Assess the load (weight and dimensions)
	Recognise and select the appropriate lifting equipment, to include:
		Wire strops Chains Soft slings Webbing Shackles, hooks and fittings
	Use the special lifting equipment
	Slinging and moving the load
	Communications by hand instructions
	Inspection procedures and record keeping
	Storage of lifting equipment
Course Content
	An insight into health and safety legislation leading up to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
	Sections 2-7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act (Employers and Employees responsibilities)
	British Standard Institute 7121 (Safe Use of Cranes)
	The six pack, highlighting the guidance on the Work Equipment Regulations and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Code of Practice with emphasis on Risk Assessments and the newly amended Regulations 1998.
	The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
	The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
	Slinger/Signaller (Theory)
	Video (The Weakest Link)
	Slinger/Signaller (Practical)

NOTE: New operatives are required to carry out additional lifts and slinging of loads in accordance
with the recognised mandate for slinger/signaller.

Knowledge
At the end of the course, the slinger/signaller should have an adequate knowledge of:
The duties and responsibilities, as required by statute, of a slinger/signaller.
The effects of load movement on the stability of the crane.
Potential hazards associated with the operation of the gantry crane and how to overcome them.
The effects of varying the angles of multi-leg slings.
The standard code of signals.
Automatic safe load indicators.
Crane safety devices.

Course Length
Existing operators – 1 day
New operatives - 1½ days