A61 Appointed Person

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Course Overview

The A61 Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) course will give you an understanding of the appointed person’s responsibilities and how to fulfil them. It will also provide you with the ability to interpret and apply sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the BS 7121 Safe Use of Cranes guidelines. If you already hold a in date CPCS A40 Slinger Signaller licence CPCS will grant delegates automatic entitlement to the A62 Crane Supervisor category on completion of this course. 

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Course Content

• Follow safe systems of work including method statements


• Take personal responsibility


• Describe different types of cranes and associated terminology


• Understand crane documentation


• Understand crane stability, duty charts and safety devices


• Appreciate tower cranes


• Observe British Standard 7121


• Recognise the role of appointed persons


• Plan a lift