Certified Overhead Crane & Rigging Specialist (COCRS)

Course Description

This 4-day seminar is the most comprehensive crane and hoist inspection training
available anywhere and is applicable to all cranes and hoists, regardless of
manufacturer.
Learn how to inspect your cranes like OSHA compliance officers. The 4-day
Overhead Crane & Rigging Course is a comprehensive safety training program
designed for anyone involved in managing, inspecting, or operating these types of
cranes in the general industry field. Specifically devised for safety directors,
supervisors, in-house inspectors, and operators; the program provides
complete information on OSHA crane and rigging compliance issues.
Top running and Underhung Cranes, Monorails, Electric, Pneumatic, Hand Chain, and Lever Hoists are discussed in every detail. Students will gain competence in
evaluating deficiencies and spotting safety-related items while learning to interpret
Federal Regulations, National Standards, and Crane and Hoist Specifications.
Certification requires passing a fifty-question, open-book, multiple-choice
examination. Those successfully completing the exam will receive a laminated Crane
Inspection Certification Card stating the individual has met the criteria set forth by
Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Specification 78, and is Certified to
operate and conduct daily inspections of Cranes and Hoists
The Overhead Crane/Hoist and Rigging training program is specifically designed to
upgrade the existing knowledge and skill levels of all levels of overhead crane/hoist
and rigging supervisors and operators.
All personnel attending this four-day program will gain significant and useful
operating and inspection techniques, and will leave with a broader understanding and
appreciation of the requirements and responsibilities Overhead Crane/Hoist and
Rigging.

What You'll Learn

• Students will learn the safety requirements for safely setting up and operating
• overhead bridge cranes, portal cranes, jib cranes, mobile cranes, and gantry cranes, including the use of load charts. Upon completion, students will have the knowledge and
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• materials to set up an in-house crane safety training program that meets federal
• OSHA and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards.
•  Locate OSHA Standards references applicable to specific Crane & Rigging
• conditions and practices (29 CFR 1910.179 -1910.184 OSHA Standards)
•  Locate American National Standards that relate to specific crane and rigging
• operations.
•  Describe types of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the requirements
• for use in OSHA standards (Subpart E- Personal Protective Equipment)

Who Should Attend

Construction Supervisors & Managers Safety Officers & Coordinators Rigging & Lifting Crew Members Industrial Hygienists Line Supervisors & Team Leads Collateral Duty Safety Personnel Program Administrators