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4 days
Course duration
2 days
Refresher course
75%
Pass mark, theory and practical
2 years
Certificate renewal
Types of Equipment Covered
- Top Running Overhead Cranes
- Monorail Cranes
- Underhung Cranes
- Hoists
- Jib Cranes
- Gantry Cranes
Prerequisites
- Certified Rigger Training (CIT RT course or equivalent)
- Numerate / Literate (there is an option for a Verbal test)
- Pass Mark required for both Theory and Practical is 75%
- Course duration is four days depending on experience
- Refresher course duration is two days.
- Certificate subject to renewal every two years.
Standards Covered
- OSHA The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tag out) – 29 CFR Part 1910.147
- OSHA Overhead and gantry cranes – 29 CFR Part 1910.179
- OSHA Slings – 29 CFR Part 1910.184
- OSHA Rigging equipment for material handling – 29 CFR Part 1926.251
- ANSI/ASME B30.2 – Overhead and Gantry Cranes
- ANSI/ASME B30.9 – Slings
- ANSI/ASME B30.10 – Hooks
- ANSI/ASME B30.11 – Monorail and Underhung Cranes
- ANSI/ASME B30.16 – Overhead Hoists (Underhung)
- ANSI/ASME B30.17 – Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running Bridge, Single Girder, Underhung Hoist)
- ANSI/ASME B30.20 – Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
- ANSI/ASME B30.26 – Rigging Hardware
- Crane Manufacturer’s Association of America Specification # 70 – Top Running Bridge and Gantry Type Multiple Girder Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes
- Crane Manufacturers’ Information and Service Bulletins
- Rigging Manufacturers’ Information and Service Bulletins
- Article 610 of the National Electric Code
Topics Covered
- Operator Qualifications, Responsibilities and Conduct
- Crane Terminology, Definitions and Components
- Warning Labels and Decals
- Electrical Systems
- Mechanical Systems
- Structural Components
- Hoisting Mechanisms
- Pre-Operational, Frequent and Periodic Inspections
- Rope Inspection and Maintenance
- Inspection Procedures and Checklists
- Inspection/Removal Criteria
- Required and Appropriate Documentation
- Safe operating procedures
Student Materials
- Overhead Crane/Hoist Operator Training manual
- Supplemental Handouts and Related Materials
Examination and Certificates
Written and Practical exercises are given to each attendee.
A CIT Ghana Certificate of Completion is issued to each attendee who successfully completes the course of instruction.
Critique
Tell us the load and the site. We’ll quote it.
Sales, spares or a breakdown — one form, one phone number, and a Ghana-based team that answers.