Blocking and Cribbing
13 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Description
That is why raised equipment must be properly blocked or cribbed. This course is designed to teach general blocking and cribbing safety principles and demonstrate how those principles are applied.
This Blocking and Cribbing Course is ideal for anyone who works with heavy equipment or who performs blocking and cribbing.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Blocking and Cribbing
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Frequently Asked Questions
Any lifting tool can potentially fail even though jacks, cranes, and truck hoists are usually reliable, and being under a load during a failure can cause injury or death.
It teaches general blocking and cribbing safety principles and demonstrates how those principles are applied when securing raised equipment.
It's ideal for anyone who works with heavy equipment or who performs blocking and cribbing as part of lifting-related tasks.
It references hydraulic jacks, cranes, and truck hoists as common lifting tools whose frequent, reliable use can make people forget the risk of failure.
It warns that being under a load if a lifting tool fails carries a real chance of injury or death, which is why proper blocking matters.
A lot of work requires the use of lifting tools such as hydraulic jacks, cranes and truck hoists. Because these lifting tools are used so frequently and are usually reliable, you may forget that any lifting tool can potentially fail. However, if you happened to be under a load during such a failure, chances are you would be injured or killed. That is why raised equipment must be properly blocked or cribbed. This course is designed to teach general blocking and cribbing safety principles and demonstrate how those principles are applied. This course is ideal for anyone who works with heavy equipment or who performs blocking and cribbing.
Course Objectives:
Recognize the necessity for blocking and cribbing;Know how to select safe materials and equipment for blocking and cribbing;Identify general blocking and cribbing safety principles
Duration: 13 min.