CB – Overhead Gantry Crane Training Course Outline
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to ensure successful candidates can safely and competently operate a Bridge and Gantry crane on site. On completion of the course participants will be able to perform pre-operational checks; set-up and operate the crane competently; perform various operations competently and shut down the crane
Pre-Requisite
Licence applicants must be 18 years of age and be physically capable of performing the tasks of a Bridge and Gantry crane operator. A basic level of English and a moderate understanding of mathematics will also be required. A person undertaking this unit must be the holder of a Dogging Licence.
Course Content
The Bridge and Gantry crane operator course is mapped to the Nationally Recognised unit of competency:
TLILIC0016 Licence to Operate a Bridge and Gantry Crane
- Legislation, Australian Standards, National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work, codes of practice and company lifting procedures.
- Company risk management procedures and crane risk control
- Emergency response procedures incl. Case Studies, alarms, limits
- Crane type and its capacity
- Inspection of lifting gear
- Safe use of all lifting gear - correct reeving, angle factors, determine correct capacity of lifting gear
- Calculate area; calculate volume; use other means of establishing load mass
- Lifting equipment including chain blocks; chain puller; plate clamp; shackles; spreader/lifting/equalizing beams.
- Pre-operational checks, log book, load chart and its use; areas of operation as per load capacity; Australian Standards 2550 & 1418; signals as per Australian Standards; shut down and parking of crane.
- Operate crane to manufacturers requirements; lift and move loads as directed by dogman/rigger/banksman, follow signals given by dogman/rigger/banksman, shut down and make crane safe.
- Shut Down and secure site, all lifting gear to be inspected; crane to be inspected and any problems entered into Log Book.
Certification
Successful candidates will be awarded the Nationally Recognised unit of competency, TLILIC0016 Licence to Operate a Bridge and Gantry Crane recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). A Licence to Perform High Risk Work, class CB will also be issued upon application to WorkSafe Tasmania
Duration
24 hours conducted over 3 days.
Maximum Participants
8 persons
Cost
POA
Reassessment
Students who do not successfully complete the course assessment or who are deemed not ready for assessment during the regular course timeframe will require an additional assessment. Additional costs will apply to any additional assessments.
Cancellations
A cancellation fee will not be charged for courses cancelled or rescheduled no less than 5 working days prior to the course start date. For courses cancelled less than 5 days prior to the start date a cancellation fee of 30% of the course cost will be charged. For courses cancelled less than 1 day prior to the start date a cancellation fee of 50% of the course cost will be charged. Full course fees will be charged for “no shows” and participants who start a course but do not complete it.