Truck Loader Crane Operator's Certificate

Truck Loader Crane Operation

• Types of truck loader crane

  What the crane does, where its power comes from, the tasks it was never designed for, and the two boom types you will meet on the road
  6 minutes
• Health and safety obligations

  Find out who is responsible for what, how hazards must be dealt with, and where the line sits between an instruction you follow and one you can refuse.
  7 minutes
• Incidents

  The decisions and shortcuts behind New Zealand incidents, the duties that sit specifically with you as the operator, and the events that must be reported to WorkSafe.
  7 minutes
• Legal training requirements and PPE

  The training your employer must provide, the certificate the crane itself has to hold, and the protective gear you need in place before work starts.
  3 minutes
• Crane components

  Get to know the frame, column, slew system, booms and stabilisers, and what each one contributes to holding the crane and the truck steady.
  7 minutes
• Load attachment components

  Everything between the boom tip and the load, plus the systems watching over the lift while you work.
  7 minutes
• Crane controls

  What does each control do, and how do you use them for maximum effectiveness and minimum risk
  4 minutes
• Rating charts and how to read them

  Work through the charts used by two common crane brands, see how reach and height together decide capacity, and understand what a moving load adds to the weight on the hook.
  9 minutes
• Lifting equipment

  Selection, the checks you make before every use, and the tags that tell you whether the gear can be used at all.
  13 minutes
• Attachments

  Forks, spreader bars, rotators, grabs, augers, suction plates, clamps and work platforms each turn the crane into a different machine.
  6 minutes
• Pre-start inspection and function test

  Follow the full inspection route, then the function test that puts the hydraulics under pressure to reveal what a visual check misses.
  7 minutes
• Operation cycle

  Six steps, in the same order, every time. This module gives you the shape of a complete lift before the modules that follow take each step apart.
  3 minutes
• Assessing and planning

  Learn the assessment method that works from the truck cab outwards, the weather limits that stop a lift, and what a written lift plan has to contain.
  8 minutes
• Setting up and unfolding the crane

  Follow the stabiliser sequence in the right order, understand what level actually means and why the tolerance narrows as the boom rises, then unfold the crane safely.
  8 minutes
• Sling configurations and sling tension

  The same sling can lift very different weights depending on how it is attached. Compare the four hitch configurations and their effect on the working load limit.
  6 minutes
• Assessing and rigging the load

  See how to assess both regular and irregular loads, and how to rig them so nothing shifts when the slings take the strain.
  6 minutes
• The test lift

  A few hundred millimetres off the ground is where problems reveal themselves while they are still easy to fix
  3 minutes
• Communication and hand signals

  The standard hand signals, radio discipline, and how to agree on signals with a spotter who has never been trained as a dogman.
  5 minutes
• Completing a lift and placing on scaffolding

  Control through the lift itself, what to do when something changes part way through, and the checks required before a load can be set down on a platform.
  6 minutes
• De-rigging, stowing, and completing the job

  Learn how to de-rig safely, what to look for in the gear as it comes off, and the order the boom and stabilisers must be put away in before the truck moves.
  4 minutes