SUPERVISE SAFE LIFTING OPERATIONS

SUPERVISE SAFE LIFTING OPERATIONS

Funded

Course Duration

35.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

  • Written Assessment (WA)
    • 2 hrs (Closed Book)
  • Practical Performance (PP)
    • 1 hr

You must pass both the WA and PP to be considered to have successfully completed the Supervise Safe Lifting Operations Course.

 

Who Should Attend

This course is mandatory for individuals who are assigned to supervise lifting operation involving a mobile crane or tower crane or any other crane in the workplace.

Course Overview

At the end of the course, you will learn how to:

  • Carry out lifting operations in a safe and efficient way
  • Implement legislative requirements to ensure a safe working environment
  • Investigate crane accidents and implement preventive efforts

Next available schedule

Pre-requisites

You MUST be 21 years old and have:

  • Completed WSQ Perform Rigger and Signalman Tasks course
  • Relevant experience in lifting operations at least 3 months [ supported by Company /Individual Application Letter to indicate periods of relevant experience in lifting operations]

And are assumed to be Medically fit and able to:

  • Listen and speak English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills (ES) level 4
  • Read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to ES level 4
  • Manipulate numbers at a proficiency level equivalent to ES level 4

Course Outline

CE 1: Prepare to supervise safe lifting operations

  • Comply to Risk Assessment
  • Check to ensure adherence to legislation and organisational safe work procedures
  • Participate in lifting plan, risk assessment and safe work procedure (SWP) briefing  for lifting operations as a supervisor
  • Check to ensure proper use of appropriate PPE and tag line for personnel in lifting operations
  • Interpret load charts to verify the intended lift is within the Safe Working Load (SWL) of the crane
  • Verify pre-lift inspection of crane, lifting gear and accessories
  • Check to ensure proper selection of rigging equipment, lifting gears and accessories for lifting load
  • Check to ensure proper rigging of load
  • Check to ensure proper set up of communication equipment serviceability of communications equipment and functionality of radio channels for safe lifting operations
  • Supervise cordoning off of lifting and lowering area using effective barricades with prominent warning signages
  • Report and rectify any abnormalities/defects in the crane, lifting gear accessories and communications equipment according to organizational procedures
  • Apply preventive measures and hazard control of lifting accidents according to organisational procedures

CE 2: Carry out supervision of safe lifting operations

  • Implement safety practices and hazard control measures in workplace when carrying out Lifting Supervisor tasks
  • Identify hazards during lifting operations
  • Coordinate and supervise safe lifting operations involving cranes in a safe and proper manner
  • Coordinate and supervise lifting according to lifting plan
  • Respond to lifting accident and emergencies according to organizational Emergency Response Procedures (ERP)

CE 3: Supervise reinstatement of safe lifting operations

  • Supervise the dismantling and restoring of rigging equipment, lifting gears and accessories
  • Supervise good housekeeping of equipment and work area
  • Supervise post-operational checks on communication equipment crane, lifting gear and accessories
  • Check to ensure reporting of any damage and defects on communication equipment, crane, lifting gear and accessories
  • Conduct accident investigation and analysis process of lifting accidents (where necessary)

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

  • A Statement of Attainment (SOA) will be issued by SSG for you who have been assessed as Competent
  • Safety Pass will also be issued
  • Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction & Trainer

  • Maximum Class Size: 20
  • Written Assessment: 1: 20 (Class size)
  • Practical: 1: 1
  • Medium of Instruction: English

Additional Note

Assumed Knowledge and Skills

WPLN 4 and above

*Disclaimer

Participants of this course are advised to have at least ES WPLN Level 4 & above or equivalent as otherwise, the participants may find the course challenging to understand and pass the required assessments.

Price

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST 

Before GST 

After GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$320.00

$348.80

$320.00

$348.80

$320.00

$348.80

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$160.00

$188.80

$160.00

$188.80

$96.00

$124.80

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$96.00

$124.80

$96.00

$124.80

$96.00

$124.80

 

Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

 

Remarks:

Individual Sponsored Trainee 

Company Sponsored Trainee 

SkillsFuture Credit: 

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

UTAP: 

  • This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
  • NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.

PSEA: 

  • To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, visit:
    (a) 
    SkillsFuture (TGS-2022013151) for Face-to-Face class
  • Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility. 
  • If there is “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.  
  • And if there is no “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA. 
  • Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding: 

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim. 

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Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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