Lifting & Slinging Training

Cosaint Training

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In Antrim

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Antrim (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Lifting & Slinging operations on Construction and Engineering sites are carried out worldwide on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the results when things go wrong can be both dangerous and catastrophic to lives and equipment.

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Location

Start date

Antrim (County Antrim)
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Start date

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About this course

The aim of this course to enhance the skills for personnel who perform Lifting & Slinging activities using Lifting Equipment and Lifting Accessories to the recognised industry standards, and the requirements of Safe use of Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) enabling tasks to be performed by lifting and slinging components and equipment in a safe and correct manner.

This course is CITB approved for grant aid and each trainee will receive a certificate of achievement on completion.

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Subjects

  • Legislation
  • Calculating
  • Slinging
  • Safety Standards
  • Pertaining
  • Synthetic slings
  • Wire rope
  • Rope slings
  • Handling moving
  • Moving loads
  • When lifting

Course programme

COURSE CONTENT
  • Safety Standards and Legislation pertaining to slinging
  • Testing, storing and using chain, synthetic slings and wire rope slings emphasising safe working methods
  • The basic principles of handling moving loads
  • Using eye bolts and shackles etc. when lifting
  • Appreciation of working with cranes and the correct use of hand signals
  • Calculating weights and centres of gravity loads

Practical Slinging and Operating – The Principle of Slinging

  • Estimating the weights of various objects – the seen and hidden factors affecting the weights
  • Selection of correct equipment
  • Correct use of sling angles
  • Safe working load
  • Checking of slings
  • Centre of gravity of the load
  • Correct load distribution
  • Accident prevention
ASSESSMENT

Assessment is through individual and group exercises.

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