arboricultural Crane use
Course Description
This course is designed to educate participants in safe use of mobile cranes when used on an Arboricultural worksite. Emphasis on current OSHA and ANSI regulations will be taught throughout the class. Education, coaching and practical hands-on opportunities are experienced while utilizing compound rigging strategies and setting safe and proper rigging to balance pieces will also be explained and demonstrated. Safe setup of the crane and all required safety measures, such as proper outrigger placement, understanding load charts and lifting angles, estimating green log, and tree part weights, and proper cuts to use when working with a crane will all be explained and demonstrated.
Applicable Standards
This course meets the ANSI / ASSE Z490.1 Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training as well as OSHA 1910.180 & 1910.184 , ASME 30.5 & 30.9, and ANSI Z133.