Prospectus: Part 1 Foundation Course

This foundation course must be completed by all candidates before further, specialist, courses can be taken.

Unit      Title

• 1.1      The Law
• 1.2      Standards and Codes of Practice
• 1.3      Materials
• 1.4      Methods of Manufacture
• 1.5      Stress and Strain in Lifting Equipment
• 1.6      Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing
• 1.7      Verification of Lifting Equipment
• 1.8      Chains for Lifting Purposes
• 1.9      Wire Rope Construction
• 1.10    Revision Assignment
• 1.11    Components
• 1.12    Chain Slings
• 1.13    Wire Rope Slings
• 1.14    Shackles
• 1.15    Eyebolts
• 1.16    Revision assignment
• 1.17    Textile Slings
• 1.18    Mechanics - Simple Machines
• 1.19    Revision Assignment
• 1.20    Revision Assignment

Back