Management of Lifting Operations in Construction

Course content

• Current best practice for procuring lifting operation planners/equipment
• The qualifications available, specific to the planning and supervision of lifting operations, including best practice regarding role-specific competencies
• Current best practice for managing lifting operations, with reference to both the equipment supplier and user and identifying main classes of lifting equipment and their suitability for specific operations
• The minimum requirements as per best practice for a lifting equipment installation/use of a method statement
• The requirements for the classification of individual lifting operations
• Best practice particular to the installation, thorough examination,testing, operation and maintenance of lifting equipment/accessories
• The responsibilities of equipment supplier and user regarding inspection/maintenance and thorough examination of lifting equipment
• The lifting team’s responsibilities regarding pre-use and weekly checks
• Company-specific policies regarding the management of lifting.

Teaching and assessment 

• 2 days learning of classroom-based teaching
• You will be assessed using documentation navigation exercises.

Qualifications you get

• CITB National Construction College e-certificate available on request.

In-company course

This course can be booked by employers to train groups of workers.

Contact our NCC Account Managers for more information or to book a course:

• Email - ncc.accountmanager@citb.co.uk