment selection
- Marking of lifting equipment
- Environmental effects
- Lifting equipment for lifting people
- Strength and stability
- Positioning and installation
- Safe working loads
- Derating lifting equipment
Module 4: Examination, Maintenance, And Storage
- Requirements of examinations and maintenance
- What does a thorough examination cover?
- Competent personnel
- Frequency of thorough examinations
- Laws that require maintenance and thorough examination
- Records of thorough examinations
- Hired equipment
- Pre-use checks
- Maintenance of equipment
- Safe storage of equipment
Module 5: Planning Operations And Reducing Risks
- Planning and supervision
- What should an operations plan cover?
- Location and positioning of equipment
- Working with suspended loads
- Attaching, detaching, and securing loads
- Preventing overturning and destabilising
- Visibility and weather
- Lifting equipment for people
- Slips, trips, and falls
- Emergency procedures and information
- Instruction and training