Slinging & Banksman Instructor

Slinging & Banksman Instructor

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide selected delegates with a basic underpinning knowledge of lifting and slinging in order to enable them to carry out their lifting operations in accordance with statutory legislation and without risk to health within their working environment and to have successfully undertaken and passed the appropriate operator tests in accordance with an accrediting body recognised by the HSE, e.g. ITSSAR etc.

Regulations Covered

• Health and Safety at Work Law

• Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

• Provision Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

• Manual Handling Regulations 1992

• Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992

Course Content / Aims and Objectives – Theory and Practical Skill Instruction

• Trainees will have an understanding of course aims and objectives.

• Have a clear understanding of their responsibilities under Health and Safety Law and other relevant legislation.

• Trainees should have an understanding of the safety rules applicable to slinging.

• Understand modes of use applicable to lifting equipment, slings etc.

• Safe Working Loads of lifting equipment and cranes including angle of A.

• Advantages and disadvantages of various lifting techniques.

• Carry out full inspection of lifting equipment, before, during and after use.

• Storage of lifting equipment.

• Identify faults in lifting equipment that may affect its safe use.

• Inspect and select correct lifting equipment for various loads.

• Types of lifting equipment, chains, slings, hooks and shackles etc.

• Lifting and Slinging accidents.

• Accurately participate in the slinging, lifting, moving and lowering into position various types of loads, paying attention to relevant safety regulations.

• Duties of a banksman / siganaller.

• Hand signals / radio communication to crane driver.

• Able to give correct signals to the lifting appliance operator.

• Multi and Open choice theory tests.

• Practical tests.

Instructors

Courses are carried out by our fully trained and accredited instructors and the training will be of a high quality standard throughout.

Location of Training

Training can be delivered on-site and off-site depending on customer requirements; training delivered off-site will be more advantageous to the trainees as the training can be specific to their workplace activities.

Equipment

Must be in sound working order, efficient state and of good repair when being used for training off-site and to be made available when required for the practical aspects of the training, ideally in an area away from the normal day to day work activities.

Achievement Measurement

The training is carried out in accordance with ITSSAR Accredited Standards and includes both theory and practical assessments leading to a nationally recognised qualification on successful completion as endorsed by the Health & Safety Executive.