Onshore Site Lifting Supervisor 3 Day

Course: 3 Day
Course Requirements
Course Requirements
• A classroom with a suitable amount of desks
and chairs
• Overhead projector or similar
• Dry wipe board or similar
• Pens and note pads
• Practical area to carry out crane inspections
and lifting operations using a mobile crane
• Certified mobile crane
• Various slings and shackles for inspection and
for lifting operations
• Various loads for lifting operations i.e.
containers, baskets, units, etc.
Note: Normally, the mobile crane will be required on the
second and third day afternoons.
• Motivation and confidence for public
speaking
• Good attitude toward others
• Ability to communicate with others
• Literate, numerate and fluent in English
• Country Specific Legislation / Regulations
• Safe Systems of Work
• Industry Guidelines and Company
Procedures for Lifting Operations
• Crane Operations
• Rigging and Lifting Operations (Use of
Portable Lifting Equipment)
• Management / Supervision of Personnel
• Assessment Techniques and Protocols
• Basic Knowledge of Geometry,
Mathematics and Chart Reading

Instructor access to a suitable photocopier (there is a lot of
forms, questionnaires, etc. to produce)
Delegate Pre-requisites
Delegates attending this training course should have 5-
years experience in lifting operations and possess the
following abilities:
Successful Completion
A score of 80% or above is required to be
achieved in the courses theoretical and
practical elements.
Instructor / Delegate Ratio
It is recommended that the maximum and
minimum number of delegates attending this
course is twelve and two respectively.

Lesson Plan
Day 1
Content 0830 – 1000 Approximate Duration
Introduction & Registration 15 minutes
Course registration form F001
Course Aim, Objectives & Content 15 minutes

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Onshore Site Lifting Supervisor 3 Day
Course: 3 Day
Course Requirements

Management of Lifting Operations 15 minutes

Types of Cranes 15 minutes

Stability & Mechanical Principles 30 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Content 1015 – 1200 Approximate Duration
Line Pull & Line Speed 15 minutes
Travelling & Access 15 minutes
Ground Conditions & Loadings 75 minutes
Confirming Questions
Lunch 1 hour
Content 1300 – 1500 Approximate Duration
Mobile Cranes for Land Operations Movie 15 minutes
Site and Environmental Hazards 45 minutes
Wheels, Tracks & Outriggers 15 minutes
Crane Structure & Booms / Jibs 15 minutes
Limiting & Indicating Devices 30 minutes
Break 15 mins
Content 1515 – 1700 Approximate Duration
Load Charts / Range Diagrams 45 minutes
Confirming Questions & Load Chart
Load Chart Questionnaire F002 45 minutes
Feedback 15 minutes

Day 2
Content 0830 – 1000 Approximate Duration
Introduction 15 minutes
Day 1 Confirming Questionnaire F003 10 minutes
Questionnaire Feedback 20 minutes

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Onshore Site Lifting Supervisor 3 Day
Course: 3 Day
Course Requirements
Hoists, Slew Ring & Sheaves 15 minutes
Wire Ropes & Terminations 30 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Content 1015 – 1200 Approximate Duration
Spooling and Reeving 15 minutes
Headache Balls & Sheave Blocks 15 minutes
Controls, Gauges & Crane Motions 15 minutes
Initial, Pre-Start Up & Pre-
30 minutes
Operational Checks
Principles of Operation 30 minutes
Lunch 1 hour
Content 1300 – 1530 Approximate Duration
Practical Crane Demonstration / Exercise 150 minutes
Mobile Crane Visual Inspection Checklist F004
Break 15 minutes
Content 1545 – 1700 Approximate Duration
Maintenance Refuelling 15 minutes
Periodic Inspection & Testing 30 minutes
Record Keeping 15 minutes
Feedback 15 minutes

Day 3
Content 0830 – 1000 Approximate Duration
Introduction 5 minutes
Day 2 Confirming Questionnaire F005 15 minutes
Questionnaire Feedback 15 minutes
Man-Riding Operations 15 minutes
Static & Dynamic Lifts 15 minutes
Tandem Lifts 15 minutes

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Onshore Site Lifting Supervisor 3 Day
Course: 3 Day
Course Requirements
Acronyms, Definitions & Crane Terminology 15 minutes
Break 15 minutes
Content 1015 – 1200 Approximate Duration
Previous Incidents, Causes &Lessons Learned 30 minutes
Roles and Responsibilities (Crane Operator,
15 minutes
Banksman & Slingers)
Communications
15 minutes
(Hand Signals & Two-Way Radios)
Lifting planning
45 minutes

Lifting Plan - Routine Lifting Operation

Lifting Plan – Non-Routine Lifting Operation
Lunch 1 hour
Content 1300 – 1500 Approximate Duration
Lift planning Exercise 30 minutes
Lifting Plan - Routine Lifting Operation
Mobile Crane On-site Pre-use Checklist
Practical Crane Exercises 90 minutes
Break 15 mins

Content 1515 – 1700 Approximate Duration

Practical Crane Exercises 30 minutes
Delegate Practical Assessment Record
Written Questionnaire F013 60 minutes
Delegate Assessment Summary Record
Feedback 15 minutes

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