We offer a 1-day, crew truck picker certification program that allows you to bring us to your location, use your crane to keep the operators familiar with the crane type, and then once they pass the exam and practical evaluation, the operators will be certified UP to the the Provincial weight restriction allowance, which I’ve outlined below for reference.

Weight Restriction on Pickers by Western Province:

Alberta -> Up to 8-tons in weight capacity (or 5-tons if you add or have a boom winch installed that has a 5-ton, single part line pull capacity).
B.C -> Up to 5-tons in maximum lift capacity
Saskatchewan -> Up to 5-tons maximum lift capacity, no boom length restriction as there is in B.C.

Brands of pickers we provide certification on are:

Picker Certification Program Overview:

3.5 hours of theory in the morning session covering items such as ->

Load chart identification and how to read and interpret
Stability and proper use of stabilizer system of the picker, also what happens if you don’t do it right
Crane components and how to use them properly
OHS standards
CSA standards
What is an NDT certification and how does it apply to cranes and what it isn’t
Operator responsibilities
Company responsibilities
Remote control process with knuckle boom pickers

Afternoon practical evaluation will include the following items and more not shown below:

Pre-use inspection items
Proper set up process
Proper sizing of stabilizer pads (yes one size does not fit all)
Proper sequence of unfolding and folding the picker (why accidents happen more often in this process)
Proper crane positioning
Proper operator position (manual controls and remote control location)
And significantly more

For reviews of our program please click HERE

To contact us for training, please call (587) 209-2589

*We may be in a training session, please leave a message if you get our voice mail, your call is super important to us

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*NOTE – this program does NOT include any rigging certification aspect.