What are The Saskatchewan Light Duty Knuckle Boom Picker Training Requirements?

*ALL cranes in Saskatchewan with a lift capacity of LESS than 5.-tons INITIAL lift capacity or the first weight on the load chart on the left side shown.

*Always confirm the standards with your local OHS office.

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(1) In this section:

(a) “competent operator” means a worker who has successfully completed a training program that includes all of the elements set out in Table 16 of the Appendix for the crane that the worker will be required or permitted to operate or is completing the practical training required by Part II of Table 16 under the direct supervision of a competent operator or a qualified operator;

(b) “qualified operator” means:

(i) the holder of a journeyman’s certificate in the crane and hoist operator trade issued pursuant to The Apprenticeship and Trade

Certification Act;

(ii) the holder of a proficiency certificate in a subtrade of the crane and hoist operator trade issued pursuant to The Apprenticeship and Trade

Certification Act;

(iii) an apprentice in the crane and hoist operator trade who is working under the direction of a person described in subclause (i) or (ii); or

(iv) any other worker who:

(A) has received training, and has experience, in the safe operation of a crane that, in the opinion of the director, is equivalent to or

superior to the training and experience of a person mentioned in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii); or

(B) is a member of a category of workers whose training and experience in the safe operation of a crane, in the opinion of the

director, is equivalent to or superior to the training and experience of a person mentioned in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii).

(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), an employer or contractor shall:

(a) designate a worker to operate a hoist, crane or lifting device;

(b) ensure that the designated operator is trained in the operation of that hoist, crane or lifting device; and

(3) Subject to subsection (4), on and after July 1, 1997, an employer or contractor shall ensure that the designated operator is a qualified operator where the crane to be operated is:

(a) a tower crane;

(b) an overhead travelling crane that has a load rating equal to or greater than 50 tonnes;

(d) a mobile crane that has a load rating greater than five tonnes.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a crane that is:

(a) mounted on a vehicle and used exclusively to load or unload that vehicle; or

(b) owned by an employer, operated by a worker in the service of that employer and used solely at that employer’s place of employment to perform work exclusively for that employer.

(5) On and after July 1, 1997, in any circumstances other than those described in subsection (3), an employer or contractor shall ensure that:

(a) for any crane with a load rating greater than or equal to five tonnes, the designated operator is a competent operator; and

(b) for any mobile or overhead travelling crane with a load rating less than five tonnes, the designated operator is a competent worker.

(6) No worker shall operate a hoist, crane or lifting device unless the worker is a designated operator and has been trained in the operation of that hoist, crane or lifting device.

(7) No worker shall operate a crane unless the worker:

(a) has written proof of training in the operation of any crane that the worker will be required or permitted to operate; and

(b) has that written proof of training readily accessible at all times while the worker is operating the crane.

Minimum Training Requirements for Competent Operator of a Crane (Table 16)

Course Content:

A Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 Related to Cranes:

Duties of employers and operators
Protection of workers
Approved standards for cranes
Operation of cranes
Maintenance of cranes
Signaling

B Types of Cranes:

Terminology
Types of cranes
Specific design of crane to be operated
Basic geometry of cranes, including effect of configuration changes and operating in different quadrants

C Site Evaluation:

Check route of travel, clearances and ground conditions, including the presence
of structures, power lines or other equipment that may constitute a hazard
Check site of operation, including the nature of ground, gradients, stabilizers,
tire pressure and blocking under outriggers
Identify potentially dangerous situations and the appropriate response

D Crane Controls:

Identify and use controls
Pre-start check
Start-up
Shut-down
Post-operating check
Perform operating adjustments

E Operation of Crane:

Movement to location
Set-up; extend stabilizers and outriggers
Change configuration; insert boom sections; extensions; jibs; counterweights
Check for safety of other persons before movement
Safety precautions while crane is unattended, in storage or in transit
F Load Estimation
Load gauge incorporated in the crane
Calculation of load from material density and volume
Incorporate weight of attachments, hook, block and headache ball

G Establish Capability of Crane:

Implications of moments, leverage and mechanical advantage on capability
Use of load charts to determine capability
Effect of boom length, angle and load radius
Effect of configuration changes, boom extension and jib
Centre of gravity
Abnormal loading; wind velocity
Multi-crane hoists

H Rigging:

Inspection of ropes and rigging equipment
Reeving: sheaves; spools; drums; wire ropes
Rigging loads: hooks; safety catches; shackles; end fittings and connections
Rigging slings: configurations; angles; safe working loads
Safety factors for loads and workers

I Signaling:

Designated signaler: position; visibility; number
Methods of signaling: hand; radio
Standard hand signals

J Maintenance of Crane:

Maintenance schedule; planned preventative maintenance
Inspection and repair procedures
Blocking and the safe position of parts during maintenance
Wire rope inspection and maintenance

K Log Books:

Record inspections, maintenance, calibrations and work activities
Hours of service
Signed by employer and person performing inspection, maintenance and calibration

II Course Duration:

A Overhead travelling crane or hoist: 40 hours, classroom and practical.

B Tower or mobile crane: 100 hours, classroom and practical.

C Crane used to raise or lower a worker in a personnel-lifting unit on a hoist line: 20 hours of classroom and 200 hours of practical experience operating the crane in addition to the requirements set out in items A and B.