Designed for participants that have had some exposure (2+ years) to crane and rigging operations. The course exposes participants to a variety of equipment and advanced load handling applications and challenges.

 Training Topics

• Successfully estimate the weight of common industrial loads
• Successfully estimate the center of gravity of common industrial loads
• Successfully estimate the sling tension of common industrial loads
• Determine load distribution on various lifting systems
• Successfully determine tensions to chain falls and come-a-longs
• Understand the theory behind successful drifting operations
• Plan a controlled load turn
• Determine weight transfer
• Understand the theory behind load up-righting and turning
• Determine load to winches, jacks, rollers, and floors during special load handling activities
• Understand the theory required to successfully move loads horizontally
• Determine the load to rigging blocks
• Understand the mechanical advantage necessary to move a load vertically/horizontally
• Calculate sling tensions for off-level pick points

Course Features and Administration 

Completion of this course results in 1.45 CEUs