Crane Training

Our overhead crane training gives your operators the necessary notions to operate overhead cranes and other lifting devices in a safe manner.

With this overhead crane course, you comply with the requirements of the Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST , formerly known as "CSST"). This training also allows you to respect all the guidelines for the use of overhead cranes .

For 4 hours, our trainers will show you how to use all types of overhead cranes. And they travel to teach it to you on your devices, in the very environment of your business. These overhead crane courses are even offered in French, English and Spanish, everywhere in Montreal.

Why follow the overhead crane training?

Complete, concrete and varied, our training is suitable for all operators wishing to improve their practice and ensure their safety, and that of their colleagues. 

In addition to complying with the CNESST / CSST, this overhead crane course also complies with 2 important standards: 

• The CAN/CSA B167 standard : this Canadian standard regulates the use, maintenance and inspection of overhead cranes and other lifting devices with suspended loads.

• The ISO 9926-1 standard : this international standard establishes minimum rules for the training of overhead crane operators.

Thus, taking our overhead crane course in Montreal allows you to be fully compliant with all standards. But our training also offers:

• Trainers with proven know-how

• Practical notions, made up of several exercises

• Theoretical notions, in the form of lectures, group discussions and videos

• Realistic and adapted scenarios

• Content that follows your company's standards and protocols.

Who is the overhead crane training for?

No matter your level of experience, this training is for you!

Indeed, it is always beneficial to remember certain important notions. Our overhead crane course meets the needs of all types of operators, everywhere in Montreal:

• New overhead crane operators (at least 16 years old)

• Operators in office for 3 years or more

Our training is suitable for factories, warehouses and construction sites. Be CNESST compliant, regardless of your business profile!

The content of the overhead crane training:

Take advantage of a complete and practical overhead crane course for the safety of all your operators:

• CNESST / CSST regulations

• Company policies and procedures

• The different types of lifting devices

• The movements of the overhead crane

• Efficient inspection of overhead cranes, hoists and lifting devices

• Workplace assessment

• Rigging and slinging

• Handling and moving loads

• Signage for using overhead cranes 

The mastery of the notions of our training is then validated with a written and oral evaluation, as well as by practical exercises.

What are the different types of overhead cranes covered by the training?

Our overhead crane training is suitable for all types of devices: 

• The single girder overhead crane

• The double girder overhead crane

• Chain hoists

• The motorized overhead crane

• The automated bridge crane

• The steel cable overhead crane

• The custom-made overhead crane