Product of the month – below the hook vacuum lifter training
Hird hires out the best vacuum lifters in the UK – and our customers also want to know how to operate them safely and effectively. That’s why our November Product of the Month is below the hook vacuum lifter training.
The vacuum lifters Hird hires out are designed for a wide range of tasks, including lifting glass, stone, glass-reinforced concrete, stone blocks and roof cladding, as well as plastic, wood and metal sheets.
From glass vacuum lifters to stone and GRC lifters and cladding lifters, they contribute greatly to the safe lifting and installation of items made from these materials, as well as to productivity and sustainability.
Trusted RTITB-accredited vacuum lifter training
Contractors recognise the value of ensuring their teams have the knowledge and skills needed to use vacuum lifters properly, and know they can trust Hird to deliver training to achieve this.
Hird delivers the RTITB-accredited below the hook vacuum lifter training course. It is a one-day course for operatives who are new to using the equipment, have previous experience, or need refresher training.
The term ‘below the hook’ refers to a vacuum lifter held on the hook of a lifting device, usually a crane.
For vacuum lifters, this is likely to be a spider crane, a tower crane, a counterbalance floor crane, a mobile crane or a pick and carry crane.
Delegates will be given instruction on using one of Hird’s modern vacuum lifters, such as the Hydraulica 750 Compact, so they will learn about the latest controls and vacuum lifting capabilities.
Structured understanding of vacuum lifters
The content of the RTITB below the hook vacuum lifter course provides a structured grounding of necessary knowledge, as well as hands-on practical experience of using the equipment.
Key content for the course includes:
- Legislation, standards and guidance relating to vacuum lifters
- An introduction to vacuum lifters and their uses
- Operation of vacuum lifter controls
- Carrying out pre-start-up operational checks
- Operation of the vacuum lifter unloaded and loaded
- Signalling techniques
- Associated lifting equipment
- Vacuum lifter operator safety code
A maximum of six delegates can attend each course, which lasts one day.
The RTITB below the hook vacuum lifter training course can be delivered either at Hird’s Southern Depot in Redhill, Surrey, or at the Central Depot in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
The training can also be delivered at a customer’s premises. This provides the additional benefit of delivering the training on the equipment the delegates use on site, working with the loads they will be lifting.
Digital card for below the hook vacuum lifter training
Alternatively, the course can be used to support the mobilisation of a new contract using a new type of vacuum lifter or an unfamiliar type of load.
All delegates who successfully complete the course receive an RTITB eCard that is compatible with Apple and Android smartphone wallets.
A PDF copy of the certification is also sent to the course delegate and their employer once the delegate has been registered with the awarding body.
RTITB certification is valid for three years, after which refresher training is required to maintain certification.
The below the hook vacuum lifter course is just one of many available from Hird, covering different technical categories and useful for applications in a variety of industrial sectors.
One related course is the LEEA-accredited vacuum robot training course, which focuses on the safe and effective use of glazing robots, like the Winlet robot available for hire and to buy from Hird.
Hird also delivers IPAF training courses for using scissor lifts, spider lifts, truck and van mount platforms, mobile personnel masts, mobile boom lifts and push around vertical lifts.
Hird training – many industrial skills courses available
As well as IPAF operator courses, Hird delivers MEWPs for Managers, Harness Use and Inspection, and IPAF Competent Assessed Person.
CPCS courses Hird delivers include: A17 Telescopic Handler, A40 Slinger and Signaller, A61 Appointed Person, A66 Compact Crane (A. Static Stabilisers, B. Mobile Industrial and D. Pick and Carry), and A62 Crane Lifting Operations Supervisor.
PASMA courses delivered include: Low Level Access, Low Level and Towers for Users – Combined, Towers for Managers, Towers for Users, and Work at Height (Essentials).
Hird also provides many other courses (too many to mention!) from familiarisation courses for Valla pick and carry cranes and Maeda spider cranes, to lorry loader novice and lorry loader refresher, abrasive wheels and manual handling.
Find out more
Go to Hird’s online Training Hub to view all courses. Training is delivered at three centres – the Southern Depot and Central Depot, and the Northern Depot in Hull, East Yorkshire.
All facilities are modern. Training is carried out using the latest equipment and is delivered by qualified instructors who each have many years’ experience in industry.
Find out more and view all Hird training courses – go to the Hird Training Hub.
To book a course or find out more about Hird Training, talk to the training team today.
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