Lifting and Slinging - LEEA Accredited

This 2-day LEEA Accredited Lifting and Slinging Training Course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to safely and effectively carry out lifting operations using various types of lifting equipment and accessories.

The course covers the selection, inspection, and correct use of lifting gear, as well as understanding safe slinging techniques and signalling methods.

Delivered by experienced, LEEA-qualified instructors, the training combines classroom theory with hands-on practical sessions to ensure confidence in real-world lifting scenarios.

This course is ideal for riggers, slingers, supervisors, and any personnel involved in lifting operations across industries such as construction, manufacturing, and logistics.

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Why Complete this Course

LOLER Compliance - The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) specify that all lifting operations are to be carried out safely.

Competency - Any employee undertaking the duties of a “Slinger”, must be deemed competent.

Safety - If you are an employer, it is your responsibility to provide safe systems of work and ensure your personnel are trained.

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Primary Training Objectives

Regulatory Compliance - Be able to demonstrate knowledge of applicable regulations

Terminology - Understand the definitions of terminology relating to lifting operations

Safe Lifting - Have knowledge of the rules and considerations for safe lifting

Rigging Calculations - Understand marking of SWL, mode factors, sling leg length and angle calculations

Load Weight Calculations - Understand how to perform a load estimation

Centre of Gravity Calculations - Understand how to calculate the centre of gravity for a lifting operation

Inspection - How to perform a pre-use and post-use inspection

Equipment - Have knowledge of lifting accessories, types, safe use and selection

Load Considerations - Understand a variety of load considerations including the lifting of persons

Lift Plans - Have a basic understanding of the contents of a lift plan

The Lifting Process - Have a basic understanding of the lifting process

Crane Signals - Have knowledge of the recommended crane signals

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Achievement Measurement

Each course participant must complete and pass a theory examination, to demonstrate a good understanding of the course theory.

Additionally, each course participant must demonstrate their ability to correctly execute a live lift safely.

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Prerequisites

Course Participants should have a basic understanding of slinging and lifting operations.

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What You Need to Bring

Each participant is required to produce photographic ID on the first day of the course. Failure to do so will result in the participant being unable to attend.

If this course is held at a Certex UK location, please follow this link for the PPE Requirements.

If the course is to be held on a Client's site, additional PPE may also be required as specified by the Client's site safety rules.

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Duration

The course runs for 14 hours over 2 days.

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Course Capacity

Maximum course capacity: 8

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Certificate Validity

Three Years

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Training Locations

Please follow the link for our Training Locations.

We can also travel to customer sites worldwide to deliver courses subject to access to suitable facilities and equipment.

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LEEA Certified Course

The content of this course and the standard of instruction has been approved by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). A certificate will be issued by LEEA on successful completion of the course.

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Does this Course Prove Competency

There is no set certification or approval body that can deem you competent. HSE provides guidance on what is meant by competency, stating that:

"Competence can be described as the combination of training, skills, experience and knowledge that a person has and their ability to apply them to perform a task safely."

They stipulate that a competent person must undertake the necessary training to help acquire and maintain satisfactory competency levels.

This course alone will not deem your employee competent but can be used in conjunction with experience, skills and knowledge to demonstrate overall theoretical and practical competence which can assist you as an Employer to address legal requirements, by contributing to your own assessment of your employee's potential competency.

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70% Discount

CITB members may be eligible to save 70% on the cost of this training via the Employer Networks Scheme.

Speak to your local Network to find out what is available in your area.

Want to know if you can use the Employer Network Scheme?

As long as you are registered with CITB, up to date with any applicable levy and have an Employer Network in your area you can access and benefit from this service.

Employer Networks are free to join for any levy-registered employer. You do not have to be eligible to pay a levy to use the service, just registered with CITB.

Not a member yet?

Register here: CITB Registration Form

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