Or. Admin. R. 437-003-0081 app OR-E - Practical Experience : Minimum Training Required for Operating Cranes of 5 Ton Capacity or Greater

This Area is Meant to Have an Operator Demonstrate a Minimum Acceptable Level of Competency in the Listed Areas as Appropriate to the Specific Type of Crane Being Operated

1. Method and sequence of checks to be conducted on cranes prior to operation.

2. Procedures for assembling and dismantling cranes and their transportation.

3. Crane Set-Up

(a) Site preparation

(b) Counterweights

(c) Outriggers

(d) Rigging methods and materials

4. Crane Operation

(a) Safe operating procedures

(b) Principles of leverage and power transmission

(c) Purpose and use of load charts and boom angles

(d) Picking loads

(e) Adjacent hazards

5. Frequency, sequence and methods of inspections.

6. Maintenance.

7. Effect of overloading, instability, and structural or functional failure.

8. Procedures for Tower Crane climbing (as applicable).

9. Familiarity with OR-OSHA Crane rules and Manufacturer's Operating Manuals.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 437-003-0081 app OR-E