🏗️ Overhead Crane Training: Why It’s Essential for Safe and Compliant Lifting Operations

In busy warehouses, factories, and workshops, overhead cranes play a vital role in moving heavy loads efficiently and safely. But with great lifting power comes great responsibility—and risk. Improper use of overhead cranes can lead to serious injuries, costly equipment damage, and breaches of health and safety law.

That’s where Overhead Crane Training from Kentra Training comes in.

🚨 Why Overhead Crane Training Matters

Operating an overhead crane might look simple from the ground, but it requires specific knowledge, skill, and awareness. Training is not just a box-ticking exercise—it’s about:

• Preventing accidents caused by poor load control or miscommunication

• Improving efficiency in material handling operations

• Complying with legal standards, such as LOLER and PUWER

• Extending equipment life through correct usage and routine checks

Whether you’re a new operator or refreshing your certification, proper training ensures every lift is safe and controlled.

🎯 Who Needs This Training?

Our Overhead Crane Training course is ideal for:

• Warehouse and factory workers

• Maintenance and engineering teams

• Manufacturing operatives

• Supervisors overseeing lifting tasks

We train novice’s, refresher and tests plus experienced users, tailoring the content to meet the needs of individuals and teams.

📚 What’s Covered in the Course?

At Kentra Training, with our own accreditation or NPORS registered course delivers both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Topics include:

• Legal responsibilities (LOLER & PUWER)

• Understanding crane components and safe systems of work

• Daily inspection and maintenance checks

• Load assessment and weight calculations

• Slinging and signalling basics (when relevant)

• Safe lifting practices and movement controls

• Communication during lifting operations

• Emergency procedures

Training is delivered by experienced instructors in a relaxed but professional setting, with plenty of time for questions and hands-on learning.

✅ Certification and Assessment

Upon successful completion of the course and assessment, candidates receive an NPORS Overhead Crane Operator Card, demonstrating competence and compliance with UK industry standards.

Candidates successfully completing this course will receive one of the following:

• Kentra Training course validation and plastic (credit card size) ID card
• NPORS traditional registration and plastic ID card N104 Overhead Crane

This is an important certification for anyone operating lifting equipment in a commercial or industrial setting.

🔧 Flexible Training at Your Site

We can deliver this training at your premises using your own crane setup, ensuring familiarity with your specific equipment. This helps your operators learn in the environment where they’ll actually be working.

Through the year we are running our blogs in line with our 2025 desk calendar – June is Cranes and Lifting Month, follow us this month as we run through each one of the courses in greater detail: 

📞 Ready to Lift Your Team’s Skills?

If you’re looking to boost workplace safety and meet your legal obligations, Overhead Crane Training is essential. Kentra Training has over 25 years’ experience in delivering expert, accredited training to businesses across the UK.

📅 Contact us to book your course or learn more.

📞 Call us: 01606 832 556
📧 Email: office@kentratraining.co.uk 
🌐 Book online: Get in Touch

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Thank you for reading our blog about Overhead Crane Training, for more details you can also check out our other blogs:

N104 Official NPORS Overhead Crane Training

Overhead Crane – our A 2 Z of Safety Training

N104 Overhead Crane Course Details

NPORS Overhead Crane

Our awarding body is National Plant Operators Registration Scheme – NPORS.com