Slinging Loads Refresher Online
If you're working as a crane operator, rigger, or stevedore or you supervise or work with people that do, this course is a comprehensive refresher of the equipment and technique used to sling and lift loads safely.
It will ensure that you're up to date with industry best practice and the skills required to safely complete a lift, whether you are the crane operator or the dogman.
It comes with an optional assessment checklist that can be conducted in your workplace by a nominated person, such as a supervisor.
What we cover
- Selecting appropriate slinging equipment
- Assessing worksite risks and controlling hazards
- Creating a lift plan
- Slinging loads in various configurations, such as basket, choker and multi-leg
- Directing and communicating with a crane operator
- Safely removing slinging equipment and closing down the job with the correct documentation and checks
Who is this course for?
- Crane operators for pendant- and remote-controlled gantry cranes, truck loader cranes and mobile cranes.
- Dogmen (those directing the crane operator).
- Riggers and stevedores (those securing the load and connecting it to the crane hook).
- Site supervisors (those needing an understanding of best practice to ensure team members are working safely).
Other workers in industries where cranes are used (ports, transport, engineering, manufacturing, construction, and civil infrastructure) will find this course useful, and it will open up job opportunities.
Is English you second language?
- Video subtitles/captions are available for all videos except in interactive modules. Choose the language in the video.
- Questions: 76 languages are available - check the language option at the top of the page (note that written answers must be in English).
- Question audio: play audio of every question in English
- Documents: English
- Some captions are AI-generated and, as such, may have occasional errors.
