CPCS Slinger/Signaller (A40) - Open Course

You will cover the following learning objectives on your Slinger Signaller course:

• The nature of the sector of industry and your role and responsibilities as a slinger signaller.
• The purpose of differing types of lifting equipment and lifting accessories, basic construction, uses and applications, characteristics and terminology.
• Manufacturers requirements as per technical data, other types of information source and relevant regulations and legislation.
• Interpret and extract information on all relevant documentation.
• Undertake all pre-use checks on non-specialist lifting equipment (relevant to the endorsement) and identify non-serviceable accessories.
• Identify specialist lifting accessories relevant to the endorsement.
• Explain when additional skills and knowledge for lifting operations may be required.
• Procedures for placing non-serviceable items out-of-service.
• Confirm methods of communication with the machine operator.
• Identify centres of gravity and weights of loads.
• Prepare and ready the area of operation and maintain exclusion zones.
• Choose the relevant lifting accessory for a given load.
• Explain actions required for hazards including underground and overhead services.
• Secure and detach various types of load to the requisite lifting hooks using the relevant lifting accessories and procedures.
• Ensure load balance, security and integrity.
• Guide and control the movement of loads to different types of location.
• Explain the importance and locations of positions of safety for a slinger and other personnel.
• Use and comply with a range of communication procedures.
• Provide directions where the machine operator cannot observe the full path of the load.
• Maintain safe working situations.
• Assess and confirm that the area for machine movement is suitable for manoeuvring activities and contains suitable locations to undertake marshalling duties.
• Control loads during pick-and-carry duties (endorsement A, D and E).
• Carry out out-of-service, storing and securing procedures.

You will take both a theory and practical assessment for your CPCS Slinger Signaller course.
You will take a theory assessment in the form of the CPCS verbal test. You need to achieve 80%, plus full marks on any mandatory questions to pass the standard set in the theory test.
Your practical test will assess your operating ability through practical activities based on the core skills needed to operate safely and effectively as a Slinger Signaller.

What qualification will I get on the CPCS Slinger Signaller course?

• CPCS Trained Operator Card (red card) on passing the CPCS technical tests.
• CITB National Construction College e-certificate, available on request from CITB.

You will need the following to enrol on a CPCS Slinger Signaller course:

• CITB health, safety and environment test (supervisor or managers and professionals level) passed no more than two years before the course start date
• Good understanding of spoken and written English.

Special Considerations

The delegate can have additional time for their theory test which is a verbal or taped verbal test. If a translator is required, this will incur additional costs and will need to be arranged in advance.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding support during the course, please contact our team on 0800 0213 263.