General description
This course will give supervisors, plant managers, facility managers and safety managers information on OSHA and ASME B30 requirements for overhead crane operation including requirement reasons. Good management practices are discussed as well as some accident investigations.
Course outline
- Safety & Introductions
- Crane Incident Studies:
- Review of Steel Mill Crane Safety Survey
- Safety Triangles & OSHA Incident Report
- KTI Overhead Crane Incident Study
- Crane Standards & Training Requirements
- Rigging Safety – 5 Biggest Mistakes
- Crane Hand Signals & Communications
- Safety – Facility Manager Viewpoint
- Inspection Requirements
- Incident Investigation
- Critical Component Assessments
- Conclusions to Prevent Incidents
- Crane Safety – Action Plans
Course objectives
- Describe proper overhead crane use
- Determine responsibilities of personnel associated with overhead cranes
- Describe personnel/equipment liability
- Identify rejection criteria for equipment
- Identify applicable federal rules and regulations for material handling
- List required inspections and frequency
- Near miss and accident investigations
- Discuss record keeping requirements
