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PLAN FOR THE FUTURE – CICA LIFT SUPERVISOR PROGRAM In this article, the Crane Industry Council of Australia’s (CICA) technical committee examines the causes of accidents and emphasise the importance of training the ‘right way’. IN 2015, A GROUP OF RMIT researchers wrote a paper entitled ‘Causes of Fatal Accidents Involving Cranes in the Australian Construction Industry’. This paper investigated crane-related fatalities to find the upstream causation of such accidents. One thing worth noting in this paper was that one of the more prevalent causes was unsafe actions taken by workers, including the crane operator and workers in the vicinity of the crane. The level of skill and knowledge of workers was also identified as being a relevant shaping factor. To fill the skill, experience, and
knowledge gaps of the crane crew members between their high-risk work licence (HRWL) training and the practical operations for the lifting jobs on site, CICA, together with a group of industry experts from crane companies and construction contractors, developed a training curriculum called the CICA Lift Supervisor program. With course content developed by industry experts who, on average, each have 20-plus years of experiences, and know all aspects of cranes and lifting operations like the back of their hands, this program will benefit the overall crane industry by improving
overall safety performance. It will also benefit the crane crew members as the program provides a pathway for them to progress to the next level of their crane and lifting career. The program has two levels: • Level 1 aims to train the crane crew members to become a site leading hand/crew leader, or to improve the competency of the crane crew members in general. Level 1 attendees should possess a C6 or above HRWL crane licence and an intermediate rigging licence, with at least two years of crane industry-related experience. Level
Example of a course content page from Level 1 of the program. 22 / CAL January 2022
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