Crane Signaling Awareness
- Continuing education credit hours 0.02
- Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
- Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
Course Objectives
Recognize the importance of crane signaling;
Identify the forces that signaled movements can exert on crane equipment and loads;
Know the methods by which crane operators and signalers communicate;
Identify resources to use to properly deliver signals;
Recognize communication barriers and limitations and how to compensate for them;Know all official signals for “stop work";
Know what to do if crane communication is unclear
Course Description
Crane operators count on signalers to provide vital lifting instructions. Whether you deliver signals, receive them or just witness them, it is important that you know why they are important, what they are, and what to do if stop work signals are given. This course provides a crane signaling overview that is appropriate for all people who work around cranes and lays the foundation for additional, in-depth and hands-on training that crane operators and signalers will receive.
Regulations/Board Approvals
ASME B30.5–2011—Mobile and Locomotive Cranes, Section 5-3.3: Signals;
ASME B30.3–2012—Tower Cranes, Section 3-3.3: Signals;
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926—Subpart CC: Cranes and Derricks Used in Construction;
OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC Appendix A – Standard Hand Signals Chart;
National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) – Signal person Reference Manual
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