Gantry Crane, Slinging & Lifting

Our Beginner Gantry Crane, Slinging and Lifting courses offer excellent training that allows candidates to gain certification without prior experience. It will teach its candidates how to properly Sling and attach objects in order to safely lift the item. It will also teach them all of the safety procedures on how to properly use the Gantry Crane.

Beginner In-House Course

Our in house courses can be located at our site in Purfleet but are best at your site for the most accurate training on what they will be using day-to-day.In house courses are designed to have the candidates only certificated on your site meaning they are trained on what they will be using and cannot use this license at any other site.

Beginner - National Course

Our national courses can be held at any site as this course is designed to have the candidate specially trained in all scenarios while using a Gantry Cranes so that they are available to go to any site and use this truck. This course is ideal for workers who may have to use a Gantry Crane at several different sites.

Refresher Courses

Refresher courses are primarily for candidates who already have a certificate to prove they have done their novice course. These courses are designed to be done after 3 years in order to recap anything the candidates may have forgot and to remove any bad habits they may have picked up which may be likely to cause an accident.

Topics Covered By This Course

• Introduction to the Gantry Crane course
• Chains / Slings types etc.
• Operator’s Safety Code
• Checking Lifting Equipment
• Introduction to the Crane, controls and instruments
• Correct Lifting procedure / Plan your Lift
• HASWA, LOLER & PUWER
• Slinging Techniques
• Pre-use Inspection / Through Examination
• Approach, pick up, transport and set down a load in an open area
• Starting, moving, stopping with crane
• Approach, pick up, transport and set down a load in a restricted area
• Simple manoeuvring exercises with crane
• Basic test of operating ability – Pre-use Check Test
• General practice in manoeuvring in confined areas
• Theory Test
• Approved Crane Signalling Methods
• Basic test of operating ability – Test of Practical Operating Skills
• General practice in manoeuvring in confined areas
• Feedback
• Crane SWL
• Correct PPE
• Load weight assessment
• Course closure
• Correct Lifting Equipment