Becket Training & Consulting provides training for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers based on the current revision of USACE EM 385-1-1, chapters 15 and 16 and applicable national standards.
(USACE) EM 385-1-1 requires crane & rigging training to help USACE personnel achieve and maintain the highest level of crane safety. Becket Training & Consulting currently provides on-site training in compliance with EM 385-1-1 at US Army Corps of Engineers projects in several USACE districts.
We continuously monitor changes to EM 385-1-1 and adjust our training to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Army Corps of Engineers as well as other relative standards.
You will learn about:
Cranes and Hoisting Equipment
- Personnel Qualifications
- Classification of Equipment and Training of Operators
- Inspection Criteria
- Safety Devices and Operational Aids
- Testing
- Operation
- Critical Lifts
- Environmental Conditions
Rigging
- Personnel Qualifications
- Multiple-lift Rigging
- Slings, Chain, Wire Rope, Metal Mesh, Synthetic Rope, Webbing and Roundslings
- Rigging Hardware
- Rigging Gear Inspection
- Proper Rigging Techniques
- Sling Angle Tension
- And more
Crane Signals
- Standard Hand Signals
- Standard Voice Signals
- Audible Signals
- New Signals
Types of Cranes Covered
- Hydraulic R/T and Truck Cranes
- Lattice Boom, Truck and Crawler Cranes
- Floating Cranes and Derricks
- Overhead and Gantry Cranes
- Monorail and Pillar Cranes
- Bulkhead and Auxiliary Cranes
- Crane Supported Personnel (work) Platforms