Appointed Persons
Course
In Bd4
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Type
Course
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Location
Bd4
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Duration
4 Days
Suitable for: the appointed person ( CPCS A61) is responsible for ensuring that a lifting operation is properly planned, appropriately supervised and carried out in a safe manner.
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Course review:
When considering what you need to do to meet the requirements of LOLER due to the risks from using a particular piece of lifting equipment, the factors that you need to consider include:
(a) the type of load being lifted, its weight, shape and what it consists of;
(b) the risk of a load falling or striking a person or object and the consequences;
(c) the risk of the lifting equipment striking a person or some other object and the consequences; and
(d) the risk of the lifting equipment failing or falling over while in use and the consequences.
Young persons are often exposed to risks to their health and safety when using work equipment as a consequence of their immaturity, lack of experience or absence of awareness of existing or potential risks. Therefore you should not allow such people to use high risk lifting machinery unless they have the necessary maturity and competence which includes having successfully completed appropriate training. However, during the training they may use such equipment providing they are adequately supervised. Adequate supervision should also be provided after training if a young person is not sufficiently mature
Appointed Persons