APPOINTED PERSON FOR LIFTING OPERATIONS
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Course Details
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The position of an appointed person carries a great deal of responsibility and only suitable personnel should be selected for this role. This is a purely theoretical course, there is no practical crane exercise as this is classroom based. A self-profiling form will be sent to candidates.
To make candidates more aware of the appointed person’s responsibilities an how best to fulfil them. To demonstrate an ability to interpret and apply sections 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the BS 7121 Safe Use of Cranes.
Course Content:
▪ Role of the Appointed Person
▪ Regulations and Codes of Practice
▪ Safe systems of work including method statements
▪ Personal responsibilities
▪ Cranes: types and terms
▪ Crane documentation
▪ Crane stability, duty charts and safety devices
▪ Crane appreciation
▪ British Standard 7121
▪ Planning a lift
▪ Assessment