NZQA registered unit standard
3789 version 8
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Title
Sling regular loads and communicate during crane operations
Level
3
Credits
22
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
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inspect and evaluate lifting gear, and identify hazards;
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explain lifting gear range charts;
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prepare and sling regular loads; and
–
communicate during crane operations.
Classification
Cranes > Crane Operation
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is designed to enable candidates to apply theory and skills; and to
carry out, analyse, and evaluate processes, through practical experience.
2
All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with the equipment manufacturers’
requirements and company standards and procedures based on industry
requirements in:
a designer’s requirements and manufacturers' operating instructions; and,
government and local government legislation, regulations, and bylaws;
Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger
Ropeways) Regulations 1999;
b Crane Safety Manual, available from the Crane Training New Zealand, at
http://shop.cranes.org.nz.
c HSE Act Codes of Practice, available from WorkSafe New Zealand website,
http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/.
3
Definitions
Crane as defined in the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure Equipment,
Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999;
Hazards: occurrences processes, substances or situations as determined by the
organisation that are an actual or potential cause or source of harm associated with,
but not limited to: process, activities, environment, equipment, materials, work
organisation, site and facilities;
Industry best practice: as defined in the Approved Code of Practice for Cranes,
Approved Code of Practice for Load lifting Rigging, and the Crane Safety Manual;
HSE Regulations (PECPR): the Health and Safety in Employment (Pressure
Equipment, Cranes, and Passenger Ropeways) Regulations 1999; and
Regular loads have one or more of the following characteristics – uniform weight
distribution, concentric loading, regular proportions, known lifting points, repetitively
lifted.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
3789 version 8
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4
The lift plan supplied may be either written or oral, and defines the following – the
load, lifting order and lay down procedure, movement of the crane, choice of lifting
equipment, communication methods, and roles of those involved in the lift.
5
Assessment
Pendant-controlled and cab-controlled overhead cranes may not be used for practical
assessment. Assessment must be carried out in a crane workplace or equivalent.
6
Evidence
Evidence is to be supplied in a crane operator’s verifier’s statement.
7
Credit for this unit standard may not be awarded unless assessment is supported by
evidence of a minimum of 28 working days non-simulated practice in the workplace
environment. Non-simulated practice in this context means; practice working with the
skill sets required in outcomes 1 to 4, authentic experience in an organisational
context, with the expectations and possible consequences of that context. The
context may include but is not limited to:
a the candidate’s workplace;
b a construction or industrial site.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Inspect and evaluate lifting gear, and identify hazards.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Inspect and evaluate lifting gear
Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to – lifting beams, spreader bars;
slings, shackles, eye bolts; natural, synthetic and wire ropes;
chains and web slings;
evidence is required for at least four different items.
Identify and control site specific hazards and potential hazards in accordance
with industry best practice, and company procedures.
Range
includes but is not limited to – vehicles, equipment, ground
condition, underground services, overhead power lines, overhead
service lines, trees, buildings, structures, unauthorised people,
adverse weather conditions.
Outcome 2
Explain lifting gear range charts.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explain lifting gear range charts.
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Range
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includes but is not limited to – slings, shackles, synthetic and wire
ropes; chains and web slings.
Outcome 3
Prepare and sling regular loads.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Prepare and sling regular loads.
Range
3.2
at least two loads of different material lifted and placed with
different rigging types.
Tie knots using natural or synthetic ropes.
Range
at least three of – bowline, clove hitch, sheet bend, figure 8.
3.3
Describe lifting equipment in relation to their type, purpose and use.
3.4
Calculate weights of various regular loads, lifting equipment selected, and
applicable sling and lifting gear applied to the load.
Range
at least four of – ropes, chains, web slings, lifting beams, spreader
bars, slings, shackles, eye bolts, lifting devices.
3.5
Select and apply packing and dunnage to crane lift situations.
3.6
Confirm the lift plan with the people involved and people in the area of
operations in accordance with industry best practice, and company procedures.
3.7
Identify hazards from swinging and spinning loads, put controls in place in
accordance with industry best practice, and company procedures.
3.8
Control loads when slewed and/or articulated, luffed, lowered, and lifted in
accordance with industry best practice, and company procedures.
Outcome 4
Communicate during crane operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Use hand signals for cranes and lifting appliances.
4.2
Carry out audible communication.
Range
4.3
includes but is not limited to – radio telephone, verbal.
Direct crane movements as required to minimise risks.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
3789 version 8
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31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
9 April 1995
31 December 2016
Review
2
22 May 1997
31 December 2016
Review
3
27 March 2000
31 December 2016
Review
4
20 June 2006
31 December 2016
Revision
5
25 September 2006
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
6
22 October 2010
Review
7
15 March 2012
31 December 2016
Review
8
16 July 2015
N/A
31 December 2016
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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