CPCS Crane Supervisor Course (A62)
Crane Supervisors are responsible for supervising lifting operations and following the lift plan prepared by the Appointed Person and is for individuals who will be supervising lifting operations. The course explains how to safely supervise lifting operations to ensure compliance with the law and protect the health and safety of all employees and of those who may be affected by their actions.
Emerson’s deliver a 4 day A62 Crane Supervisor course
All candidates that attend the CPCS Crane Supervisor course must have passed the Construction Skills Supervisors Health & Safety Test within two years prior to commencing the course. Information is available at: http://www.cskills.org/supportbusiness/healthsafety/test/
Course Title: (A62) Crane Supervisor
Duration: 4 Days
Price: £910 + VAT (£1092 inc VAT)
Theory Resit: £150 + VAT (£180 inc VAT)
Practical Resit: £350 + VAT (£420 inc VAT)
Training Location: Emerson Cranes Training Centre, Freshwater Rd, Dagenham RM8 1RX
The CPCS A62 course aims to provide the candidate with a thorough practical and theory training in the role of a Crane Supervisor in order to enable the candidate to pass the CPCS Theory and Practical Tests. It is designed to enhance your existing knowledge of lifting operation to enable you to direct and supervise a safe lifting operation in accordance with the safe system of work. The course will also help you identify problems that may have the potential to lead to unsafe situations during a lifting operation.
The learning outcomes include:
- Legislation, regulations and Codes of Practice relating to lifting duties
- Safe systems of work including method statements
- Taking personal responsibility
- Different types of cranes and associated terminology
- Understanding crane documentation
- Understanding crane stability, duty charts and safety devices
- Crane appreciation
- Observing British Standard 7121
- Understanding the role of Crane Supervisor
- Understanding the role of Appointed Person
- Preparing an area with exclusion zones
Entry Requirements
Good understanding of spoken and written English is an advantage
Further Learning:
The course must be followed up by an NVQ Level 4 Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations – Supervising Lifts (Construction), within two years. This will award you with a CPCS Competent Operator card for Crane Supervisor (Lifting Operations).
To further develop your abilities in supervising safe systems of work, the Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) course is recommended. If you wish to develop into the organisation of lifting operations, consider the Appointed Person course in the future.
Other options for this course:
This course can be done without the CPCS Technical Test, which would award Emerson certification.