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From Katie's Desk: One Year Later
One year ago, I started marketing to a new industry, thinking how hard could this be?
Well to say I have found a new perspective on the material handling industry is an understatement.   

From the excitement of just seeing a crane when out and about to the respect for operators and the fuel of passion, many of my thought processes have been turned upside down.

Click here to read my candid thoughts on the industry and my first year at Crane Tech.

-Katie
Featured Training 
ADVANCED RIGGING
Jan 27 - 28 in Houston

One of the industry's most comprehensive rigging programs to teach a journeyman-level rigging in order to properly select slings and hardware, calculate weight and center of gravity and safely rig loads. Course has a compliance basis under OSHA and ASME.
OVERHEAD CRANE
Overhead Operator / TTT Jan 25 - 26 in Houston

Feb 3 - 4 in Houston

Training designed for any one responsible for operating and/or maintaining overhead hoists. These programs provide the knowledge and skills to ensure safety and reliability for cranes in your facility.
AERIAL & FORK LIFTS
Feb 1 in Houston
Feb 9 - 10 in Tampa

Feb 2 in Houston
Feb 8 in Tampa

Our TTT programs offer a turn-key solution that allows trainers to bring their new found knowledge and Crane Tech's materials back to train others in the workplace.
Upcoming Scheduled Classes
*Tampa........ Feb 29 - Mar 18

Tampa....... March 14 - 18 
 
Houston........ Feb 8 - 10
 
*Tampa..... Feb 22 - 25

Houston........ Feb 16
Tampa..... Feb 26
**New Course Offering**

Houston........ Jan 25 - 26
*Tampa........ Feb 10 - 12
Overhead Crane Inspector
Houston........ Feb 3 - 4

Houston........ Feb 12
Tampa........ Feb 15

Houston....... Jan 27 - 28
*Tampa........ Feb 17 - 19
Morgan City........ Jan 20 - 22
Houston..... Feb 17 - 19

Tampa....... Feb 3 - 5

Houston........ Jan 29
Houston........ Feb 11
Houston....... Feb 1
*Tampa........ Feb 9 - 10

Houston........ Feb 2
Tampa........ Feb 8

*Lafayette........ April 20 - 22

TTT= Train-the-Trainer
* HANDS ON TRAINING
 

Additional courses are available through our 
On-Site Programs,
where our instructors
come to your facility.
Crane Tech Tip of the Week

Before leaving a crane unattended, it is important to secure the crane for optimal safety.

We recommend that the operator: 
  1. Land any attached load, bucket, lifting magnet, or other device. 
  2. Disengage clutch (where applicable).
  3. Set travel, swing, boom brakes, and other locking devices.
  4. Put controls in the "off" position. 
  5. Stop the engine. 
  6. Secure crane against accidental travel. 
  7. When wind alarm is given or on leaving crane overnight, rail clamps, where provided, shall be set on locomotive cranes and ground chocks set on truck cranes.
  8. Crane booms shall be lowered to ground level or otherwise fastened securely against displacement by wind loads or other forces. 
  9. If leaving crane overnight, lock the cab doors.
What Our Clients Say...

"This is the second time I have been through a training session for the reach stacker, and the one that Crane Tech provided was much better than the first. The training plan was well thought out and logical. I also thought the way the weight capacities were illustrated and explained were very good. I, along with a few others had some experience running the machine - but there was also some new operators in the class who had not run before.  I learned some new items and the newer operators certainly benefited.
 
Your instructor was very knowledgeable, he had a very good rapport with the operators in the class.  My opinion, operators make the best trainers."                                                        
      
Keeping Up
Be The First to Find Out...
We are launching a new class for managers and supervisors! Get the scoop here.
 
Check Us out in Crane Hotline
Our qualified rigging level 2 class is the Rigging Spotlight of the January edition.
Have a Safe Day,  

If you have an idea for a future segment, story 

or tech tip, email newsletter@cranetech.com and we
will see what we can do to shed more light on the
subject. Remember, Safety through Education
is more than our motto, it is our guiding principle.

 

 

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