🏗️ Click to Expand: ACTI Overhead Crane Training Program
📌 Program Overview:
The ACTI Overhead Crane Training Program is designed to equip operators with the knowledge and skills required to safely operate overhead cranes. This training aligns with Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) regulations, CSA B167 standards, and industry best practices, ensuring compliance and workplace safety.
Participants will learn to identify crane components, perform pre-use inspections, operate cranes safely, and apply proper load handling techniques. The course covers crane anatomy, rigging considerations, safe operations, hazard identification, and emergency response.
🔹 Key Learning Modules:
- Legislation & Standards: Understanding OH&S regulations, CSA B167, and employer/operator responsibilities.
- Overhead Crane Components & Functions: Identifying key parts such as hoists, trolleys, bridge, and controls.
- Pre-Use Inspection: Checking wire rope integrity, load hooks, electrical connections, and operational safety.
- Safe Crane Operation: Understanding load charts, lifting capacity, movement control, and operator signaling.
- Basic Rigging Considerations: Selecting appropriate slings, shackles, hooks, and hitches for lifting loads.
- Load Control & Tagline Use: Managing swinging, rotation, and positioning of loads using taglines.
- Hazard Identification & Risk Mitigation: Recognizing site hazards, exclusion zones, and fall zones.
- Emergency Procedures: Responding to crane malfunctions, dropped loads, and power failures.
✅ Upon Completion:
- ✅ Understand and apply OH&S and CSA standards for overhead crane operations.
- ✅ Identify and inspect overhead crane components before use.
- ✅ Perform safe lifting and rigging operations while maintaining load balance and stability.
- ✅ Manage load control using taglines and proper rigging techniques.
- ✅ Recognize and mitigate site hazards to ensure workplace safety.
- ✅ Follow emergency response protocols in case of equipment malfunction.
- ✅ Conduct basic troubleshooting and report issues for corrective action.
- ✅ Pass a written knowledge assessment (minimum 80%) and successfully complete the practical evaluation.
Participants who meet all course requirements will receive an ACTI Overhead Crane Certification, recognized across Canada, ensuring they are qualified to operate overhead cranes safely in industrial, construction, and warehouse environments.
🏗️ Click to Expand: ACTI Overhead Crane & Rigging Training Program
📌 Program Overview:
The ACTI Overhead Crane & Rigging Training Program is designed to provide participants with the comprehensive knowledge and practical skills required for the safe operation and inspection of overhead cranes and rigging systems. This program emphasizes compliance with industry standards, CSA guidelines, and safety regulations to ensure efficient and secure lifting operations.
Throughout the course, participants will learn how to perform pre-use inspections, properly rig loads, handle equipment safely, and identify potential hazards associated with crane operations in industrial and construction environments.
📌 Key Learning Modules:
- Legislation, Codes, & Standards: Understanding the regulatory framework, employer and worker responsibilities, and applicable CSA standards.
- Introduction & Types of Overhead Cranes: Exploring various crane types, their components, and the principles of safe operation.
- Anatomy & Inspection: Identifying key crane components and conducting routine inspections to maintain operational safety.
- Rigging Considerations: Learning about rigging hardware, load calculations, and proper rigging techniques to secure loads safely.
- Operational Practices: Mastering crane operation procedures, effective load handling, and communication protocols during lifts.
- Hazard Recognition & Mitigation: Identifying potential risks and implementing control measures to minimize hazards during operations.
✅ Upon Completion:
- ✅ Understand and apply safety regulations and industry standards for overhead crane operations.
- ✅ Conduct thorough pre-use inspections to ensure equipment is safe for operation.
- ✅ Implement proper rigging practices and load handling techniques.
- ✅ Recognize potential hazards and apply appropriate mitigation strategies.
- ✅ Execute emergency response procedures effectively during critical lifts.
- ✅ Demonstrate proficiency through written assessments and practical evaluations.
Successful completion of this program certifies that participants are qualified to operate overhead cranes and manage rigging tasks in accordance with industry best practices, ensuring a safe work environment in industrial and construction settings.