- Lessen the Chance of Accident or Injury
- Conform to CSA B167-08
- Conform to ISO 9926-1
- Stop Operator Misunderstandings and Bad Habits
- Reduce Unnecessary Material and Product Damage
- Reduce Equipment Failure & Costly Downtime
We engineer cranes; build cranes; inspect cranes; service cranes; and we repair them. At Atlantic Crane & Material Handling we know why cranes fail. Everyone losses when you have equipment failure.
- Reduce the likelihood of failure through knowledge.
To learn more about our training programs (click here). To talk to us about your training opportunities contact our Training Manager, Sheldon Miner at 1-888-591-9959.
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Atlantic Crane & Material Handling is pleased to announce they are the proud distributor in Atlantic Canada for All Canadian Training Institute’s Overhead Travelling Crane Operator Course!
Recently CSA B167, was updated to CSA B167-08. There were several changes within this Standard, such as Canadian Standards Board has adopted the ISO International World Standard for Cranes for all overhead lifting equipment, which will be the minimum standard in Canada and is applicable in all provinces that recognize existing CSA B167-96 standard. There is no grandfathering clause and is applicable on publication, also there is no minimum capacity, therefore is applicable to all overhead cranes and portal bridge cranes. Within the scope it states:
“this standard specifies minimum requirements for the design, inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operations of overhead cranes, monorails, hoists, trolleys, jib cranes, gantry and wall cranes.” (CSA B167-08)
What this means is, there is a CSA recognized standard, which stipulates that operator training on overhead travelling lifting equipment as a requirement prior to operating and also what the training content must contain as a minimum. They have combined hoisting and material handling into a single standardized training program. Reasoning is that the driver/operator is ultimately responsible for what happens below the hook. Therefore the driver/operator must have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the material handling requirements (rigging, inspection-rejection, calculation and application) prior to operating all lifting equipment. The ISO standards have also stated the required steps for the material handling exercises that driver/operator must be able to successfully perform. (Practical hands-on testing). This is a very important part, as presently most safety training courses do not provide a thorough enough practical testing of the operator’s skills learned from the theory part of the training. It is industry common practice to provide rigging courses in the classroom with no practical, as a crane is usually unavailable for hands-on testing.
All course material is annually audited by a Doctor of Engineering to ensure compliance to all applicable standards (CSA, ISO, ASME). This means Atlantic Crane and All Canadian Training have done everything reasonably practicable to ensure the material contact is current and correct. Therefore the employer can take comfort knowing that by providing this training they too have practiced due diligence ensuring the training provided meets training requirements for overhead cranes.
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The following training options are available:
Operator:
2 day course. This course was designed to provide Crane Operators with the minimum industry training requirements to ensure safe and efficient operations. The course focuses on providing the foundation for meeting compliance requirements. Course is valid for three years. For the outline of this course (click here)
Supervisor:
1 day course. This course was designed to provide Supervisors of overhead crane operators with the minimum industry training requirements to ensure safe and efficient operations. The course focuses on providing the foundation for due diligence and meeting compliance requirements. For the outline of this course (click here)
Train-The-Trainer:
Training is also available in a Train The Trainer Program. This would allow a company to have four instructors at their site, and can deliver the two above courses. This is the most cost effective option for companies with large numbers of crane operators.
If you have any further questions, or would like more information, please contact Training Manager, sminer@atlanticcrane.ca at 1-888-591-9959.
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“The training provided by ACTi has changed the way we operate, bringing new emphases to our safe operation and maintenance of our lifting and rigging equipment.”
Don Hood; Shop Supervisor; Logan Drilling Groups.
"The training that our personal received from the crane course has greatly improved our safety awareness in our operation of our gantry cranes."
Dave Stone – Operations Manager – Harris Rebar
"We found both the Crane Operator and Supervisor courses to be very beneficial to our organization. The course materials were very comprehensive and the delivery of the training was professional and effective."
Shane Gallant – Operations Manager, Atlantic Region – Russel Metals
"As follow to your request for comment from the City of Saint John, from our perspective, the Overhead Crane Operational and Supervisory Training provided by Atlantic Crane to our employees constitutes a critical plank in our platform as a duly diligent employer. Qualitatively, the program highlights best practices, emphasizes responsibilities, builds skill, and meets or exceeds all current and anticipated legislated and industry requirements. The design and development team deserve a great deal of credit for keeping this program at the front of the excellence curve.
Further, learner reactions from our employees have provided feedback such as “this is one of the best courses I have taken” “useful and right to the point”, and “excellent course”.
The value added to our operations in terms of quality assurance makes this program a sound and needed business investment."
Regards Peter Morgan – Manager, Safety and Policy City of Saint John
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