Overhead Crane Training

Why Choose This Course

This course develops the skills and knowledge required to operate a gantry or overhead crane safely. Competence in this unit does not result in a High Risk Work Licence (HRWL) .

Gantry crane means a crane that:

• consists of a bridge beam or beams supported at one or both ends by legs mounted to end carriages, and
• can travel on supporting surfaces or deck levels, whether fixed or not, and
• has a crab with one or more hoisting units arranged to travel across the bridge

This unit requires a person operating a gantry or overhead crane to :

• plan for the work / task
• prepare for the work / task
• perform the work / task
• pack up

Pre-Requisites:

NA

FSA Entry Requirements:

• USI
• Fitness to participate
• Safety PPE and footwear eg steelcap boots
• Sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the course

Course Content:

• Conduct pre-operational checks
• Planning for gantry crane operations
• Operating gantry crane
• Post operational checks