Blocking and Cribbing

Course Description 

Much work requires lifting tools such as hydraulic jacks, cranes, and truck hoists. Because these lifting tools are used so frequently and are usually reliable, you may forget that any lifting tool can potentially fail. However, if you happened to be under a load during such a failure, chances are you would be injured or killed. That is why raised equipment must be appropriately blocked or cribbed. This course is designed to teach general blocking and cribbing safety principles and demonstrate how those principles are applied. This course is ideal for anyone who works with heavy equipment or performs blocking and cribbing.

Course Objectives  

• Recognize the necessity for blocking and cribbing. 
• Recall how to select safe materials and equipment for blocking and cribbing.
• Identify general blocking and cribbing safety principles. 

Course Duration

13 minutes

Target Audience 

Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product  

Requisite Knowledge 

None