Limited places available on intensive Lifting Equipment (Accessories) Inspection course

We've received information about a new Lifting Equipment (Accessories) Inspection course being run as an intensive course across the 5th 6th and 7th March in Lichfield at a cost of £695.

The course will teach internal company authorised inspectors the criteria for Lifting (Accessories) Equipment Inspection. On completion of the course, the delegates will know:

- Their statutory duties under the Health & Safety Act 1974
- The methods of Inspection of Lifting Equipment
- The rejection criteria for Lifting Equipment Inspection
- The relationship between Proof Load and Safe Working Load
- The requirements of Test Certificates and Registers

The content is as follows:

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS:
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974:
Section 2, General duties of employers
section 7 & 8, General duties of employees
Powers of the Inspectorate
The Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (an overview)
The Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (an overview)
British Standard Specification

MATERIALS:
Identification of Materials and Quality Marks
Stress Strain Elongation and Permanent Set in Lifting Equipment

LIFTING EQUIPMENT THOROUGH EXAMINATION:
Chain – Wear, Stretch and Corrosion- Replacement of Parts
Wire Rope – Wear, Stretch, Corrosion, Broken Wires
Fibre Ropes / slings
Eyebolts and Shackles
Hooks and Rings
Chain Sling Assembly
Manual Chain Blocks
Lever Hoists
Jacks: Defamation, wear
Harnesses and Lanyards

VISUAL INSPECTION:
Chain blocks –lever hoists – tirfors

SYSTEMS:
Tag System
Colour Coding System
Quarantine System

METHODS OF TESTING:
Proof Load Testing
Determining Safe Working Load
Factors of Safety
Destructive and Non-destructive Testing
The Role of the Competent Person
Vernier Calipier (Manual and Digital)

REPORTING PROCEDURES:
Lifting Equipment Registers
Test Certificates
Course summary and close

There are only 4 spaces allowed on this as it is the intense 3 days instead of 5 days and it is being run by Lloyds British Training.

For further details contact john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk