CT – Tower Crane Training Course Outline
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to ensure successful candidates can safely and competently operate a Tower Crane on site. On completion of the course participants will be able to conduct risk assessments, perform pre-operational checks, plan lifting operations, operate the crane 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 Tower Crane operator. A basic level of English and mathematics will also be required.
Course Content
The Tower Crane operator course is mapped to the Nationally Recognised unit of competency:
CPCCLTC4001 Licence to Operate a Tower 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 chart; structural and stability areas; outrigger operation and packing; 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, CPCCLTC4001 Licence to Operate a Tower Crane recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). A Licence to Perform High Risk Work, class CT will also be issued upon application to WorkSafe Tasmania
Duration
32 hours conducted over 4 days.
Maximum Participants
6 persons
Cost
POA