Overhead Crane training is designed to:

1. Give the student the knowledge and skills to effectively and safely operate a overhead crane.
2. Give the student the knowledge and skills to successfully pass the overhead crane written and practical exams administered by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).
3. Give the student the knowledge and skills needed to become employed as a overhead crane operator.

Subjects & Objectives:

• TERMS and DEFINITIONS: Student will learn the different terms and definitions that apply to overhead crane safety and operation.
• EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS: Student will learn the different components that apply to a overhead crane safety and operation.
• PRE-OPERATIONAL INSPECTION: Student will learn the process for a pre-operational inspection of a overhead crane.
• SITE PREPARATION: Student will learn the process of preparing a site for a overhead crane operation.
• MACHINE SETUP: Student will learn the process of setting up a overhead crane to begin operation.
• LIFTING LOADS / LOAD CHARTS: Student will learn the process of reading load charts for a overhead crane and the process of lifting a load with a overhead crane.
• OVERHEAD UTILITY HAZARDS: Student will learn the different overhead utility hazards when operating a overhead crane and what the procedures are for working around them.