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Support

At R&B we understand that working safely and effectively can only be achieved by selecting the right people and providing them with the right skills to do the job.

Training Support Services
Clear communication and understanding between site managerment and the crane operator ensures optimum performance is achieved. It is for this reason that we have developed a range of training courses and crane awareness workshops that meet the needs of the entire construction team.

At the core of our approach is our commitment to nurturing and developing competence in the operation, supervision and management of the use of Self Erecting and Top Slewing Remote Control Tower Cranes.
Crane operator/slinger/signaller

Crane awareness for management teams

Appointed person - crane management

Crane supervisor/co-ordinator

Operator conversion/refresher		 { Call us to get prices
Crane operator/slinger/signaller
 
Required by Plant operators, tradesmen and site operatives who have the experience and skills necessary to operate remote control tower cranes and correctly sling and signal loads.
Duration 3 day course: to enable the person to gain the skills necessary to competently operate a remote control tower crane.
4 day course: similar to above and will enable the operator to obtain a CPCS 'red' card for use of SETC's (* see below).
Arrangements
  • Preferred 4 persons per course.
  • Held on site (or at our training centre by arrangement).
  • * Trainee will also need to pass CITB site safety test before obtaining CPCS card.
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Crane awareness for management teams
 
Required by Contract director/managers, safety managers, procurement, co-odination & surveying staff, contract/senior project managers.
Duration Delivered as a 0.5 day or 1 day presentation, training and workshop (dependent on current experience within your organisation).
Arrangements
  • Up to 12 persons per course.
  • Either held in your office or local venues.
  • covering LOLER reg’s, general site safety pro’s and con’s , choosing the right crane/equipment for the job, explanation of the duty holders roles and required competences.
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Appointed person - crane management
 
Required by Contract/senior project managers responsible for preparing the LOLER compliant lift plan and monitoring/changing it during the course of the project.
Duration 3 day course: aimed towards at users of self erecting/top slewing tower cranes...this is currently not a CPCS catagory.
4 day course: similar to above but with a much greater emphasise of the use of mobile cranes to satisfy the CPCS criteria.
Arrangements
  • These courses are aimed at providing organisations with the ‘in-house’ skills necessary to fulfill the duty holder role of ‘appointed person’ responsible for the development and management of the crane operations safe system of work.
  • Up to 6 persons per course…office based.
  • Can be delivered to attain CPCS qualification (the CPCS syllabus is 90% focused on Mobile Crane management).
  • Alternative: We can deliver a ‘competent person’ course with syllabus weighted towards SETC’s & T-S TC’s.
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Crane supervisor/co-ordinator
 
Required by Site project managers and supervisors required to supervise day to day crane operations on site.
Duration 3 days instruction followed by monitored ‘practical’ on site.
Arrangements
  • It will provide site staff with the skills and confidence to implement the lift plan. The ‘co-ordinator’ version places more emphasis on the management of more complex sites with more than one crane working at a time.
  • Up to 4 persons per course…site based and requires a crane on final day.
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Operator conversion/refresher
 
Required by Crane operators intending to operate cranes that are significantly different to the type that they trained on, or who require a refresher course, following prolonged lack of practice.
Duration 0.5 - 1 day course on users site (dependent on needs).
Arrangements
  • Preferred max. 2 persons per course.
  • Held on site (or at training centre by arrangement).
  • The trainer will follow up course with phone support.

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Appointed Person Services

R&B listen to our customers...

Many of you have asked "Where can we obtain the support we need to comply with the LOLER health & safety regulations".

We can now provide 'Crane Management - Appointed Person Services' to give you the peace of mind that everything required by the LOLER regulations, and more, is being properly and effectively managed.

This includes:

  • Setting up and development of your lift plan/schedule
  • Inspection of the crane/accessories/site records
  • Review of site conditions and crane-related changes to your health and safety plan
  • Provision of a bespoke 'safe system of work' for crane operations.

All of the above and sharing of our added value 'knowledge and experience' can be supplied for a fixed monthly fee.

Contact Doug Rose for more details.
Operator Services

While many customers find that our operator training courses are very good value, on their complex projects they prefer to use an operator with more experience.

All of our operators have extensive experience of working on the range of SETCs we offer and bring with them valuable knowledge of how to obtain the best and safest performance from our cranes.

For further details please contact Doug Rose.

Tip:
It can prove very cost effective on crane hires of 6-10 weeks or when you don't have the time to train your own personnel.

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