This program covers the applicable legislation from the Occupational Health & Safety Act, Industrial Regulations and Regulations for Construction Projects. This course gives you a basic understanding about OSHA’s role in prevention and elimination of work-related illnesses and injuries. This training focuses on effective theoretical and practical training for Crane Operators.

The theory portion of this program is approximately 4 hours long for the Recertification Training and 8 hours long for the New Operator Training.  The topics include:

• The application legislation from the required governing bodies
• Workplace Specific Hazard Identification
• Safe Rigging Practices
• Safe Operation
• Pre-Shift Inspections
• Written test

The practical skills assessment is approximately 30 minutes/operator. Each operator must demonstrate the following:

• Pre-shift inspection techniques
• Good control of equipment
• Proper rigging techniques
• Awareness of pedestrians and obstacles