Certified lifting supervisor
Lifting Supervisor course is designed to instruct learners on how to safely
supervise a lifting operation to ensure compliance with the law and secure the
health and safety of all learners and of those who may be affected by their
actions.
Course Module
- Lifting supervisor duties and responsibilities
- Definition of competent person
- Terms and definitions of various lifting/rigging terminology
- Introduction to various types of slings (webbing slings, wire rope slings and chain slings)
- Pre-use inspection of various types of slings
- Rejection criteria of lifting accessories
- Types of lifting hitches
- Sling angles
- Determining the slings capacity
- Types of shackles, eye bolts and hooks, chain block , turn buckles and their inspection
- Proper lifting techniques
- Common lifting hazards
- Communication and hand signals during Lifting
- Types of cranes and safe operation of various cranes
- Supervisory techniques and supervisor role related to the lifting operation crew
- Hazards associated with cranes operation
- Lifting & handling general principles
Assessment method
Multiple-choice examination
Guided learning hours (GLH)
30 HOURS
Qualification number
7001/2003/79
PASSING GRADE
50% PASS, 60 % MERIT, 80% DISTINCTIO