• Learn practical techniques and hand signals to assist drivers in this manoeuvre
• The safe passage of reversing vehicles in confined spaces
• Identification of areas of danger within sites
• Guiding large goods vehicles, both rigid and articulated, using the Road Transport Industry Training Board recommended code of signals and standards.
• Describe OSHA Rigging safety requirements
• Describe the importance of rigging inspection and safety.
• Describe the procedures for inspecting chains.
• Describe best practices for chain handling and care.
• Describe how to prevent wire rope failure.
• Distinguish between abrasion, corrosion, and diameter reduction in wire rope.
• Distinguish between crushing, shock loading, and high stranding in wire rope.
• Describe procedures for inspecting natural fiber rope.
• Describe the types of defects that can occur in synthetic fiber rope.
• Describe procedures for inspecting slings, hooks, and shackles.

This interactive training is useful for:

• Contractors, safety representatives, vehicle operators and other employees, trade associations, commercial landlords and other organizations concerned with transport safety in the workplace.
• Staff wishing to reduce risk and liability for their organization through sound transportation and safe equipment movement practices, principles and procedures;
• Employees involved in rigging and hoisting
• Supervisors responsible for rigging and hoisting
• Employees required to work on platforms
• Safety, Health and Environment teams

• Staff/operatives working within multi-disciplined team/builders.
  
  

Training Mechanism

This interactive training/workshop provides intense learning opportunities provided through wide ranging discussions, presentations, related videos, group workshops, etc.  The course characterizes sustained interest, enthusiasm and participation displayed by the participants throughout the program. 

Aim

The aim of this training is to help employers, managers and supervisors make rigging and vehicle accidents in the workplace less likely. It is suitable for medium and large industrial and commercial sites and for places such as construction sites, quarry and most other workplaces where transport and rigging are used, including smaller businesses.

1. Legislation & OSHA requirement
2. Causes of accidents
3. Safe site
4. Safe vehicles
5. Safe drivers
6. Safety practices
7. Banksman main tasks
8. Safe Banksman operation
9. Scope of the rigging activity
10. Rigging components
11. Technical knowledge
12. Execution of Rigging Activity
13. Hand signals
14. Voice communication
15. Basic knowledge of crane operations
16. Situational awareness (how to take site specific considerations into account)
17. Rigging Inspection and Safety
18. Chains: Inspection
19. Chains: Handling and Care
20. Preventing Wire Rope Failure
21. Wire Rope: Inspection
22. Wire Rope: Handling and Care
23. Wire Rope: Breaks
24. Natural Fiber Rope: Inspection
25. Synthetic Fiber Rope: Defects
26. Slings, Hooks, and Shackles

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration.