Lifting
Lifting Equipment Inspection
Pre-course entry requirements:
- Delegates must have successfully completed both Safe Lifting Theory and Practical modules (covered in the Practical Lifting and Slinging Beneath the Hook 1 day training course).
- Delegates must be 18 years and over.
The course is designed to provide:
- More advanced training for those responsible for the detailed periodic inspections of lifting equipment.
- The trainees will set up a recording system for the equipment and carry out periodic inspections throughout the life of a number of items of equipment.
- The course will also demonstrate some strengths and weaknesses of materials by way of destruction tests.
Overview
- This course is designed to provide greater detail on the inspection of lifting equipment & accessories.
- This course provides the knowledge to allow delegates to plan and conduct lifting operations and formally inspect their equipment.
- This course provides that statutory requirements for inspection, rejection, disposal and reporting procedures for lifting equipment
- Delegates must be 18 years or over
Equipment covered during training
- Chain Slings
- Web Slings
- Round Slings
- Wire Rope
- Master Links, Connections & Hooks
- Shackles
- Beam Clamps
- Eyebolts
Course syllabus
Theory
- In addition to the theory elements of Safe Lifting Module 1 the following topics will be emphasised.
- The importance of trace-ability for all lifting equipment.
- Completing inspection records.
- Inspecting equipment and recording the findings.
- Monitoring the continual degradation of items of equipment and assessing the point at which to withdraw items from service.
- Processes for quarantining equipment.
- Processes for investigating the effects of contaminants and the details required for returning to service.
Practical
- Legislation governing the inspection of lifting equipment.
- The requirements and production of an inspection report.
- Standards and ratings of lifting equipment
- Maintenance of lifting accessories
- Conducting formal examinations under LOLER on common lifting accessories (slings, shackles, chain slings, wire rope slings, beam clamps, eyebolts, hooks)
- Common faults with equipment
- Follow up procedures after an examination
Certification
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate valid for three years.