An advanced crane and hoisting awareness course that teaches workers to read the lift — load paths, swing zones, tag lines, and signal roles — across 20 interactions and 6 competencies, so they know where danger travels and stay clear.
Crane and hoisting safety awareness training for every worker who works NEAR lifting operations — in construction, steel fabrication and manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, mining, precast and concrete, warehousing, and general industry. Aligned with the Manitoba WSH Act (C.C.S.M. c.
Equip every worker who shares ground with lifting operations to understand that everything overhead hangs on someone's arithmetic — a routine lift is physics running on one person's numbers — so that they stay out of the exclusion zone every time, recognize…
At a glance
Format: Online, self-paced and interactive
Length: about 1 hour, 5 modules
Pass mark: 80% on the final test
Certificate: QR-verified, valid for one year
Jurisdiction: Manitoba law and standards
Who this course is for
Workers involved in or working near crane and hoisting operations — riggers, signallers, and ground crews on Manitoba sites.
Construction and steel-erection crews who work near mobile-crane and boom-truck lifts
Steel fabrication, manufacturing and precast plant workers who share floors with overhead cranes and hoists
Oil and gas, utilities and mining crews working around hoisting operations
Warehousing and yard staff near truck-mounted cranes, gantries and material hoists
Supervisors and lead hands who plan or assign work adjacent to lifting operations
What you will learn
Explain why a suspended load is stored energy on borrowed time — and why the rule is absolute: never stand under a suspended load — the exclusion zone is not a suggestion
Name the four lifting roles and their boundaries: the operator owns the machine, the rigger owns the connection, the signal person owns the operator's eyes, and the lift director owns the plan
State the one-voice rule — ONE designated signal person talks to the crane; standard hand signals are a language, not a style — and the exception that belongs to everyone: anyone can give STOP
State the load rule: know the weight before the lift — never "about" — and explain why load-chart capacity changes with radius and configuration
Recognize rigging that must come out of service — cut, kinked or crushed slings, sprung hook latches, deformed shackles, illegible capacity tags — and apply destroy-don't-return
Stay out of fall and crush zones, respect barricades and taglines, and apply the powerline-clearance discipline (MR 217/2006 Part 25 — the electrical theory itself belongs to your Electrical Safety training)
Course outline
Stored Energy on Borrowed Time — What the hoisting family covers (mobile cranes and boom trucks, tower cranes, overhead and gantry cranes, hoists), why it is the…
Four Roles, One Voice — The four lifting roles and their boundaries — the operator owns the machine, the rigger owns the connection, the signal person owns the…
The Arithmetic Overhead — The load rules: know the weight before the lift — never "about"; the load chart as the machine's honest limit, shrinking with radius and…
Where You Stand — The fall zone and crush zones — everywhere the load, boom or rigging could land, swing or pin — barricades as the zone made visible ("a…
The Lift That Waited — Pre-lift communication — the huddle where the weight, chart, rigging, path and roles get agreed out loud — the three conditions that stop a…
Laws and standards covered
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210)
Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006
Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006
CSA Z150 — Safety code on mobile cranes (cited generally)
Certificate and renewal
Passing the final test issues a QR-verified certificate, valid for one year. Orientra’s standard is for training to be reviewed at least annually and whenever the equipment, rigging, or lift conditions change.
Common questions
How long does Crane & Hoisting Safety Awareness take?
About 1 hour online, over 5 modules, at your own pace. It ends with a final test that needs 80% to pass.
How long is the Crane & Hoisting Safety Awareness certificate valid?
One year from the day you pass. Orientra’s standard is for training to be reviewed at least annually and whenever the equipment, rigging, or lift conditions change.
Which laws and standards does Crane & Hoisting Safety Awareness cover?
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210); Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006; Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006; and 6 more listed on this page.
Who should take Crane & Hoisting Safety Awareness?
Workers involved in or working near crane and hoisting operations — riggers, signallers, and ground crews on Manitoba sites.