CPCS A61 Appointed Person
Classroom based course covering:
- Legislation ‐ LOLER, PUWER, HASAWA
- Roles and responsibilities of personnel involved with lifting operations
- Lifting accessories
- Documentation and certification for lifting equipment and lifting accessories
- Types of accessories and use
- Slinging techniques
- Down rating of accessories
- Sling angles
- Communications
- Establishing load weight and centre of gravity
- Proximity hazards
- Selecting lifting accessories
- Verifying documentation and certification
- Attaching accessories to different loads
- Signalling for the lifting, transferring and positioning of loads
More information
- Duration 5 days (breakdown 4 days training, 1 day testing)
- No PPE requirements
- Start time: Monday to Thursday 08:30 till 16:30 (can run over and start earlier)
- Friday 08:00 to 16:00 latest
- Candidate will get homework
- There is a lot of writing on this course and scale drawings
