Cold Lake Bonnyville Area Light Crane Safety Training

We’ve been providing our picker training in the Cold Lake and area for 6+ years now, the areas surrounding Cold Lake such as La Corey, Bonnyville and other areas.

One common denominator is all the companies in Cold Lake use us for their picker operator safety training for a reason.

The typical unit we train on is either a HIAB 077, Palfinger PK series, Fassi is also a very popular brand given that Transform Crane and Equipment in Lloydminister do a great job of installations, service and sales of the Fassi brand.

So if you want picker safety training on cranes under 8-tons capacity (threshold for having to have a trade operator run it in AB), if you are in the Cold Lake Bonnyville area give us a call we can typically get out there within 7-10 days depending, we also provide changeover training, Saturday training, remote location picker training, etc.

Contact us by phone at (844) 334-8847 or send us an email by clicking HERE and we’ll get right to you just as soon as we can. We will save you money by not having to send your operators anywhere, that saves on meals, lodging, travel, etc.

Alberta Knuckle Boom Truck Training Program

We have now added an e-Learning platform to our system for our boom truck operator safety programs.

While this is not the same as on-site, it will give your operator ‘provisional’ certification with the balance of the practical assessment being done by an appointed person in your organization.

Not to worry, we send you a full direction checklist of what is required via email in pdf documentation and out of that you will be able to assess your employees based on our instructions.

This way, you keep your costs even lower, are able to give your employees valuable hands on instruction time on the crane and the ability to control the crane, understand the dynamics of the crane as well as proper set up before they go out to the field full time.

This is typically done by us, however we strive to find a balance between cost and time for our customers who have seen a downturn in their revenues but still require certification.

Upon completion by your company, we issue a full certification to your employee, renewable every 3 years.

For more information, please use the contact form located HERE on our contact us page

Picker Truck Training – Bonnyville

Light Duty Crane Training in the Bonnyville area

We do contact other companies if their HSE department will allow it, and bring in employees from other companies that may not have our minimum number of employees to attend.

So far we’ve worked with 9 different companies for picker truck training in Bonnyville and surrounding area.

Our program is simple, concise and emphasizes our 3-core process for all the operators.

You won’t see us simply showing the operators how it’s done, they all get to fully participate in everything we talk about during the morning theory session.

Call us toll free to book a training session (844) 334-8847

We keep your costs down by bringing our training program to you. You won’t have to send anyone anywhere, keeping travel time and hourly wages to a minimum.

What will you receive?

Wall Certificates
Laminated wallet cards
Pre-use checklists and SECOR document additions

Send us an email HERE to discuss and we’re confident in one conversation you will see the difference we bring.

New Courses and Updates

We have changed our phone number and address to reflect our recent move. Please be sure you update those details on your end.

It has been an interesting past few months, with Alberta pretty well removing any restrictions regarding COVID protocols, we remain diligent but also respect all of our clients own protocols and such.

For more information please contact us HERE via email or call us to discuss your needs.

Moving forward, there has been a surge of activity in the energy sectors as well as municipal sector and we sure hope that this remains in place for the balance of 2021 and onward.

We also realize there is likely to be an election called in the fall by the Federal Liberal government and while this is not a page for politics, it’s certainly been a challenge to grow the energy sector under the current government however we must remain positive that it will not just remain status quo but will expand. I remain optimistic and look to the Alberta government to take the action necessary to see this continued investment in Alberta.

Much success to everyone in Canada no matter the situation.

What is the Law on Operating Knuckle Boom Cranes Over 8 Tons in Alberta?

Ok, so I get this question a lot, “What is the Law on Operating Knckle Pickers in Alberta?”, in fact so much I thought I’d write this post dedicated to that specifically and clear up all of the mis-information out there on this.

In Alberta, as in all other provinces, there are no LAWS around operating cranes of any size. There are however STANDARDS by which the operator must produce that information to ensure that they have been properly trained and understand the procedures on that type of equipment.
In Alberta specificallly however, according to Alberta Advanced Education, the requirements are HERE and they outline the weight class you are required to have a trade registerd operator at the controls vs a “certification” program such as ours that will cover the “gaps” left in the system.
As I mentioned above, there are no LAWS in place that can see you fined for not having a specific trade or certification to operate a crane, BUT…it’s a biggie, IF there is an incident with the crane of any sort (generally a recordable where damage to property or worse occurs), an OH&S investigative officer can fine the operator with a civil charge and that is where the LAW comes into effect.

For clarity, the capacity of any crane based on the load chart affixed to that equipment determines the training you will need. So for a knuckle picker, take a look at your loadchart and the very first weight or number the crane lifts on the left side is your base number. If this figures in Alberta based cranes, shows heavier than 8-tons, you are required to have a trade registered operator at the controls. IF your crane also has a winch installed that can lift an object with a single part hoist line configuration that lifts 5 tons, you are required to have a trade registered operator at the controls.

Other provinces in Canada are the same but I’ll give you a few options for looking into it on your own:

BC – For B.C we recommend you refer to the BCACS website HERE. It provides you with all the necessasary information you will need to work in BC using a crane of any type. We can and do provide training for companies that do work in B.C that are Alberta based, as B.C advised if your crane lifts LESS than 5 tons and does not reach more than 25′ you do not need any B.C.A.C.S programs.

In Saskatchewan, our program will suffice and provide you with all of the required information to operate a crane up to 5.5 tons in capacity. Any larger than that, you will be required to attend trade school there depending on the capacity of your picker. For the UP TO 15.5 Ton program or boom truck B, click HERE for more information. If your crane is larger than 15.5 tons you will need boom truck A program, for details on that, click HERE.

Our program is a simple, concise program that provides new operators with a strong foundation, but it is only one day keep that in mind. We are going to be offering a 2 and 3 day program which includes a 1-day rigging program and the balance being crane control, over the next few months that program will be released, it is of course dependant on the outcome of what is going on in the world today.

Light Crane Operator Certification

Many times our other program for folding booms is mistaken for the same program for these smaller “micro” cranes and we tell the customer, we have a crane specific program for the very light crane operator certification or very light cranes as we call them.

The training while similar to their larger cousins, is a bit shorter in duration but still the same high quality instruction and practical you get no matter which program you choose.

Each operator will be required to pass the theory exam (85% required) and then a practical assessment is also done as shown, to include:

Proper positioning while operating the crane
Load theory
Load placement
Weight calculation (basic)
Stability
Inspection
And much more.

Upon completing our light program your operator will receive a wallet card and certificate.