Description
This unique crane is much like a boom truck with an auger that is used for drilling holes into the ground. It is an essential crane, often used in the power utility, electrical, telecommunications and cable field industries. The truck and crane, equipped with an auger, is used to drill the hole, and pole clamps to hold the pole as it is being placed. The crane can be used to hoist heavy objects just like a mobile crane but presents additional hazards beyond those normally faced in craning operations.
Statistics and Stories Too Sad To Tell
United States Department of Labor Accident Descriptions for Digger Derrick:
11/10/2017 Employee’s toe is amputated during hoisting operation
10/30/2017 Employee suffers neck laceration when slick line parts
8/8/2017 Employee’s leg is crushed when caught between suspended load
8/2/2017 Employee installing utility pole incurs multiple fractures
8/20/2013 Employee is struck by falling utility pole and is killed
8/29/2013 One employee killed and another injured after contacting power line
December 2000 An apprentice was electrocuted in New Jersey when the 45 foot pole he was grasping adjacent to a substation contacted an overhead transmission line. This event was attributable to an unusual number of departures from normal safe construction practice.
The list and stories continue and are totally avoidable. Together with proper training and education followed by Digger Derrick Crane Operator Certification we can work together to stop the stories and put an end to the list.
Let Fulcrum Crane International help you embrace the certification process and see it for what it provides, a means for your company to reduce accidents, a way to control lost production time, a method to preserve the objects your canes are designed to lift and certainly a way to save lives.
Our Digger Derrick Crane Operator Training Program will be a robust high definition program presented from Mortimore Studios. After each knowledge area or Domain we will practice sample test questions crafted specifically for that topic. The program is packed with up to date information, graphics, tables and pictures relative to the subject matter. All of which is professionally designed to make the class come alive, be fun and interactive and very thought provoking. Students will see the information, hear it, write it and do it again. Our main objective is everyone is successful and leaves this program with confidence and ready to challenge any written examination.
Students follow each online session in their own Digger Derrick Student Manual. Students also receive a current copy of ANSI/A10.31 Safety Standard for Digger Derricks.
For the next 19 sessions it will be my most important priority to use all my knowledge and experience gained as a crane operator, instructor, author, supervisor and former staff member at the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) to deliver you arguably one of the best virtual, online Digger Derrick Crane Operator Training programs anywhere in North America. I take every session personally. The quality of my instruction will reflect on me when students are taking a National Examination.
Each and every participant is important to me, my goal is always 100 percent success. We would like an opportunity to earn your business.
Our Main Course Objectives
History of Cranes
History of Crane: Learn how the cranes have evolved over thousands of years. People have used innovative ways of lifting really heavy objects and bringing them where they are needed, as demonstrated at Stone Hedge, the Pyramids of Giza and countless ancient sites around the world.
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Personal Protection
Because in the Digger Derrick Crane industry the crane operator is often times the truck driver delivering the load, the rigger hitching up the load, and often the person landing the load, there is a very high accident rate involving slips, trips and falls that occur. During this session, safeguards protecting the crane operator and all those around the crane are discussed.
Crane Operator Responsibilities
Whether or not the crane owner or users are the same entity, their responsibilities are essentially the same. In this session, students learn their own responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of others involved with the lift. Sample test questions are reviewed using their online training link.
Crane Laws & Regulations
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA), as well as State and local regulations for the electrical and construction industries, particularly those that involve craning equipment, are reviewed during this session. Industry safety standards and their recommendations are explored. The difference of what electrical work and construction work is discussed in detail. Class participants also discuss the division of responsibilities between the contractor, the operator, and other on-site personnel and how to operate the equipment within the manufacturer’s guidelines. Students write information into their student workbook while watching the lecture on-line. A multiple choice test is administered following this session on-line.
Crane Terminology, Crane Types and Definitions
A review of the terms and their definitions commonly used in the industry and as described in ANSI/A10.31 Safety Standard for Digger Derricks is provided. Also discussed is the use of the many attachments available, their advantages and limitations. Components are reviewed online as well as sample test questions.
Nomenclature
A review of the terms and their definitions commonly used in the industry and as described in ANS/ASSE A10.31 Safety Requirements, definitions and specifications for Digger Derricks is provided. Also discussed is the use of the many attachments available, their advantages and limitations. A pictorial tour is given to assure students know the various components and what they are used for in the field.
Definitions Used in Craning
A review of the terms and definitions used in the Crane Industry as described in ASME B30.5 Safety Standard is provided. Those terms used in load chart calculations are reinforced in preparation for that are of instruction.
Crane Inspections
A good crane operator is always alert to the condition of their crane and the pre-operational inspections become a routine and constant check of that condition. The purpose of pre-operational inspections are discussed. The main types of inspections are reviewed and the items that should be checked in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications are discussed and reviewed. A sample written examination is presented.
Setting Up Digger Derrick Cranes
Setting up Digger Derrick cranes represents a completely different set of rules in comparison to their sister Mobile Crane procedures. In this session those rules are reviewed and compared. The proper extension of stabilizers ensuring that the crane is working from a firm level supporting surface and has adequate swing clearance to safely perform the work are among the points discussed.
Digger Derrick Boom Crane Load Charts
The mysterious load chart always seems to be the point of intimidation and sometimes confusion to the crane operators. During this session that problem will be wiped away forever. Through online classroom lecture and discussion followed by student hands-on exercises participants quickly learn how to interpret all the different load charts manufacturers are using today. Both one dimensional and two dimensional charts are studied as students successfully complete multiple load chart lifting scenarios as well as a multiple choice examination administered on camera using your virtual online link.
Working Around High Voltage and Lightning in the Area
In this session, participants quickly learn what takes place when contact is made with high voltage apparatus. Facts are presented to show how the current flows through the machine and radiates through the ground, sometimes causing injury or death to persons not necessarily involved in the actual contact. Absolute “Limits of Approach” and emergency procedures to be following if contact is made are also studied.
Also discussed are rules and procedures when “THE THUNDER ROLLS AND THE LIGHTNING STRIKES”! Information is provided to give the Crane Operator better information to make a good decision if lightning is within striking distance and if work should stop, and then again when it is safe for work to resume.
Hoist Rope Used in Craning
Various types of synthetic crane hoist line and wire rope used in the craning industry for both hoisting and rigging applications are dealt with in this presentation. Procedures for identifying, applying and maintaining rigging apparatus are presented, as well as inspection techniques and removal from service criteria.
Communications
The importance of clear and concise communication between the crane operator, signal person and rigger to ensure the safety of the lift are discussed. Standard international hand signals are introduced. The use of radio contact is also explored.
A good signal person is also a qualified rigger and keeps an extra eye on the load and the rigging.
Handling of Personnel
When personal platforms are used on Digger Derrick Cranes they shall conform to all the regulations and standards as stated in ANSI/A10.31 and the manufactures recommendations. Class participants review and discuss these procedures. The differences between the rules associated between Mobile Crane Operations and Digger Derrick Cranes are clearly examined. An online written examination follows.
Rigging Hardware
This session deals with various types of rigging hardware commonly used in the craning industry. Identification inspection procedures, application and removal from service criteria are presented through online demonstrations and presentations.
Crane Hook Inspection
Several considerations that apply to hooks and observances of them are discussed. Inspection criteria and removal from service are reviewed in detail. What steps that must be taken if damage is found are some of the many items reviewed, including the criteria of the need of a safety latch. An extensive written examination follows the lecture virtually online.
Leaving the Crane Unattended
Discussed are precautions and procedures for leaving the crane controls for short periods of time or extended periods of time. Review of specific recommendations and laws in accordance with OSHA regulations and ASME safety standards are discussed and reviewed.
Using Wheel Chalks to prevent accidental movement of the crane is always good business.
Sling Application
During this presentation and in-class exercises, participants learn how to select, inspect and apply various types of slings, including wire rope, synthetic, leather, chain and mesh sling. Students learn how to determine the safe working load that can be applied to them. The effect that the sling’s angle to the load has on its rated capacity is discussed, and calculations are made to determine actual safe working loads or working load limits.
Making the Lift
The procedures and precautions that should be observed whenever loads are to be handled are reviewed in detail. Some lifts require a written lift plan and a lift director in charge of the operation. All those provisions are discussed and followed by a series of test questions for the participant on-line.
Determining Load Weights
The first and most important step in any rigging operation is the determination of the weight of the load. Students learn and discuss those steps. This segment emphasizes the importance of knowing the location of the load’s center of gravity to assist in the selection of the proper rigging necessary to produce a “stable” load when lifted. It is also important to recognize what happens to the center of gravity of a load once the load is lifted into the air. This session deals with various types of rigging hardware commonly used in the craning industry. Identification, inspection procedures, application and removal from service criteria are presented through online and hands-on demonstrations. Sample test questions are completed following this lecture.
Determining Load’s Center of Gravity
This segment emphasizes the importance of knowing the location of the load’s center of gravity to assist in the selection of the proper rigging necessary to produce a “stable” load when lifted. And its importance to recognize what happens to the center of gravity of a load once the load is lifted into the air.
Effects of Sling Angles
The effect that the sling’s angle to the load has on its rated capacity is discussed and calculations made to determine actual safe working loads. The first and most important step in any rigging operation is the determination of the weight of the load. Students learn and discuss those steps. This segment emphasizes the importance of knowing the location of the load’s center of gravity to assist in the selection of the proper rigging necessary to produce a “stable” load when lifted. It is important to recognize what happens to the center of gravity of a load once the load is lifted into the air.
This session deals with various types of rigging hardware commonly used in the craning industry. Identification, inspection procedures, application and removal from service criteria are presented through classroom and hand-on demonstrations.
Certification Examination Review
During this session, participants are presented with a variety of sample load chart scenario problems, as well as general knowledge type questions to ensure our course instruction has been successful in preparing candidates for National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) Written and Practical Examinations.
NCCCO Written Examinations and Practical Examinations
During our initial administration procedures we will assist our course participants to complete all applications necessary for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) written and practical examinations for Digger Derrick Cranes. Please visit www.nccco.org for more information.
Coordinating NCCCO Practical Examinations
Fulcrum Virtual Crane Training is happy to assist graduates from any of our online virtual training programs as they begin to coordinate NCCCO Practical Examinations. Once candidates complete their NCCCO written examinations the next and final step in the certification process will be the practical examination for your crane type. On the NCCCO website www.nccco.org can be found a free copy of the candidate handbook for the crane type you are seeing certification on. The handbook contents will include a written description of all the steps or tasks you will be asked to perform during your practical examination. In addition, the official NCCCO candidate video can be found for your crane type by visiting www.nccco.org. Most importantly the NCCCO website provides a list of accredited practical examiners listed by state nationwide. This list will be an important and valuable tool for you so you can coordinate and setup your practical examinations with an accredited examiner closest to your location. Fulcrum Virtual Crane Training is happy to assist whenever necessary.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
If for whatever reason any candidate that is not successful in completing any part of the NCCCO written examination, we will consult them and provide further instruction at no extra charge. Please see our “No One Left Behind Policy”. We fully realize many of our candidates have not been in a classroom in many years. Our job is to lower test anxiety and have our graduates do well. Everyone leaves feeling great, and as if their experience was one of the best they ever had.
NCCCO has no obligations to this guarantee
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