Overhead and Gantry Crane Training

Candidates will hear the material, write it, and do it again. Our online program allows the student to rewind the questions and listen to them as many times as they wish along with the lecture. This is the ultimate in Online Crane Training!

We consider the success of every student our responsibility and a direct reflection of the quality of training we deliver. We would like an opportunity to help you through the Overhead and Gantry Crane Operator Certification program virtually online. WE GUARANTEE YOUR SUCCESS!

This is a robust professional Articulating Boom Crane Operator Training Program any way you measure it. Great graphics and pictures throughout all 13 sessions keeps you interested and looking forward for more. High definition and resolution makes you feel you were in a classroom.

Our Main Course Objectives

History of Cranes

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. Learn how the cranes then evolved into the cranes we use today. See how the accident rates and fatalities increased as the cranes became more sophisticated.

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Personal Protection

Because in the Articulating Boom 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 construction industry, particularly those that involve craning equipment, are reviewed during this session. Industry safety standards and their recommendations are explored. An online test is included. 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.

Crane Terminology, Crane Types and Definitions

A review of the terms and their definitions commonly used in the industry and as described in ASME B30.22 Safety Standard for Articulating Boom Cranes 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.

Crane Inspections

A good crane operator is always alert to the condition of the crane and the pre-operational inspections becomes 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. A sample written examination is presented online, on camera.

Periodic Inspections may be regularly scheduled on a monthly quarterly annual basis

OSHA 1910.179(a)(47)
Magnet means an electromagnetic device carried on a crane hook to pick up loads magnetically.

OSHA 1910.179(a)(26)
The current collector works as an electrical conductor between the electrode and external circuits as well as support for the coating of the electrode materials.

Types of Cranes

There are 6 main types of Overhead and Gantry Cranes. During this session we take our students thru an online tour of all the Crane types and were they may be found in this industry and how they are used.

Lightning in the Area

Since some Gantry Cranes operate outdoors we have included a special area into the safeguards regarding lightning. The information provided here is designed 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 to resume.

Wire Rope Used in Craning

Various types of 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 wire rope are presented, as well as inspection techniques and removal from service criteria. An online multiple choice examination is administered.

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, 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.

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. An online written examination is included. The Instructor will demonstrate on camera how to properly use hand signals.

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.

Also covered in this area is information on how to properly adjust Limit Switches and Hoist Brakes.

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.

WE MUST DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE THE “FATAL FOUR”

• Caught Between
• Struck by Object
• Falls
• Electrocutions

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 Overhead and Gantry Cranes. The written examination is a stand alone test and should not be confused with other NCCCO programs. 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 on-line 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 instructions 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.