OPITO Introduction to Rigging & Lifting
General Information
The OPITO Introduction to Rigging and Lifting Operations course is widely recognised as the industry-standard introductory rigging and lifting course. Delegates undertaking and successfully completing the course will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills to begin the second stage of their training in the workplace under supervision.
The course is delivered over three days and provides a combination of theory (classroom-based) and practical learning. Delegates will take part in a range of practical lifting operations in our purpose-built rigging and lifting facility in North Shields.
Further Information
Duration: 3 Days
Target Audience
All personnel who are interested in carrying out rigging and lifting operations
Contact
Telephone: 0844 800 1810
Email: training@aisgroup.co.uk
Advanced Industrial Solutions, Unit 11 & 12, Jupiter Court, Orion Business Park, Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, North Shields, NE29 7SE
Course Contents
- Relevant legislation
- Safe systems of work
- Risk assessment, lift planning and control measures
- Equipment pre and post use inspection, including certification of equipment
- Safe and correct use of equipment
- Equipment identification and selection
- Rigging principles and terminology
- Weight identification and estimation
- Placement of loads
- Disconnection of lifting equipment
- Hand signaling and radios
- Awareness of crane operating principles
- Awareness of conflicting activities
- Environmental factors
- Awareness of manual handling
- Appreciation of dynamic factors
Certification
An OPITO certificate for the Introduction to Rigging and Lifting Operations will be issued to all delegates assessed as meeting the stated learning outcomes. The issue of the certificate indicates that the delegate has achieved the level of training as defined by OPITO under guidance from oil & gas industry employers.
OPITO
OPITO – The Oil & Gas Academy is the industry’s focal point for skills, learning and workforce development. The Academy is a self-sustaining, employer and trade union led organisation committed to developing and sustaining a safe, skilled and effective workforce now and in the future. This is achieved by working in collaboration with: industry employers, learning & training providers, education & academia and partnership organisations.
The Academy has been established by businesses and employers in the industry to respond to its demands for a safe and effective workforce in line with its current and future business plans.
The production of oil and gas supports almost half a million jobs in the UK, with 380,000 involved in extraction from the UK continental shelf (UKCS) and up to another 100,000 involved in the export of oilfield goods and services.
A skilled and competent workforce is vital to the health of the UKCS, in terms of ensuring safe operations, sustaining domestic oil and gas production and supporting the export of the knowledge and expertise that has grown up with it.
This business need combined with changes in the
way the industry organizes itself through Oil & Gas UK, presented an opportunity to review, refresh and refocus commitment and investment in a number of important business areas including skills and safety.
Contact
Telephone: 0844 800 1810
Email: training@aisgroup.co.uk
Advanced Industrial Solutions, Unit 11 & 12, Jupiter Court, Orion Business Park, Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, North Shields, NE29 7SE
Prices / Booking
For further information about OPITO Rigging & Lifting course please don’t
hesitate to contact us
| Courses Available | Prices |
| OPITO Rigging & Lifting Training(Single course – 3 Days) | £600.00 ex. VAT |
Extra Value
To enquire about multi-course booking discounts, please call us on 0844 800 1810 and ask to speak with our training department!
Certification will be issued upon successful completion of your OPITO Rigging & Slinging training course.