Best Practices for Heavy Transport and Lifting, Emphasizing Safety

The efficient and safe execution of lifting and transporting objects that are heavy or awkward in size or shape involves specialised load handling equipment and various different modes of operation. These kind of operations require a thorough understanding of the physics and laws of nature that contribute to the success of such activities. This course is designed for personnel involved in specialised transportation and lifting from contract transport organisations and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to engineering companies and project owners in the oil and gas, power generation and other plant-environment industries. 

Characteristic for this industry is often the absence of standardisation across multiple countries or companies. This leads to unique engineering and planning for each project, a truly indispensable element in projects of this nature. The engineering principles of hydraulic platform tailers like self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) are delved into along with a variety of other load handling equipment. Heavy life, jacking and skidding, and load-out (roll-on/roll-off) project case studies are utilised for participants to gain a broad understanding of the art and science of specialised transport and heavy lift operation. 

The knowledge gained in this course is universally applicable to all specialised transport and heavy lift projects as it is based on solid engineerign principles, it will provide each participant a life time of benefits. 

Key Learning Points: 
- Understanding the importance of good and correct communciation, examples from NASA
- How to plan a project, understanding the planning and execution of a transport and lift covering the load, the route to travel, equipment selection and execution
- Selecting the right transporter or crane for the load or job 
- What is possible and what is not, learn how to take equipment to the max in a safe way 
- Understand why it is important to know the application and limits of each equipment, rigging tool 
- Learn why it is important to aree on terminology before starting the job
- Recognise unsafe situations before they occur
- Understanding and calculation of ground pressure 
- Learn how to assess (complex and multi-discipline) transport and lift plans 
- Learn how to properly prepare and perform a load-out
- A thorough understanding of all Heavy Lift and Transport aspects beyond the common boundaries