Unit of Study Instruction
ACCIDENTS/SAFETY -- Overview of crane accidents and safety awareness.
CRANE NOMENCLATURE -- Type of cranes, truck cranes, crawler, characteristics, name of components, transporting, erecting and dismantling, conventional crane operator checklist (daily inspection).
MACHINE CONDITION -- Configuration, repairs/modifications, swing assembly, cab/controls, fluid levels, boom/load hoist, boom/jib extensions, wire rope/load blocks, safety devices, annual inspection
SAFE OPERATING PRACTICES -- Quadrants of operation for mobile and rubber-tired cranes: over the rear, over the side, over the outriggers, over the front. Quadrants of operation for crawler cranes: over the side, ends, 360 degree rotation; weight of the lift; load charts; calculating capacities.
CONDITIONS & CAPACITIES -- Land base, barge mounted.
Or. Admin. Code ch. 437, div. 3, app OR-D