Course details
Overhead Cranes
Course Overview
This online Overhead Cranes course is designed to provide you with the knowledge required to safely inspect, maintain, and operate overhead cranes.
Upon successful completion, you should be able to:
- Recognize the primary causes of overhead crane accidents and dropped loads
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions during inspections
- List the requirements for pre-start inspections and log books
- Recognize crane hand signals
Topics Covered
- Types of overhead crane accidents
- The primary causes of dropped loads
- Following the manufacturer, instructions during inspection
- Pre start inspections and log books
- Proper spooling of wire rope on hoist drums
- Inspections of wire ropes, end attachments, hoist blocks, equalizer sheaves, and hoist drums
- Testing of high and low limit switches, controls for proper operation, and hoist brakes
- Inspection schedules as per maintenance
- The Dos and Don’ts of safe operation
- Crane hand signals
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This course takes approximately 60 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 70% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
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A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course
