DESCRIPTION

Theoretical-practical course for operators of low and high rotation tower cranes

RECIPIENTS
According to art. 73 paragraph 4 of D.Lgs. 81/08 the workers in charge of the use of equipment that require knowledge and responsibility details referred to in art. 71, c. 7, must receive appropriate and specific training, information and training to enable the use of the equipment in an appropriate and safe manner, including in relation to the risks that may be caused to other persons.

The course is aimed at operators of "tower cranes with rotation at the bottom and top": crane with adjustable arm, with the arm mounted on the top of a tower that stands approximately vertically in the working position.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The aim of the course is to fulfill the training obligation imposed on the employer for the training of operators in the use of tower cranes with rotation at the bottom and top (art. 73 of Legislative Decree 81/08).

The contents comply with current regulations and related requirements.

At the end of the course will be issued a certificate of qualification, proven attendance equal to at least 90% of the training hours and verified the passing of the intermediate and final verification tests.
Failure to pass the final verification test entails the obligation to repeat the practical module.

BASIC GENERAL TRAINING
The training for operators of bottom and top rotating tower cranes is 14 hours.

COURSE SCHEDULE
The content of the training program respects the provisions of the agreement State Regions 22 February 2012
1. Legal module - regulatory (1 hour)
2. Technical module (7 hours)
• General rules• for the use of tower cranes
• Types of tower cranes
• Main risks associated• with the use of tower cranes
• Elementary Notions of Physics
• Tower Crane Technology
• Structural components
• Control and safety devices
• The equilibrium conditions of tower cranes
• installation of tower crane
• Checks to be made before using
• How to safely use the tower crane
• Maintenance of tower crane

3. Practical modules •
• Practical module- Bottom-rotating crane ( 4 hours)
• Practical module- Overhead rotating crane (4 hours)
• Practical module for the purpose of the qualification to the conduction of both cranes with low rotation and cranes with high rotation (6 hours)

4. Rating

UPDATE
The mandatory update is five years, as defined by the Agreement State Regions 22 February 2012, lasting 4 hours.