INTRODUCTION:
Since it is not practical to carry out these tasks manually, lifting equipment is used in the industry to move and transfer various heavy materials from one place to another or from one height to another, such as large machinery components, building materials, raw materials, finished products, etc. Mobile cranes, tower cranes, electric overhead traction cranes, hoists, winches, chain pulley blocks, and other types of lifting equipment are a few examples.
Should lifting equipment be certified?
Installations in the oil, gas, and chemical industries increasingly utilise this lifting equipment both during steady-state operations and the construction and commissioning phases. However, if these lifting devices malfunction while in use, the results could be extremely hazardous if the lifted objects or the lifting devices themselves fall on humans or on live hydrocarbon equipment and vessels, igniting a fire, or causing an explosion and conflagration. Such lifting equipment’s health (integrity) must be guaranteed by well planned and executed approved inspections.
Course ObjectivesÂ
This Lifting Equipment Inspection course will equip the participants to:
- Learn about lifting equipment
- Comprehend the examples of lifting equipment
- Discuss the risks associated with the operation of the lifting equipment
- Learn various baseline inspection techniques to ensure the integrity of the lifting equipment
- Learn various in-service inspection techniques to ensure the integrity of the lifting equipment
- Note the importance of load testing of the lifting equipment
- Understand Personnel Lifting Platforms as different from material lifting equipment
- Understand certification requirements of the lifting equipment
- Appreciate good operating practices for the lifting equipment
- Maintain/manage a good spares strategy for the lifting equipment
- Understand inspection for changes in the crane
- Comprehend inspection of cranes in regular use/ not in regular use
- Comprehend the importance of Close-out from inspection recommendation
- Address Insurance, Legal and Statutory aspects of such lifting equipment inspections
- Experience various incidents involving the lifting equipment and their Root Cause Analyses
Organisational Benefits
Companies who nominate their employees to participate in this ‘Lifting Equipment Inspection Course’ course can benefit in the following ways:
- Minimize disastrous adverse impact on personnel safety and business continuity
- Preventing the live failure incidents of the lifting equipment
- Implementation of recommended actions from the inspections
- Reduce greatly the costs associated with failure incidents
- Lowering/Negating insurance premiums, compensation to employees, legal fees and regulatory/statutory penalties
- The culture of good inspection practices and strategy leaves a positive impact on customers, lenders, insurance underwriters and management system certification agencies.
- Good impression on regulatory & statutory authorities, industry and societal spectrum at large
Personal Benefits
Individuals who participate in this ‘Lifting Equipment Inspection Course’ can gain from it in the following ways:
- Skill development/continual professional development
- Development of confidence by understanding the importance of inspection and good practices involving the lifting equipment, and thus proving to be a successful professional
- An individual develops an inspection/surveillance attitude towards his professional, domestic and social life with knowledge gained in this training course
- Understanding of regulatory compliances around the subject
Who Should Attend?
This ‘Lifting Equipment Inspection Course’ would be suitable for:
- Inspection/Asset Integrity/ QA-QC/Engineering/Technical Design professionals at all levels (trainees, interns, technicians, officers, managers and others)
- All steady-state line-functions at all levels (trainees, interns, officers, managers, senior managers in operation, maintenance, inspection, engineering, other line disciplines)
- Middle Managementand Senior Management (a smaller customized part of this course)
- Non-line functions such as office managers and planning executives
Course Outline
Module 1: The Lifting Equipment
- Basics: The shift from manual to mechanical lifting
- Industry reliance on lifting equipment
- Examples of lifting equipment and their applications
- Risks associated with the operation of the lifting equipment
- Importance of Inspection for the lifting equipment
- How ignoring small problems can lead to major accidents
- Assessment and Q&A
Module 2: Mobile Cranes
- Types of Mobile Cranes
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to crane components, corrosion, and a sign of ageing
- Inspection of wind indicator
- Specialized Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Load testing and load cells
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of the prime mover (IC engine/Electric motor)
- Inspection of land conditions and stability of operation
Module 3: Tower Cranes
- Tower Crane – Broad Categories
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to crane components, corrosion, and a sign of ageing
- Inspection of wind indicator
- Specialized Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Load testing and load cells
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of the prime mover (IC engine/Electric motor)
- Inspection of foundation conditions and stability of operation
Module 4: Electric Overhead Traction (EOT) Cranes
- Types of EOT Cranes
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to crane components, corrosion, and a sign of ageing
- Inspection of wind indicator
- Specialized Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Load testing and load cells
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of building conditions housing the lift and stability of operation
Module 5: Hoists
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to hoist components, corrosion, and a sign of ageing
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of the prime mover (IC engine/Electric motor)
- Inspection of foundation/support conditions and stability of operation
Module 6: Winches
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to winch components, corrosion and sign of ageing
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of support conditions and stability of operation
Module 7: Chain Pulley Blocks
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to Chain Pulley Block components, corrosion, and a sign of ageing
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of foundation conditions and stability of operation
Module 8: Best Practices, Insurance, Legal and Statutory AspectsÂ
- Best Inspection Practices
- Understand Inspection for changes in the crane
- Comprehend Inspection of cranes in regular use/ not in regular use
- Insurance,
- Legal and Statutory Aspects
Moduke 9: Use of Personnel Lifting Platforms
- How is Personnel Lifting Platforms different from material lifting equipment?
- Critical inspection points: cages, anchor points, communication means
- Types of Personnel Lifting Platforms
- Baseline (initial) inspection records
- Routine/Pre-planned visual in-service visual Inspections and Pre-use visual Inspection
- Inspection of physical damage to crane components, corrosion, and a sign of ageing
- Inspection of Wind indicator
- Specialized Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Load testing and load cells
- Labelling SWL (Safe Working Load) post load testing and colour coding
- Inspection of the prime mover (IC engine/Electric motor)
- Inspection of land conditions and stability of operation
Module 10: Incidents from Lifting Equipment Failures
- Failure incidents in poor design
- Failure incidents in poor inspection, maintenance, and operation practices
- Failure analysis/ Root Cause Analysis
- Importance of training and continuous professional development (CPD) for inspection personnel and crane operators
Method of Instruction
Online
Course Duration:
10 days
Type of Certificate Issued:
On a successful completion of this training, Participants will be issued
Certificate in Lifting Equipment Inspection
Participants can choose to have their certificate in any of the three options below:
- Digital Certificate (Downloadable (PDF)
- Physical Certificate with security marking shipped to your location with a price
- Framed Certificate with security markings shipped to your location with a price.
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