Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Lifting Equipment

Course Details

Title: Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Lifting Equipment

Product Code: 2553

Type: Training Course

Duration: 3 Days

The Lantra Awards Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Lifting Equipment course will provide you with theknowledge, skills and understanding to perform a thorough examination of arboricultural lifting equipment.The course will also provide all the information and demonstrate the practical skills required when undertaking the regulated assessment, Lantra Awards Level 4 Award in Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Lifting Equipment (QCF)which can be taken following the course.

Who is it for?

To be on this course, you must have a comprehensive knowledge of modern arboricultural practice, particularlyrelating to tree climbing and rigging techniques and the associated equipment used in such operations.Typically, you will come from an arboricultural contracting background, but this also includes those involved in associated roles providing you have the relevant knowledge and experience of arboricultural equipment and thecircumstances in which it is commonly used.This course is for Arboricultural ‘competent persons’ as defined by Lifting Operations and Lifting EquipmentRegulations 1998 (LOLER). This course will typically suit you if you have a responsibility for ‘thorough examination’in the course of your work. Examples would include:

LOLER examiners

Supervisors and Foremen.

Please Note: For persons carrying out a thorough examination they must have appropriate practical and theoreticalknowledge and experience of the arboricultural lifting equipment to be thoroughly examined.

What will you get from it?

On completion of this course, the expected learning outcomes are that you will:

Be aware of legislation pertaining to examination of arboricultural equipment

Understand definition and status of a competent person

Be aware of range of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other equipment appropriate to working atheight in arboricultural operations

Understand the requirements for operator pre-use checks, inspection, record keeping, storage and transport ofequipment

Identify different categories of equipment and their appropriate examination intervals

Recognise appropriate marking of equipment, to identify individual items

Correctly identify levels of wear and damage in a range of arboricultural equipment

Demonstrate the ability to record findings of the thorough examination using the appropriate forms.

Course sessions:

  • HSE legislation and safety guidelines
  • Inspection intervals
  • Record keeping, traceability and reporting
  • Identification marking
  • Types of damage and defects
  • Inspection techniques
  • Maintenance and repair
  • Life span and disposal of equipment
  • Glossary of terms & abbreviations.

The things you need to know:

Duration: 3 Days

Level: Entry Level

Delivery method: Classroom/Practical

Max no of learners: 10