CPCS Red Card Package - Appointed Person Lifting Operations Course (A61)
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CPCS A61 Appointed Person - Basic Training and Technical Test

Who Should Attend?
This programme is designed for Managers and Supervisors or anybody with the day-to-day responsibility for planning lifting operations.

Aim
To instruct delegates how to safely plan a lifting operation to ensure compliance with the law and secure the health and safety of all employee’s and of those who may be affected by their actions.

Content
Day 1: Introductions Explanation of CPCS qualification. Legislation controlling crane operations. BS 7121 Explanation. L.O.L.E.R. Regulations in detail. Crane appreciation. Drawing workshops Crane stability Accessories. Question paper.

Day 2: Question paper answered. Planning lifting operations. Risk assessments and method statements. Planning a lift from the drawing board. Workshops Mobile cranes. Crane specifications in more detail. Question & answer session. Question paper.

Day 3: Company in-house procedures for lift planning Question paper Planning a lift scenario Workshops Planning a lift Candidates reply Course overview & question session Course concludes.

Day 4: Techinical test and assessment for A61

Knowledge
On completion of the course delegates will have sufficient knowledge and information to safely plan lifting operations for mobile cranes on a busy construction site.

Delegates will be advised of the necessary managerial and practical considerations in planning lifting operations and will be given the opportunity to put this information into practice during simulated workshop lift planning exercises in the training room. This course will prepare candidates for a CPCS A61 assessment 

Please be advised that in order to undertake this course you will need to supply the following information at the time of booking: delegate’s full name, date of birth, national insurance number, CITB number and the date that the CPCS Professional or Managers Health and Safety Touch Screen Test was passed. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL DELEGATES MUST HAVE A VALID CPCS TOUCH SCREEN TEST OR THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO SIT THE COURSE AND NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED.

PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO ATTEND A CPCS COURSE MUST HOLD A VALID HEALTH & SAFETY TOUCH SCREEN TEST WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOU ARE TAKING AN A61OR A62 COURSE YOU MUST HAVE TAKEN THE MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL TEST.



ANY CANDIDATE WHO BOOKS ONTO THIS COURSE AND DOES NOT HOLD THE ABOVE CERTIFICATE PRIOR TO THE TECHNICAL TEST WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND.

CANDIDATES WHO FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE MINIMUM STANDARD REQUIRED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND.



IF YOU HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TEST WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS PLEASE CLICK HERE TO BE REDIRECTED TO THE CSKILLS WEBSITE TO BOOK A TEST.



 
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Key Details
Duration4 days
 
£825
per delegate
 
 
Bookings Helpline: 01933 233884 (Monday to Thursday - 8:00am to 5:30pm and Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm).