Mobile Lifting Equipment Operation and Maintenance
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Mobile Lifting Equipment Operation and Maintenance Course
Introduction:
During this interactive and practical 5-day training course, participants will explore the practical applications and benefits of Mobile Lifting Equipment Operation and Maintenance in various industries such as heavy transportation and lifting, petroleum, and construction projects. The course aims to equip engineers and technicians with the knowledge and skills to effectively and safely utilize this equipment while considering economic, safety, and environmental factors.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Outline the basics of lifting equipment safety
- List the types and applications of mobile lift equipment including forklifts and mobile cranes
- Outline the types and applications of mobile lifting equipment
- Discuss the issues of forklifts and truck cranes stability
- Describe the principle of operation of various stability monitoring systems used in modern forklifts and truck cranes
- List and explain the application of forklift attachments and the lifting tackles
- Inspect the lifting tackles including wire ropes, synthetic slings, clips, hooks, sockets, eyebolts, and hoist rings
- Apply a standard inspection procedure on truck cranes and write the relevant report
- Explain how to maintain the forklifts and truck cranes
Who Should Attend?
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Load lifting engineers and supervisors
- Mobile cranes operators
- Mobile cranes maintenance engineers and technicians
- Mobile cranes inspectors
- Load lifting safety engineers and professionals
Course Outlines:
Load Lifting Equipment Basics
- Load lifting safety standards
- Load lifting certification
- Load lifting basics: Preparatory work and calculations – the selection of equipment and lifting tackles – load hitching - loads hanging – load moving and signaling – Load positioning or stacking
- Qualifications and skills of lifting equipment operators
Lifting Tackles
- Wire ropes
- Types and classification – Construction – Grades – Lays - Safety factor – Sizing – Aging – Maintenance – Safety precautions – Inspection
- Rigging slings
- Working Load Limit (WLL)- Hitches (Single – Bridle – Basket – Choker - Applications) - Synthetic slings (Types – Grades - Applications) - Sling tables and sling leg load - Unequal sling lengths and center of gravity - Sling shock load
- Clips and Schackles
- Standards - Wire rope clips types (U bolt – fist grip) - Clips number and installation - Types of schackles (Screw anchor – Chain anchor - Schackle rules - Schackles for synthetic slings)
- Hooks
- Standards - Hooks loading – Load limit - Types (Wide schackle – Sizes – Material – Grade)
- Sockets
- Types: Headache ball – Wedge – Applications
- Eye bolts and Hoist Rings
- Working load - Types - Alignment - Applications
Forklift Operation and Maintenance
- Forklift types (Stand up rider – Sit down rider – Motorized hand pallet jack – Rough terrain)
- Forklift layout and components
- Forklift stability and modern stability monitoring systems
- Forklift operating hazards
- Forklift operations (Pre-operation checks – Picking up the load – Travelling with load – load placement – Moving on ramps – Crossing railroads – Parking)
- Forklift hazards
- Forklift attachments (Side shifters – carton clamp – Drum rotator – Paper roll clamp – bar arm clamp – pallet handler – Pull and push - …)
- Forklift safety standards
Mobile Truck Cranes
Types of mobile crane
- Telescopic boom (Rough terrain - Carry deck – Pick& carry – Carrier mounted – Crawler – Truck mounted)
- Lattice boom (Carrier mounted – Crawler – Truck mounted – Long reach)
Mobile crane identification
Mobile crane layout and components
Load charts
Reeving load blocks
Mobile crane stability and operation quadrants
Mobile crane Operation
- Pre-lift operations (Selection of proper crane - Critical lift criteria and preparation Boom length & radius & angle – Ground bearing capacity checking – Load and rigging – Environment conditions – Selection of operator and signaling person – Lift plan checklist – Lift plan drawing – Site preparation)
- Safe operating procedure (crane levelling – load rigging – load lifting – load moving – load positioning)
- Data hazard sheet
- Safety systems
Maintenance and Inspection of Mobile Lifting Equipment
Mobile cranes Maintenance
- Basics of mechanical maintenance
- Pre-delivery maintenance of mobile cranes
- In-service maintenance intervals and operations
- Maintenance personnel qualification and skills
- Maintenance information and records
Inspection
- Crane data
- Crane manual and records
- Pre-inspection operations
- Crane set-up
- Load charts
- Crane inspection components
- Assessment of crane condition