Mobile Lifting Equipment Operation and Maintenance

Day One

Load Lifting Equipment Basics

• Load Lifting Safety Standards
• Load Lifting Certification
• Load Lifting Basics: Preparatory work and calculations – selection of equipment and lifting tackles – load hitching – loads hanging – load moving and signalling – Load positioning or stacking
• Qualifications and Skills of Lifting Equipment Operators

Day Two

Lifting Tackles

• Wire Ropes
  • Types and Classification – Construction – Grades – Lays – Safety factor – Sizing – Aging – Maintenance – Safety precautions – Inspection
• Rigging Slings
  • Working Load Limit (WLL) – Hitches (Single – Bridle – Basket – Choker – Applications) – Synthetic slings (Types – Grades – Applications) – Sling Tables and Sling Leg Load – Unequal Sling Lengths and Centre of Gravity – Sling Shock Load
• Clips and Schackles
  • Standards – Wire Rope Clips Types (U bolt – fist grip) – Clips Number and Installation – Types of Schackles (Screw Anchor – Chain Anchor – Schackle Rules – Schackles for Synthetic Slings)
• Hooks
  • Standards – Hooks Loading – Load Limit – Types (Wide Schackle – Sizes – Material – Grade)
• Sockets
  • Types: Headache Ball – Wedge – Applications
• Eye Bolts and Hoist Rings
  • Working Load – Types – Alignment – Applications

Day Three

Forklift Operation and Maintenance

• Forklift Types (Stand up rider – Sit down rider – Motorized hand pallet jack – Rough terrain)
• Forklift Layout and Components
• Forklift Stability and Modern Stability Monitoring Systems
• Forklift Operating Hazards
• Forklift Operations (Pre-operation checks – Picking up the load – Travelling with load – load placement – Moving on ramps – Crossing railroads – Parking)
• Forklift Hazards
• Forklift Attachments (Side shifters – carton clamp – Drum rotator – Paper roll clamp – bar arm clamp – pallet handler – Pull and push)
• Forklift Safety Standards

Day Four

Mobile Truck Cranes

• Types of Mobile Crane
  • Telescopic Boom (Rough terrain – Carry deck – Pick& carry – Carrier mounted – Crawler – Truck mounted)
  • Lattice Boom (Carrier mounted – Crawler – Truck mounted – Long reach)
• Mobile Crane Identification
• Mobile Crane Layout and Components
• Load Charts
• Reeving Load Blocks
• Mobile Crane Stability and Operation Quadrants
• Mobile Crane Operation
  • Pre-lift Operations (Selection of proper crane – Critical lift criteria and preparation Boom length & radius & angle – Ground bearing capacity checking – Load and Rigging – Environment conditions – Selection of operator and signalling person – Lift plan checklist – Lift plan drawing – Site preparation)
  • Safe Operating Procedure (crane levelling – load rigging – load lifting – load moving – load positioning)
  • Data Hazard Sheet
  • Safety Systems

Day Five

Maintenance and Inspection of Mobile Lifting Equipment

• Mobile Cranes Maintenance
  • Basics of Mechanical Maintenance
  • Pre-delivery Maintenance of Mobile Cranes
  • In-service Maintenance Intervals and Operations
  • Maintenance Personnel Qualification and Skills
  • Maintenance Information and Records
• Inspection
  • Crane Data
  • Crane Manual and Records
  • Pre-inspection Operations
  • Crane Set-up
  • Load Charts
  • Crane Inspection Components
  • Assessment of Crane Condition