🏗️ Crane & Rigging Safety

Crane lifts concentrate enormous energy in a single suspended load, and a failure — a dropped load, a tip-over, or contact with a power line — is among the most serious events on any site. This free course teaches crane and rigging safety end to end: the main crane types and the roles of the rigging team, how to read load charts and determine capacity and the load's centre of gravity, sling types and rigging hardware with their inspection and removal criteria, the standard ASME hand signals and communication discipline, ground conditions, outriggers and power-line clearances, and how to plan a lift — including what makes a lift 'critical'. It is aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC, OSHA 1926.251 and the ASME B30 series. The course is organized into 6 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• Crane types and the rigging team
• Load charts, capacity and centre of gravity
• Slings and rigging hardware
• Hand signals and communication
• Ground, outriggers and power lines
• Lift planning and critical lifts

Learning objectives

• Identify the main crane types and the roles of operator, qualified rigger, signal person and lift director
• Read a load chart and determine net capacity from radius, boom length and deductions
• Select and inspect slings and rigging hardware and apply Working Load Limits and sling angles
• Use standard hand signals and disciplined communication during a lift
• Apply ground-bearing, outrigger and power-line clearance requirements
• Plan a lift and recognise the conditions that make a lift 'critical'