🏗️ Overhead Crane Training

Overhead cranes are widely used in factories, workshops, warehouses, ports, and industrial facilities to lift, move, and position heavy loads. Operating these cranes requires trained and competent personnel to ensure safe and efficient lifting operations.

This training covers both riggers (who prepare and secure loads) and operators (who control crane movements), ensuring all roles are performed to the highest standard of safety and technical competence.

🎯 Objectives of Training

  • Prevent accidents and incidents involving overhead cranes
  • Build operator confidence and technical skills
  • Encourage safe lifting practices and effective teamwork
  • Strengthen workplace safety culture

👥 Entry Requirements

  • Minimum age: 18 years
  • Medically fit to operate lifting equipment (no conditions affecting control or balance)
  • Ability to read safety instructions and signage
  • Basic mechanical knowledge (useful but not mandatory)

⏱️ Course Duration

  • Basic to Intermediate: 1–3 days
  • Advanced / Refresher: 1 day

👨‍🏫 Who Should Attend

  • Overhead crane operators
  • Riggers and signal persons
  • Maintenance and safety personnel
  • Supervisors managing lifting operations
  • New operators seeking skills training

📘 Course Content

📝 Theoretical Training

  • Roles and responsibilities of operators, riggers, signal persons, and supervisors
  • Overview of safety procedures and lifting standards
  • Crane components and control systems
  • Safe lifting principles (load charts, centre of gravity, sling angles)
  • Pre-operational checks and fault reporting
  • Load handling and attachment methods
  • Rigging techniques (slings, knots, hitches, taglines)
  • Communication methods: hand and radio signals
  • Emergency procedures (overloads, power failures, mechanical issues)

🛠️ Practical Training

  • Crane start-up and control operations
  • Rigging gear inspection and load preparation
  • Safe hooking, lifting, and travelling with loads
  • Controlled lowering and placement of loads
  • Emergency stop drills and hazard identification

🏢 Training Delivery Options

  • Basic Overhead Crane Operator Training
  • Rigger and Signal Person Training
  • Crane Maintenance and Inspection Awareness
  • Refresher programmes for experienced staff
  • Delivered on-site at client facilities or at a training centre
  • Customised training for industries such as manufacturing, ports, and logistics

🌟 Benefits of Overhead Crane Training

✅ Improves operational safety and reduces incidents
✅ Increases productivity through skilled and confident operators
✅ Strengthens compliance with workplace safety standards
✅ Enhances teamwork between operators, riggers, and signal persons