Overhead Crane Inspector Training - Tampa, FL September 26th - 28th

Learn Overhead Crane & Hoist Inspection from the experts in the field. This program teaches critical points of inspection and stresses inspector safety.

Crane Tech's "Advanced Job Training Standard" provides important inspection procedures that enables inspectors to provide a systematic crane inspection.

Major Course Topics

● Crane and Hoist Operational Safety
● Size and Crane Characteristics
● Frequent and Periodic Inspections
● Inspection of Safety Devices
● Crane Failures: Cause and Prevention
● Evaluating Deficiencies (Major & Minor)
● Hazard Awareness
● Accident Prevention
● Brake Types and Inspections
● Wire Rope (Types and Inspection)
● Recordkeeping and Documentation
● OSHA/ASME Compliance

Participants are provided Crane Tech inspection forms and a complete tool kit for crane inspection.

To register for this seminar online click here or call Sherri @ 1-800-521-7669. For more information regarding all of our services please visit Cranetech.com

Qualified Signal & Qualified Rigging Training - St. Louis, MO, Houston, TX & Baton Rouge, LA

Qualified Signal Person Training will be held at the following locations and dates listed below. Click here to register online or call Sherri @ 1-800-521-7669. For more information regarding all of our services, please visit Cranetech.com.

September 19th - Tampa, FL
September 19th - St. Louis, MO
September 22nd - Houston, TX
September 29th - Baton Rouge, LA

The Qualified Signal Person program also satisfies ASME B30.5 requirements applicable to general industry. "All signal persons must be tested and they must demonstrate qualification as a signal person.

Crane Tech Signal Person training meets both of these requirements and provides the documentation required by OSHA.

Qualified Rigger Level 1 Training will be held at the following locations and dates listed below. Click here to register online or call Sherri @ 1-800-521-7669. For more information regarding all of our services please visit Cranetech.com.

September 20th - Tampa, FL
September 20th - St. Louis, MO
September 23rd - Houston, TX
September 30th - Baton Rouge, LA

Qualified Rigger keys on the specific requirements of OSHA 1926.1400.

A qualified rigger is needed during assembly/disassembly of cranes, when employees are engaged in hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load, or in the initial connection of a load to a component or structure and are within the fall zone. A qualified rigger is defined as a qualified person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, successfully demonstrated the ability to solve/resolve problems relating to rigging. NCCCO certified riggers meet this requirement [1926.1404; 1926.1425].

This course brings all of the rigging concerns into focus for a practical, field proven method of ensuring rigging safety.

When are Certified Operators Needed?

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Applied Rigging Practices - Tampa, FL September 12th, 13th & 14th

Applied Rigging Practices clarifies the critical area below-the-hook - where many hoisting accidents occur. Special workshops explain proper sling use and rigging safety, safe sling selection for bridle slings, load weight calculation, and much, much more.

Major Course Topics

● Pre-Use Inspection

● Sling Ratings

● Sling Angle Stress

● Sling Application

● Rigger/Personnel Safety

This course brings all of the rigging concerns into focus for a practical, field proven method of ensuring rigging safety. For more information call 1-800-521-7669 or visit us online at Crane Tech

Qualified Signal & Qualified Rigging Training - Portland, Maine September 8th & 9th

The new OSHA Crane and Derrick Regulation is officially here.

Effective November 8, 2010 all “Signalpersons” and “Riggers” shall be qualified. This is a mandatory requirement in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.1400 Regulations.

Signalperson qualifications are identified under §1926.1428.

Crane Tech has scheduled numerous back to back programs to assist the construction industry to comply with this regulation.

The duration of each program is 8 hours. Don't wait, these programs are limited to 15 persons per class and will sell out quickly.

The Qualified Signal Person program also satisfies ASME B30.5 requirements applicable to general industry. "All signal persons must be tested and they must demonstrate qualification as a signal person.

Crane Tech Signal Person training meets both of these requirements and provides the documentation required by OSHA.

Qualified Rigger keys on the specific requirements of OSHA 1926.1400.

Rigger qualifications are required as mentioned under §1926.1404(r)(1) and §1926.1425(c)(3).

A qualified rigger is needed during assembly/disassembly of cranes, when employees are engaged in hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load, or in the initial connection of a load to a component or structure and are within the fall zone. A qualified rigger is defined as a qualified person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training and experience, successfully demonstrated the ability to solve/resolve problems relating to rigging. NCCCO certified riggers meet this requirement [1926.1404; 1926.1425].

This course brings all of the rigging concerns into focus for a practical, field proven method of ensuring rigging safety.

To register for either of these seminars you can call 1-800-521-7669 or visit us online at Crane Tech

Mobile Crane Inspector Training - Baton Rouge, LA August 29th - September 1st

Learn methods and procedures of conducting a thorough mobile crane inspection from a company Accredited by the US Department of Labor, Maritime Division.

Our "Advanced Job Training Standard" provides procedures that enable inspectors to conduct a systematic inspection.

Major Course Topics

● Machine Size and Characteristics
● Operational Modes
● Major Components
● Capacity and Limitations
● Periodic Inspections Objectives
● Hazard Awareness
● Accident Prevention
● Crane Failures and Prevention
● OSHA: Compliance and Inspections
● Recognition of Unsafe Equipment
● Wire Rope Selection and Installation
● Wire Rope Inspection and Rejection
● How to correct Block Spin
● Sheave Inspection
● Pneumatics and Hydraulics
● Inspector Safety

Participants are provided Crane Tech inspection forms and a complete tool kit for conducting the inspection.

Register 2 students and the 3rd is FREE!

This seminar will be held in Baton Rouge, LA August 29th - September 1st. For more information please call our Seminar Sales Agent @ 1-800-521-7669 or Register OnlineCrane Tech

Check Overhead Crane Brakes

How and when does an overhead crane operator test the hoist brakes?

Federal regulation OSHA 29CFR1910.179(n) (3)(vii) states:

“The operator shall test the brakes each time a load approaching the rated load is handled. The brakes shall be tested by raising the load a few inches and applying the brakes.”

So how exactly does one apply the brakes on an overhead crane? Overhead crane brakes are applied automatically when hoisting motion stops. This braking action, referred to as holding brakes, requires specific brake torque settings. According to OSHA 29CFR 1910.179:

“Holding brakes for hoist motors shall have not less than the following percentage of the full load hoisting torque at the point where the brake is applied.

125 percent when used with a control braking means other than mechanical.

100 percent when used in conjunction with a mechanical control braking means.

100 percent each if two holding brakes are provided.”

To test the brakes we simply raise the load a few inches and stop hoisting. Holding brakes set automatically, and we’re now ready to proceed, right? Wrong! At this point we have only tested the holding brakes. What about the control brakes? Control braking exists to prevent the load from accelerating in the lowering direction. If the load is very high and a mechanical load control brake fails when you attempt to stop during load lowering, will the holding brakes still be able to stop the loadsafely? Probably not. We’ve seen this occur with very heavy loads where the holding brakes were unable to stop the load resulting in a loss of load control.

Now that we understand how an overhead crane’s holding brakes and control brakes combine to provide safe load handling, the process for checking control brakes is simple.

After checking to ensure that the holding brakes are functioning properly, hoist the load a little higher, maybe a foot or so more. Allow the holding brakes to stop and hold the load. Next, lower the load about halfway and again stop the load. For a crane equipped with a mechanical load control brake, this procedure tests both the holding brakes and the control brakes. If an overhead crane’s brakes are going to fail, they’re more likely to fail in the lowering direction.

This procedure should be followed with the first load of the shift, and anytime a substantially heavier load is handled later in the shift.

You can now see why holding brakes, when used in conjunction with control braking means other than mechanical, must be set to 125% of maximum hoist motor torque. Non -mechanical control brakes (eddy current) only control descent speed while the hoist is moving, and are unable to assist with any load holding.

Operators are the first line of defense in accident prevention. Understanding how overhead crane brakes function, and conducting a meaningful test goes a long way toward ensuring a safer and more reliable operation. Other standards that all overhead crane users should be familiar with include the ASME B30.2, ASME B30.11, ASME B30.16, and ASME B30.17. Also, read and be thoroughly familiar with your overhead crane user’s manual, and check local and State requirements to make sure you comply with all laws.

Tests are an attempt at a controlled failure. Operators must follow all safe work practices and ensure their body is never in a position to be contacted by the load.

Plate Clamp Safety

1. Plate clamp accident results in broken bones in a worker’s foot.
A worker lifts a 5/8″, 460-pound, plate of steel from a horizontal position and rotated the plate to vertical with a plate clamp. While attempting to attach a tag line to the clamp the plate slipped and landed on the worker’s foot breaking three bones.
An immediate accident investigation identified the following:
• The plate clamp being used was designated for 1-1/4″ to 2″ plate and was rated for 3-ton. The plate that slipped from the clamp was 5/8″ thick.
• The plate clamp used to lift and rotate the plate was clearly marked for vertical lifting only.

The following is additional information critical for plate clamp safety.
1) There are three types of plate clamps designed for overhead lifting. Be sure to use the correct clamp for the job task:
vertically lift only,
2. horizontal — to and from vertical through a 90-degree plane, and
3. horizontal — to and from vertical through a 180-degree plane.

2) Plate clamps are designed to lift the thickness of plate identified by the manufacturer’s identification plate located on the clamp. They must never be used to lift plates less than or greater than the thickness identified on the plate clamp identification tag.
3) Plate clamps must only lift one plate at a time. (The exception to this rule is lifting a stack of plates horizontally with two or four clamps approved for this type of lifting.)
4) Plate clamps must never be overloaded. Always calculate the plate weight and size your clamp appropriately.
5) Plate clamps are vulnerable to “under-loading” when they lift less than 50% of the WLL of the clamp.
6) Always center the plate clamp directly above the plate’s center of gravity. A plate that hangs out of level puts undue side stress on jaw teeth allowing load slippage.
7) If a tag line is to be used to control the load it must be fastened to the plate clamp prior to lifting. Remember that a steel plate may fall on its edge but then falls over to one side. Never place your body in the “fall-area.”
8) Keep loads low to the ground and stay out of the “fall-area.”
9) Be especially careful when lifting steel plate to any elevated area. The plate will act like a sail and the wind load can cause the plate to swing out of control resulting in loss of the load. In these cases the “Fall-area” must be expanded.
10) Never allow shock-loads when using plate clamps.
11) Read the specification sheet that’s supplied with the purchase of every plate clamp. It’s a good idea to laminate these sheets so they can withstand the elements in the field, and where they will be readily available to users.
12) Inspect plate clamps before each use. You must understand the manufacturer’s specifications on tooth, pin, and assembly wear and rejection criteria. This information is manufacturer specific, so you must be knowledgeable of each manufacturer’s specs.
13) Specific plate clamps are designed to lift finished and polished plates with non-marring smooth gripping surfaces. These should be used in pairs supported by slings and a spreader beam.
14) Plate clamps are not designed to lift plates which exceed a 300 Brinell Hardness.
To avoid accidents when lifting steel plate also consider the following:
• Prior to lifting a plate, the user should determine if there is a safer way to accomplish the work.
• Inspect plate clamps thoroughly and remove any excessively worn clamps from the work area.
• Get professional advice before cutting a hole in the plate where a shackle may be attached. You may have insufficient metal above the hole resulting in metal tear and loss of load.

Mobile Crane Operator & Train-the-Trainer Baton Rouge, LA September 22 - 26

You won't find a more complete Mobile Crane Operator Trainer's Program anywhere. Crane Tech provides more training, more support materials, and more specialized instruction.

Receive comprehensive Mobile Crane Safety training Plus one full additional day dedicated to trainer specific instruction. If you want a complete program that prepares you for teaching this subject this is the program!

Major Course Topics

● Crane Operational Characteristics
● How to Read & Apply Load Charts
● Proper Mobile Crane Set-up
● Use of Jibs & Extensions
● Stability & Structural Competence
● Frequent & Periodic Inspections
● Accident Prevention
● Causes of Crane Failures
● Determine Load Weight
● Rigging Safety
● Sling Selection
● Rigging Inspection
● Balancing Loads
● Crane Hands Signals
● Personnel Lifting
● OSHA/ASME Compliance

Cranes & Equipment Included

● Telescopic truck cranes
● Rough terrain cranes
● Lattice boom - truck cranes
● Lattice boom - crawler cranes
● Carry deck cranes
● Boom trucks
● Rigging for the crane operator

The following are provided with each Train-the-Trainer program.


● Detailed Training Syllabus - provides an hour by hour trainer's guide matched to your Leaders Instruction Manual.

● PowerPoint Presentations - Crane Tech provides one or more presentations for each Train-the-Trainer course that are keyed to the instruction syllabus for high impact training.

● Workshops - Interactive workshops to enhance your students' learning experience.

● Tests - Pretests and post-tests professionally developed and keyed to your training materials.

● Performance Tests - Hands-on performance tests for most programs help ensure your personnel are properly qualified.

● Student Manuals - * You receive ten each of keyed student manuals to get your training started off right.

To find out more about this seminar and Mobile Crane Operator 2011 schedule.

Call today 1-800-521-7669 or Register Online.

Forklift Operator Training - Train-the-Trainer - Tampa, FL July 21, 2011

Forklifts are involved in more industrial accidents than any other single type of equipment. Crane Tech's Forklift Safety Train-the-Trainer course is specifically designed for Trainers required to teach this subject. You will learn OSHA's Powered Industrial Truck standard, and receive specific guidance on how to evaluate your staff's training needs, and skills. Learn how to deliver quality training that meets Federal guidelines.

The following are provided with each Train-the-Trainer program.

● Detailed Training Syllabus - provides an hour by hour trainer's guide matched to your Leaders Instruction Manual.

● PowerPoint Presentations - Crane Tech provides one or more presentations for each Train-the-Trainer course that are keyed to the instruction syllabus for high impact training.

● Workshops - Interactive workshops to enhance your students' learning experience.

● Tests - Pretests and post-tests professionally developed and keyed to your training materials.

● Performance Tests - Hands-on performance tests for most programs help ensure your personnel are properly qualified.

● Student Manuals - * You receive ten each of keyed student manuals to get your training started off right.

This seminar will be held on July 21, 2011 in Tampa, FL. For more information please contact our Seminar Sales Agent @ 1-800-521-7669 or Register Online.

Mobile Crane Load Charts

Simply put, the only way to know if the load you are lifting with a mobile crane is within the limitations of the crane is to relate the lift to the manufacturer’s load chart and notes.

Persons who are not crane operators regularly have questions regarding lifting safety. The purpose of this Tech Tip is to help those less familiar with crane load charts better understand the questions to ask and the information that must be followed.

An experienced crane operator enters the cab of an unfamiliar crane expecting to find certain information on the load chart. Just as you may expect to find certain information when you enter an unfamiliar automobile. You locate the speedometer and fuel gauge, then locate windshield wiper, outside mirror, and seat adjustment controls. You do this because you know these controls must exist to operate safely. Similarly, certain information will always be located within a crane’s load rating chart and notes. You just have to know what you’re looking for.

The mobile crane industry is long past the days of a single page load chart. Load charts have become increasingly complex. There is specific information you must obtain prior to attempting to lift a load.

1. How is the crane configured? Are the outriggers fully extended and set, partially extended and set, or will the lift be made on rubber tires?

2. How much counterweight is installed on the crane?

3. What are the boom and jib/extension configurations? If the lift will be made with an extension or jib you must locate the load chart that provides ratings for these accessory devices.

4. Over what operating areas will the load be handled? Working Area charts define specific areas of the crane that relate to load ratings. Areas such as Over the Side, Over the Rear, Over the Front, and 360-degree Rotation lead you to specific load charts. Make certain you know the area where the load will be lifted from, the area the load will pass through, and the area the load will be placed. Base lifting capacities on the area with the least load rating according to the working area chart. The combined information to this point will lead you to one or more pages within a load chart.

5. Does the crane have sufficient load hoist reeving? Reeving charts indicate the type ofwire rope and the number of parts of wire rope required to lift loads. A reeving chart which indicates 28,000 lbs. capacity for a two-part reeving will require more reeving prior to making a lift that exceeds 28,000 lbs.

6. To determine how much load the crane can safely handle you must also know the length of the boom (hydraulic cranes show boom lengths in a row at the top of the load chart), and the load radius of the suspended load (hydraulic cranes show radius in a column on the left side of the load chart). When boom length and/or radius is between the values printed on the load chart you must select the boom length and/or radii with the least load rating. Keep in mind that a shorter boom length may have the lesser rating. You cannot assume that taking load values from the next longer boom length is safe.

7. Equally important to the load ratings shown on the chart are the load chart notes. Load chart notes provide critical information relating to operation, set up, configuration, and restrictions.

8. Finally, you must account for all accessory weights. Items such as load blocks, extensions, jibs, and rigging must be added to the weight of the load to determine the total load imposed on the crane.

Don’t hesitate to ask a crane operator for clarification. And, don’t think twice about challenging what you are told. Load charts may have become more complex, but the key information provided has not changed significantly. Knowing what to look for is a good start to a safer job site. Safety is a team effort that requires both the operator and management working with the same safety objectives. Don’t compromise your job site safety. Find out more at Cranetech.com

Overhead Crane Operator - Train-the-Trainer

Learn to deliver quality training that qualifies your employees and meets Federal guidelines.

You won't find a more complete Overhead Crane Operator Trainer's Program anywhere. Crane Tech provides more training, more support materials, and more specialized instruction. Designed to enable you to teach this course at your facility.

Receive comprehensive Overhead Crane and Hoist Safety training Plus one full additional day dedicated to trainer specific instruction. If you want a complete program that prepares you for teaching this subject this is the program!

Major Course Topics

● Crane Operational Characteristics
● Capacity Considerations
● Safety Devices and Checks
● Frequent & Periodic Inspections
● Hazard Awareness
● Accident Prevention
● Causes of Crane Failures
● Crane Hands Signals
● OSHA/ASME Compliance
● Overhead Bridge Cranes
● Underhung Bridge Cranes
● Gantry Cranes
● Monorail Systems
● Overhead Hoists
● Jibs

The following are provided with each Train-the-Trainer program.

● Detailed Training Syllabus - provides an hour by hour trainer's guide matched to your Leaders Instruction Manual.

● PowerPoint Presentations - Crane Tech provides one or more presentations for each Train-the-Trainer course that are keyed to the instruction syllabus for high impact training.

● Workshops - Interactive workshops to enhance your students' learning experience.

● Tests - Pretests and post-tests professionally developed and keyed to your training materials.

● Performance Tests - Hands-on performance tests for most programs help ensure your personnel are properly qualified.

● Student Manuals - * You receive ten each of keyed student manuals to get your training started off right.


For more information please call 1-800-521-7669 or visit us online at Cranetech.com

Offshore Crane & Rigging Training

Crane Tech has worked with some of the largest oil exploration and production companies in the world, helping improve their operator's skills and below-the-hook safety.

Crane Tech regularly provides training for Crane Operators and Riggers working on off-shore rigs. Training includes participants learning operational safety, pre-use inspection, load charts, dynamic and static load control, followed by skills training and testing. Crane Tech's Pedestal Crane Operator qualification training is unmatched in the industry and immediately available for delivery at the location of your choice.

All Crane Tech programs and services include strict adherence to regulations and standards. Our knowledge of US Coast Guard, API, and Minerals Management regulations helps ensure you maintain compliance in the critical area of material handling.

Call and learn how Crane Tech services can work for your group to improve safety and reliability. Call 1-800-521-7669 or click on the links below to learn more.

Scheduled Programs Popular with our Offshore clients:
Rigging Gear & Sling Inspector and Pedestal Crane Inpector Training

Training & Qualification

What does it take to be a qualified person? Ask enough people and you’ll
get enough answers. Crane Tech’s focus on this issue spans more than
thirty years, and we pose the following question: If I receive training am I qualified? If I pass a test, am I qualified? The answer to these questions is… maybe!

To get it right you must first understand the job knowledge and skill
requirements, then developing proper curriculum and evaluations.
Delivering too much information too fast is like drinking from a fire hose.
Leave out critical issues and you waste valuable time. Fail to accurately
assess knowledge and skills and you have little to confirm if a person can
meet the expectation. You must know what’s required, teach to the
requirements, do it at a reasonable pace, then provide reliable assessments.

Remove the bullet points… Well, you can leave in a few. But, if your going to educate it’s important that concepts fit into the big picture. Bullet points may be concise, but can lack necessary association to related topics.

Comprehensive training includes context and clarity relating to the job.
Adult learners want to put new information into perspective so it may be
applied. Standards regulating the materials handling industry typically require demonstration of knowledge and skill. Written tests must sufficiently evaluate knowledge and practical tests should not be subjective. You must ensure a comprehensive yet fair playing field.
Worker confidence improves when a high level of achievement is attained.
It feels good to meet tough challenges. And, having the big picture clearly
understood means a relationship exists between individual safety topics.

For more information please call 1-800-521-7669 or online at Cranetech.com

Mobile Crane CCO Prep

Simply put... you won't find another company with Crane Tech's skills and background to help you pass NCCCO testing.

Three-decades of training crane operators shows that a fundamental understanding of crane operation safety and regulations ensures you have knowledge to successfully pass NCCCO tests.

Crane Tech breaks down the four NCCCO domains into easily understood elements. An added plus is that each of our instructors have passed all NCCCO exams and are Accredited NCCCO Practical Examiners. You receive expert instruction to help you gain certification.

Ask about our CCO Study Reference Kit that includes all NCCCO references in one complete package. Students who prepare by reviewing the NCCCO references have a greater ability to score a satisfactory grade on NCCCO tests. For more information call 1-800-521-7669 or contact online at Cranetech.com

Compliance and Safety Inspections

You won't find a more comprehensive inspection than those provided by Crane Tech.

In many ways Crane Tech wrote the book on material handling inspection. Starting in the 1970's many organizations, as well as the US Department of Labor, had limited compliance inspection skills. Through the efforts of Crane Tech many of today's inspection procedures and reporting methods were pioneered by the founders of our company.

This tradition continues to the present time, with extensive inspector training for the US Department of Labor, and Minerals Management Services compliance officers.

When you consider who is qualified to perform critical inspections, shouldn't it be the ones who wrote the book!

Inspection Service For:

Mobile Cranes
Overhead Cranes
Hoists & Hoist Support Systems
Rigging


We relieve your staff of this time consuming and technically demanding task. Each Crane Tech inspector is a fully qualified inspector. US Department of Labor Maritime inspections are conducted by personnel accredited under 29CFR Part 1919. This assures you that each inspector has met rigorous performance requirements with documented experience.

Crane Tech inspections are professional and reliable... Providing you an unbiased third party equipment evaluation.

Our Inspectors Will:


Review your current records for conformance with state and Federal laws.

Provide a comprehensive safety compliance inspection of your equipment using the most up-to-date standards and regulations.

Conduct an operational test and, where necessary, a load test to assure that all safety systems are operational and the equipment is operating properly.

Complete each inspection using modern record keeping methods with a reporting system that provides you detailed inspection information and which conforms to Federal Regulations.

Provide your company a documentation folder containing all inspection records, wire rope and hook reports and certification documents. These documents are prepared to enable your staff to conduct and record required monthly inspections.

Provide decals and documentation to place on your equipment to attest to your compliance.

Call Crane Tech for your inspection needs at 1-800-521-7669 or visit us at Crane Tech. We will provide a written quote with scheduled delivery.

On Site Safety Consultant

Crane Tech will place an On Site Consultant (OSC) at your facility to provide training and material handling safety functions. With thousands of hours logged by OSC's at client facilities, our staff has the knowledge and skills to provide safety consulting and training to help your facility eliminate accidents, load damage, and personnel injuries — all critical obstructions affecting your facilities reliability.

A Continuing Safety Improvement Process (CSIP)

Developing a CSIP at your facility involves building a team of management who are involved in every aspect of your business unit. The CSIP is supported by Crane Tech's OSC to ensure the CSIP decisions are carried out and that training and regulatory requirements are properly addressed. The OSC becomes an integral part of your material handling team with the purpose to ensure your workforce and equipment remain reliable.


OSC Duties Typically Include:


● Coordinate and assist in establishment of CSIP team

● Provide site assessments of lifting operations

● Provide corrective action for unsafe lifting operations

● Review lifting apparatus for appropriateness for the job

● Ensure adequate engineering is applied to lifting operations and devices

● Review cranes and rigging for adequate inspections

● Review work practices

● Provide technical training

● Provide hands-on skills training

● New Reliability and Management Skills

● Attain Achievable Goals

● Eliminate accidents

● Enhance work process reliability

● Ensure compliance with regulations

Contact Crane Tech for more information about this valuable service @ 1-800-521-7669. Our staff will send you an informative package detailing the OSC program and how you will save time and money, allowing your key personnel to devote their attention to your core business.

Gap Analysis, Accident Investigation Service and Litigation Support

Gap Analysis: Productivity increases, worker confidence soars, and employee moral improves when people and equipment are working in a comprehensive reliability process. An evaluation of your material handling program seeks to close gaps that lie between your corporate objectives and your current results. All material handling processes include people, policies, and work habits — that can impede progress and result in personal injury, product damage, equipment downtime, and accidents. An analysis that probes policies, procedures and skills uncovers ways reduce operating expenses, injury costs, equipment downtime and at the same time increases job site safety and worker confidence.

Contact Crane Tech to learn more about Gap Analysis services and innovative ways we work to save you money.


Accident Investigation: Crane Tech is an independent third party inspection company. Investigators provide an unbiased assessment and provide photographic and written reports detailing contributing factors. This is a critical step to ensure that actual cause is established - that can help avoid future accidents.

Crane Tech has performed hundreds of accident investigations for private companies and he US Department of Labor covering cranes, rigging, forklifts, and aerial lifts.


Litigation Support: Crane Tech's experienced staff provides litigation support for all types of material handling equipment accidents. Our staff will clarify contributing causes, regulations, qualifications, and operational issues, Crane Tech has the support required for your successful outcome. Personnel on staff have received judicial rulings of "Expert." Crane Tech has a 100% success rate for cases resolving in favor of our clients..

When you need expert support you can trust Crane Tech for facts and detail necessary for you to act effectively. To speak to someone about the services we offer call 1-800-521-7669

Avoiding Outrigger Failure

Click on the link to read a great article Avoiding Outrigger Failure

Train-the-Trainer Seminars

For those seeking Train-the-Trainer status, Crane Tech offers the most comprehensive training and the most complete training package.

Train-the-Trainer programs include attendance to a regularly scheduled training program (see schedule). With a few exceptions one additional day is set aside for specific Train-the-Trainer instruction.

For one low fee you will receive the following training and materials:

• You will attend a regularly scheduled training program to ensure you have subject knowledge of each course.

• At the start of each training session Trainers are provided the following materials:
• A Course Syllabus
• Instructor's Manual

• Trainers participate in all workshops, hands-on activities, and tests during their training program.

• Trainers follow their course syllabus as their instructor presents the program ensuring that each element of the syllabus and course is understood.

• Crane Tech's instructor will provide a daily review for Trainers. The review addresses course subject material, Train-the-Trainer materials and teaching methodology.

• For multi-day programs, the last day of the Trainer's course includes specialized instruction on:
• Course Management
• How Adults Learn
• Lesson Plan Development
• Testing and Test Security
• Qualification Exercises
• Workshop Presentation
• Audience Presentations Techniques
• Teaching Peers
• Avoiding Common Public Speaking Mistakes
• Class Leadership


Materials You Will Receive


● Detailed Training Syllabus - provides an hour-by-hour, day-by- day trainer's guide matched to your Instruction Manual. The syllabus details all elements of course management, to include: When to use PowerPoint presentations, workshops, lectures, group exercises, and Test administration.

● PowerPoint Presentations - Crane Tech provides several presentations with each Trainer's course that are keyed to the instruction syllabus for high impact training.

● Interactive Workshops - Most programs include group workshops that enable your students to learn critical subjects through active learning.

● Tests - Pretests, post tests, and workshops — each professionally developed and keyed to your training materials for select programs

● Performance Tests - Courses that include practical testing come with Crane Tech's hands-on performance tests and learn proper test methods to ensure your personnel are qualified to the required standards.

● Student Manuals - Crane Tech training manuals are fully illustrated books that provide comprehensive learning in easy to understand text. Trainers receive ten student manuals in addition to their instructor's manual.

● Die-Cast Model - High quality die-cast models are available for a great teaching aid and can help you get critical points across to your students. Crane Tech has several models available in stock for sale.

● Training Aids - Many Train-the-Trainer programs include training aids as a part of the course fee. Mobile Crane and Applied Rigging course hardware sample kits are available for a fee.

● Standards & Regulations - You won't find yourself caught short when dealing with compliance and regulatory issues. Crane Tech provides a full complement of OSHA regulations pertinent to material handling and you can purchase ASME standards directly from us to round out your training kit.

● Crane Tech Attaché - You won't leave empty handed, and our attractive attaché provides enough space to store all your Train-the-Trainer materials in one convenient location. It's the extra touch that Crane Tech provides that you won't find elsewhere.

Contact Crane Tech to enroll in one of these dynamic Train-the-Trainer programs at Cranetech.com or call 1-800-290-0007

Field Coaching & Skills Training

When the best solution for your personnel means working in the field to improve skills and proficiency, Crane Tech works shoulder to shoulder to get the job done.

Learning skills take time, but Crane Tech shortens that time by eliminating unnecessary efforts and providing "directed skills improvement." And because many workers are self taught your company becomes vulnerable to misconceptions and unsafe acts.

As our staff shows workers proper methods, we'll eliminate the shortcuts and help your company remove unsafe acts from your job site. Your personnel will work with improved confidence, safety, and efficiency.

We start by observing your personnel work and acquire specifics about their requisite knowledge of safety and operational issues. Then we go to work, in the field, coaching and directing safe, professional operations. Each worker benefits by skills training directed to exactly what they need, without the preconceived notions others suggest.

No wasted effort, and never a "canned" approach. This is competency based training at its' best, and the Directed Skills Improvement Process cuts the normal time it takes to learn proper skills, safety, and efficiently.

Ask about our Directed Skills Improvement Process and you will soon see why this service is one of our most popular.
For more information please call Sherri @ 1-800-521-7669 or email sales@cranetech.com

Aerial Lift Operator Train-theTrainer

This seminar will be held in Houston, Texas on June 21st. For more information please call 1-800-521-7669 or Register Online See what else we have to offer at Crane Tech

Aerial Lift Safety Train-the-Trainer provides detailed instruction on one of industries most utilized lifting devices. With emphasis on employee safety and equipment reliability, this course addresses both safe use operator qualification. Course covers boom supported, scissor and articulating aerial lift types. Course is specifically designed for those who are required to teach this subject.

This program has a compliance basis of OSHA & ASME regulations and specific state and Government agency requirements where applicable. Learn the technical aspects of aerial lift Safety along with specialized instruction on training techniques and course management.

The following are provided with each Train-the-Trainer program.

● Detailed Training Syllabus - provides an hour by hour trainer's guide matched to your Leaders Instruction Manual.

● PowerPoint Presentations - Crane Tech provides one or more presentations for each Train-the-Trainer course that are keyed to the instruction syllabus for high impact training.

● Workshops - Interactive workshops to enhance your students' learning experience.

● Tests - Pretests and post-tests professionally developed and keyed to your training materials.

● Performance Tests - Hands-on performance tests for most programs help ensure your personnel are properly qualified.

● Student Manuals - * You receive ten each of keyed student manuals to get your training started off right.

Atlanta Qualified Signal & Qualified Rigger Seminar

We are hosting a Qualified Signal & Qualified Rigger Level I Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia on June 9th & 10th, 2011.  We are also offering Qualified Rigger Train the Trainer.  For more information please contact our Seminar Sales Agent Sherri @ 800-521-7669 or register online @ http://www.cranetech.com/ Don't miss your chance to become compliant!

Safety through Education

Our Trainers Are What Separate Us From The Rest

We pride ourselves in delivering services and building relationships that stand the test of time.  We accomplish this objective by providing the very best trainers in the industry who are veterans of the trades with the technical and practical experiences necessary to deliver quality training and resolve issues on a wide variety of material handling subjects worldwide.

Pittsburgh, PA Qualified Signal & Qualified Rigger

Don't miss on this event!  We are hosting a Qualified Signal and Qualified Rigger Level I Training Seminar in Pittsburgh on June 20th & 21st, 2011.  Qualified Rigger Train the Trainer will be offered for those who pre-register.  For more information, please contact our Seminar Sales Agent Sherri @ 813-248-4800 or register online http://www.cranetech.com/