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example, Columbus McKinnon offer courses, at three locations in the US, one in Germany and one in the UK; they also offer on-line certification training. Courses cover overhead cranes, hoists and rigging products and include ‘Qualified Rigger’ ( a 2-day workshop), ‘Overhead Crane and Hoist Inspection certification’ (a 2-day course); and ‘Rigging and Crane Operator Safety Train the Trainer’, a four-day workshop. A specialised course is for riggers and hoist maintenance professionals in the entertainment industry. Their UK training centre is at a purpose-
built facility in Cheshire. Courses there include the ‘Camlok Lifting Clamps’ course, a sales-driven classroom course aimed to improve confidence when
selecting and specifying the right clamp for the job. The ‘CM Lodestar electric chain hoist’ course is aimed at service engineers. A basic level of understanding and familiarisation with electric chain hoists would be expected prior to attending. Lifting 365, based in London, are lifting gear suppliers who also offer an online course on manual chain hoists. Participants, they say, will acquire a fundamental understanding of the health and safety considerations relevant to the Health and Safety Act including practical knowledge of different types of hoists, their purposes, operation and legal requirements. The course also has a focus on inspection, usage considerations, maintenance, and storage which ensures participants are well-versed in safe and
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Two technicians were operating the davit crane hoist on the external working platform of an
effective hoist handling. Upon completion there is a downloadable certificate. They also offer courses in electrical hoist safety awareness; pneumatic chain hoist safety awareness; and lever hoist safety awareness. Some applications are by their nature
more hazardous than others, and therefore require additional skill sets. Wind farms are one. Nacelle hoists are at great heights above the ground, and accessing them and operating them is far from simple. Two incidents involving hoist safety
on wind farms are detailed in the case studies. One was at an offshore site one onshore. Fortunately no injuries resulted, but both had the potential to cause fatalities.
The Global Wind Organisation in July 2023 published its tenth training standard, which adds Crane and Hoist operations to the portfolio. The standard ensures a basic level of safety awareness in lifting operations where no formal training or certification is required owing to the limited size of the lifting equipment in wind turbine environments. The training enables wind industry
employees to safely operate, inspect and maintain common types of fixed cranes and hoists in the wind industry. The Crane and Hoist training Standard is divided into two modules. The Basic User Module ensures safety awareness when using cranes and hoists in service operations. It also provides participants with an introduction to safely operating common types of fixed cranes and hoists. The Inspection and Maintenance
Module enables the technician to inspect, maintain and test cranes and hoists complying with relevant legislation and according to the relevant manufacturers` inspection and maintenance manuals and documents. The Crane and Hoist Basic User Module is a prerequisite for participating in this module. Thomas Grønlund, senior training
A wind tower and its working platform, (not the one where the accident occurred.)
project manager at GWO, explained the importance of the Crane and Hoist Training Standard. “The goal of this training is to contribute to a safe work environment for daily lifting operations in the wind industry” he said. “The training focuses on the ability to take responsibility for doing the right thing when operating cranes and hoists.” The full standard runs to 107 pages, and is available on GWO’s website www.
globalwindsafety.org/standards/crane- and-hoist-standard. Training providers worldwide are also listed on the site.
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