Overhead Gantry Crane

Who should attend?

This course is designed to provide the knowledge to inspect and operate overhead gantry cranes that are controlled by a remote handheld pendant.

Course Aim:

Provide the candidate with the basic knowledge and practical skills involved in operating an Overhead Gantry Crane.

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the course candidates will be able to practically demonstrate the following:

• Have a basic understanding of the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibilities as an operator.
• Have a working knowledge of the manufacturer’s handbook for the particular machine to be used.
• Risk Assessment, Lift plans, and hazards with lifting operations, including set up of exclusion zones.
• Carry out Pre-use inspections and running checks in accordance with manufacturers handbook, isolating and fault reporting.
• Lifting equipment and lifting accessories documentation.
• Safe working loads (SWL), Working load limits of lifting accessories, mode factors.
• Communication procedures, signalling
• Operating and controlling load movements with various loads, including load swings.
• Carry out all end of work and shut down procedures

Training Method:

A proportion of hands-on demonstrations and practical exercises supplemented with classroom-based tutorials

Training Duration:

Novice – 3 days

Experienced – 1 day

References:

• Health & Safety at Work Act/ Order.
• LOLER Regs 1998
• PUWER Regs 1998
• ACOPS, BS 7121

Additional Information:

• The Gantry Crane training is conducted using the customer’s crane within their own work environment.