CPCS A40 Signaller/Slinger Training
At Construction Industry Training Providers, we offer informative, all-encompassing and specialist signaller and slinger training courses to candidates and individuals from across Hampshire and Berkshire.
Signaller and Slinger Training: Course Aims
A Slinger Signaller is pivotal position in the construction industry, as they act as the eyes and ears of the person operating the crane. The main purpose and responsibility of slingers/signallers is to communicate with the crane operator, utilising a series of hand signals or two-way radios to help the operator to navigate the crane in a safe and controlled manner.
The aim and purpose of our signaller and slinger training courses are designed to ensure that you understand everything that encompasses this specific role in the construction industry. Our extremely qualified and professional team of instructors will give you the necessary information for you to successfully complete our construction training course and operate a signaller and slinger on any site.
Through practical and theory methods, we enable candidates to competently and safely conduct the construction plant operating role and therefore encourage them to pass the CPCS signaller and slinger training course tests. Slinger and signaller training is pivotal for any operating role within the construction industry, enhancing the skills of the workplace and improving the quality of the work carried out on the construction site.
Signaller and Slinger Training: Course Overview
- Automatic safe load indicators
- Establishing the weight and dimensions of loads and communicating this information to the crane operator
- The effect of varying the angles of multi-leg slings and how to calculate their safe working loads
- Selecting appropriate lifting tackle, attaching and detaching it correctly and safely
- Potential hazards associated with crane operation how to overcome them
- Methods of establishing weights and dimensions of loads
- Directing the actions of a crane moving loads of various weights and dimensions, giving clear and unambiguous signals in such a manner as to ensure the safety of personnel and plant
- Determining the serviceability of lifting tackle maintaining and storing it correctly
- The duties and responsibilities, as required by statute, of a slinger/signaller
- The effects of load movement on the stability of a crane
- The standard code of plant equipment signals
- Operator problems of crane control
- Crane safety devices
What is the duration of this CPCS training course?
| Number of Slinger Training Days Required Novice (Less than 1 years or no operational experience) | Number of Slinger Training Days Required if an Intermediate (1-2 Years Operational Experience) | Number of training days required if experienced (2+ years operational experience) | Test Only Option |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
Dates
Experienced (2 Days)
26/01/2024 & 31/01/2024
05/04/2024 & 10/04/2024
28/06/2024 & 03/07/2024
20/09/2024 & 25/09/2024
06/12/2024 & 11/12/2024
Novice (4 Days)
26/01/2024, 29/01/2024, 30/01/2024, 31/01/2024
05/04/2024, 08/04/2024, 09/04/2024, 10/04/2024
28/06/2024, 01/07/2024, 02/07/2024, 03/07/2024
20/09/2024, 23/09/2024, 24/09/2024, 25/09/2024
06/12/2024, 09/12/2024, 10/12/2024, 11/12/2024
Test
To achieve the Red CPCS Trained Operator Card, candidates must pass both the CSCS touch screen H+S test (within the last 2 years) and the CPCS Theory Test and the Practical Test.
Where do I take the CPCS Slinger and Signaller Course?
CITP Ltd, Budds Plantation,
Baughurst Road,
Aldermaston,
Reading,
RG7 4PJ
We provide our signaller and slinger training courses to clients across Berkshire and Hampshire, including Padworth and Basingstoke. For more information on our CPCS A40 Slinger/Signaller training courses, give us a call today on 01189 700200 or use our enquiry form. We will go through your requirements and provide advice on what slinger training courses best suit you. If you have any questions about our slinger training courses, please get in touch.