Crane Safety Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply relevant legislation and industry standards governing crane operations.
• Demonstrate safe crane operating procedures, including pre-use inspections and load handling.
• Analyze potential hazards and implement effective risk control measures.
• Evaluate crane stability and load capacity to prevent overloading and tipping.
• Implement emergency response procedures in the event of crane incidents.
• Demonstrate proper communication and signaling techniques during lifting operations.

Target Audience

This course is designed for crane operators, riggers, site supervisors, and health and safety officers who are involved in lifting operations. It is also suitable for individuals seeking to enter the crane operation field and require foundational safety training.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, learners should be physically fit and able to work at heights.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals are essential for learners to apply theoretical knowledge in a controlled environment. They involve hands-on inspection, rigging, signaling, and crane operation (simulated or actual), ensuring learners develop the necessary skills to work safely with cranes.

Practical Activities

• Pre-use Inspection and Maintenance Checks — Learners perform a detailed pre-use inspection of a crane (or simulator), identifying components, checking for defects, and completing inspection checklists. (4h)
• Rigging and Load Handling — Learners practice selecting and inspecting rigging equipment, calculating sling angles, and attaching loads safely. They also perform load weight estimation and centre of gravity determination. (5h)
• Crane Operation and Signaling — Using a crane simulator or actual crane under supervision, learners operate the crane to lift and move loads, responding to hand signals and radio commands. (5h)
• Lift Planning and Emergency Response Simulation — Learners work in teams to develop a lift plan for a mock scenario, conduct a risk assessment, and participate in a simulated emergency drill. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.