National Center for Construction Education & Research

P. O. Box 141104, Gainesville, FL 32614-1104

Tel: (352) 334-0920 Fax: (352) 334-0931 E-mail: info@nccer.org

MOBILE CRANE OPERATIONS

Materials and Equipment

Level One
MODULE 21101-04 ORIENTATION TO THE TRADE
Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment:
Hard hats
Work gloves
Safety harnesses
Safety shoes
Ear protection
Model crane (hydraulic boom)
Model crane (lattice boom)
Copies of company policies and procedures
Copies of site evacuation plans
Copies of ANSI and OSHA standards
TV and VCR
Videotape: Construction Safety: Choice or Chance,
by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Module Examinations

MODULE 21102-04 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CRANES

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment:
Hard hats
Work gloves
Safety harnesses
Safety shoes
Ear protection
Model crane (hydraulic boom)
Model crane (lattice boom)
Crane blocks or pulley systems
Materials to construct a simple teeter-totter
Materials of different weights to use as loads on the teeter-totter
Matting material to support a crane
Copies of company safety policies and procedures
Copies of manufacturers operating manuals and load charts
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21103-04 RIGGING PRACTICES

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment:
Hard hats
Safety glasses and goggles
Work gloves
Safety harnesses
Safety shoes
Ear protection
Various types and sizes of slings
Various sizes of shackles and other load attachment devices
Copies of safety policies and procedures
Samples of damaged wire rope
Copies of site evacuation procedures
Scrap piping or lumber to simulate loads
A selection of tag line material
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21104-04 CRANE SAFETY

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Standard hand signals chart
Copies of safety policies and procedures
Copies of ANSI and OSHA standards
Weights
Fishing pole
Copies of site evacuation procedures
Copies of material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
Model crane (hydraulic boom)
Model crane (lattice boom)
Manufacturers operator/maintenance manual
Module Examinations

MODULE 21105-04 OPERATING A CRANE

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Mobile crane
Copies of site evacuation procedures
Hand signal chart
Crane manufacturers operators manual
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

Level Two
MODULE 21201-04 - COMMUNICATION
Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Various radios and walkie-talkies
Handheld radios
Mobile crane or simulator
ASME B30.5 Consensus Standard
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21202-04 - MACHINE POWER FLOW

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Mobile crane access
Copies of crane service technicians manual
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21203-04 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Crane manufacturers service manual

Mobile crane access

Large oil collection container
Tools and materials for changing the oil and oil filter
Grease gun
Grease
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21204-04 - WIRE ROPE

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Wire rope:
right and left regular
lang
alternate lay
Wire rope with various strand patterns
Wire rope with tapered end and seizing
Wire rope with various end fittings
Sheave
Safety latches
Ball
Manufacturers literature on wedge sockets
Copies of the Wire Rope Technical Board Manual
Wedge socket assemblies
U-bolt and fist grip clips
Wire rope with deformations:
birdcaging
fatigue breaks
kinking
Load block
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21205-04 - COMPUTER AIDS/OPERATOR AIDS

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Scientific calculators
Two-block warning device or simulator
Load moment indicator or simulator
Mobile crane cab or simulator
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21206-04 - LOAD DYNAMICS

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Model teeter-totter with sample loads
Model cranes
Fishing poles
Small swimming pool
Sample loads (brick and plywood)
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations

MODULE 21207-04 - ON-SITE EQUIPMENT MOVEMENT

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Pencils and scratch paper
Appropriate personal protective equipment
Access to various types of mobile cranes

Manufacturers documentation
Marker cones
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

Level Three
MODULE 21301-05 LOAD CHARTS
Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
Manufacturers literature on different types of cranes
ASME B30.5
ANSI/SAE J765
ANSI/SAE J987
Load/capacity charts for different machines
Copies of site safety manual or procedures
Videotape: Lift Calculations
TV and VCR
Load moment indicator
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets
Performance Profile Examination Worksheets

MODULE 21302-05 TELESCOPIC BOOM ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
Copies of site safety manual or procedures
Copies of mobile crane operators manuals
Mobile crane
Swing-away lattice extension
A-frame jib
Intermediate boom sections
Power-pinned fly
Manufacturers assembly and disassembly instructions for crane and components
Auxiliary single-sheave boom head
Wire rope
Blocking
Tools and accessories to attach and stow crane components
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21303-05 ADVANCED OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
OSHA 1926.550(g)
Copies of a critical lift plan
Copies of site safety procedures
Mobile crane with rigging and lifting equipment
Crane manufacturers operators manual
Signal flags or communications equipment
ANSI A10.6-1983 Safety Requirements for Demolition Operations
Demolition videocassette or DVD
TV and VCR/DVD
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21304-05 LIFT PLANNING

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.180
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.550
ASME B30.5
Crane(s) and operators manuals available for performing lifts
Copies of site emergency procedures
Copies of sample pre-lift worksheets and lift plans
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets
Performance Profile Examination Worksheets

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MODULE 21305-05 HOISTING PERSONNEL

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.104 1926.106, 1926.550(g), and 1926.753
ASME B30.23
Fall protection equipment
Fall protection safety video or DVD
TV and VCR or DVD player
OSHA document: Crane or Derrick Suspended Personnel Platforms
Personnel platform
Personnel Platform Pre-lift Inspection Form
Crane and rigging hardware for personnel platform
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

MODULE 21306-05 LATTICE BOOM ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
Lattice boom crane manufacturers assembly and disassembly instructions
Jib manufacturers assembly instructions
Manufacturers assembly instructions for a short lattice boom
Manufacturers assembly instructions for a long lattice boom
Lattice boom crane and counterweights
Short and long lattice boom sections
Jib and rigging hardware
Blocking
Tools and rigging hardware for attachment of boom sections
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

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MODULE 21307-05 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
ASME B30.5
Copies of sample accident investigation
Proximity warning device
Crane safety DVD or video
TV and VCR or DVD player
Copies of site safety procedures
Mobile crane with rigging and lifting equipment
Crane manufacturers operators manual
Copies of the Quick Quiz
Module Examinations

MODULE 21308-05 TRANSPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Overhead projector and screen
Transparencies
Blank acetate sheets
Transparency pens
Whiteboard/chalkboard
Markers/chalk
Pencils and scratch paper
Manufacturers literature on loading, unloading, and securing cranes
Mobile crane
Flatbed trailer and ramp
Blocking
Tie downs, binders, or other strapping
Tools and equipment to load, secure, and unload a crane
ASME B30.5
49 CFR Subpart I
23 CFR Sections 127 and 658
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Sections 390.21 and 393
Copies of site safety manual or procedures
Module Examinations
Performance Profile Sheets

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