Hoisting Personnel with Cranes

Última actualización: octubre 5, 2026

6 modules
14 pages
about 20 minutes

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Hoisting Personnel with Cranes

Lección 1

Curso interactivo

For employers, crane operators and platform occupants: when hoisting people with a crane is allowed, set-up and the 50 percent capacity limit, personnel platform and rigging criteria, trial lifts and proof tests, and safe work practices in the platform.

What this certificate covers

This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1431. It is not an OSHA card or license, it is not crane operator certification or qualification, and it does not make anyone a competent person or qualified person. Section 1926.1431 has no training requirement of its own; its requirements are supplemental to the other requirements of Subpart CC, which still apply. Before hoisting personnel, your employer must still hold the pre-lift meeting required by 29 CFR 1926.1431(m) to review the applicable requirements of the section and the procedures that will be followed, attended by the equipment operator, signal person (if used for the lift), employees to be hoisted, and the person responsible for the task to be performed, held prior to the trial lift at each new work location and repeated for any employees newly assigned to the operation.

What you will learn

Decide when hoisting personnel with a crane is allowed
Set up the equipment and stay within the capacity limit for personnel lifts
Check the personnel platform and its rigging
Run the trial lift, proof test and pre-lift meeting
Follow safe work practices while in the platform

What you get

About 20 minutes, on your phone or computer, read out loud as you go
Real photos, not cartoons
A hands-on drill: you make the calls, step by step, and see what happens
5 quick checks along the way, then a final quiz
A certificate with a QR code your employer can check online
A wallet card you can print and carry
A printable study guide (PDF)

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Course outline

When it is allowed: The last resort
Set-up, capacity and devices: Level, firm and half capacity
The platform and its rigging: Platform, loading and rigging
Trial lift and proof test: Test before people ride
In the platform: Work practices
On the job

Why it matters

7OSHA citations under 29 CFR 1926.1431 in the last 12 months

$23,592in current penalties

Source: OSHA enforcement data, refreshed after each sync.

Questions

What does Hoisting Personnel with Cranes cover?

You will be able to: decide when hoisting personnel with a crane is allowed; set up the equipment and stay within the capacity limit for personnel lifts; check the personnel platform and its rigging; run the trial lift, proof test and pre-lift meeting; follow safe work practices while in the platform.

Who is this course for?

It is written for crane operators, platform occupants and supervisors.

How long does it take?

About 20 minutes, on a phone or a computer. You can stop and pick up where you left off.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. Score 80% or better on the final quiz and you get a certificate with a code your employer can check.

Which OSHA rule is it based on?

Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1431. It is awareness training: it is not an OSHA card, and your employer still has to train you on their own equipment and plan.

Course facts

Who it is for: Crane operators, platform occupants and supervisors
Trainer: Marc Harvey, Site Safety Officer (OSHA 30, CPR, USACE CQM)
Time: about 20 minutes, on your phone or computer
Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1431 (official text)
Printable study guide (PDF) with the key points and practice questions, included with the course
Answer key with OSHA citations for trainers (trainer plans)
Facts checked word for word against the official text (1 sources)
29 CFR 1926.1431