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Pre-Requisite
No previous experience required, but if intending to work within a construction environment within Rep of Ireland a SOLAS CSCS Slinger Signaller card will be required on such sites.

COURSE SYLLABUS

• Rigging principles and terminology
• Relevant legislation and ACOPs
• Safe systems of work
• Risk assessment, planning and control of lifting operations
• Ensure the area is suitable for lifting activities
• Lifting equipment pre and post use inspection, including certification
• Safe and correct use of different types of lifting equipment
• Selection of the appropriate lifting accessories for different types of loads
• Lifting accessories and their applications
• Sling various loads including balanced, unbalance and loose
• Equipment identification and selection
• Weight identification, different ways to calculate the loads weight
• Carry out lifts to given instructions
• Placement of and setting down loads
• Disconnection of lifting accessories from the load
• Use of recommended hand signals and radios
• Keep within safe working parameters
• Awareness of crane operating principles
• Awareness of conflicting activities
• Environmental factors that could influence lifting operations
• Correct procedure for the storage of lifting equipment
• Awareness of manual handling
• Appreciation of dynamic factors
• Typing knots, bends and hitches – their uses and applications
• Typical types of lifting equipment and accessories that the candidate would use will include:
  • Chain slings                  Beam Clamps
  • Wire rope slings          Beam trolleys
  • Fibre slings                   Pallet Trucks
  • Shackles                        Skates
  • Eyebolts                        Pullifts
  • Master links                  Jacks
  • Chainblocks                  Tirfors & Tirfor wires

Additional Information

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