Gregory Tonucci retired as a civilian Crane Operator and Rigger at the US Coast Guard station in Boston Massachusetts. During his twenty-two years with the Coast Guard, he was given the opportunity to create and design training courses for Mobile Crane Operators, Forklift Operators, Overhead Crane Operators, and present Basic Rigging Training for both the Coast Guard and civilian personnel.
Gregory Tonucci's instructional classes successfully train students with the skills needed to perform all material handling in a safe, comprehensive, and well thought out manner. He has provided training at many Coast Guard units and several civilian companies.
Before working at the Coast Guard, he was employed as a rigger for ten years at General Dynamics shipyard in Quincy, MA. There he acquired the vast knowledge necessary to rig loads correctly for Material Handling Operations. Gregory Tonucci continues training for the Coast Guard and civilian businesses through his company G Tonucci Crane & Rigging Training.
Below are summaries delineating three training options G Tonucci Crane & Rigging Training can provide for your business.
$1,190 Per Student
Training provided at the customer's "work site" operating their crane.
The crane operator class will consist of forty hours of training. Three days in a classroom and Two days working directly with each student operating your mobile crane.
Day one of the classroom training sessions will consist of basic and essential aspects of rigging that all crane operators must be familiar with. The rigging class topics are listed within. Days two and three, in the classroom, will concentrate on all characteristics of mobile cranes with a strong emphasis on setting up the crane properly and how to calculate and interpret crane load charts.
On days four and five the students will work directly with the company's crane. Each student will have equal time at the crane's controls lifting practice loads.
The following topics are thoroughly discussed in the Crane Operator Training:
- Follow ASME B30.5 and OSHA 1926.1400
- Qualified rigging training
- Mobile crane hand signals
- Crane inspection (daily and monthly)
- Crane operators responsibilities
- Crane types and components
- Setting up a crane properly
- Working near power lines
- Causes of accidents and how to avoid them
- How to pick and carry loads safely
- Critical lifts
- Hoisting personnel
- Conditions that reduce capacity
- Areas of operation
- How to read and fully comprehend load charts
The Crane Operator Training will have six written exams:
- Sling angle test
- Rigging selection test
- Hand signal test
- Rigging test
- Crane load chart tests
- Final crane operator test
Each student will receive a Mobile Crane and Rigging handbook, Riggers capacity card and Hand signal card.
The new Crane Operator must further train with the company's certified crane operator until the company deems the individual fully qualified to operate a crane.
$190 Per Student
Training provided at customer's “work site”
Each student will learn basic rigging procedures and how and when to use a particular rigging item.
The following is a list of topics thoroughly discussed:
- Following applicable OSHA standards
- Mobile crane hand signals
- Logging and inspection of rigging gear
- Wire rope (components, classifications, grades, cores, lays, rotation resistant rope)
- Estimating and calculating load’s center of gravity
- How to determine sling angle stress
- Proper use of sling bridles
- Sheaves
- Wire rope clips
- Wedge sockets
- Chain
- Round and Web slings
- Hooks
- Shackles
- Eye bolts
- Working near power lines
- Mechanical advantage
- Volume and Area
- Shock loading
- Inspection and weight testing
The Rigging Training will include four tests:
- Sling angle test
- Rigging selection test
- Hand signal test
- Final rigging test
Each student will receive a Rigging handbook, Rigging capacity card and Hand signal card
$190 Per Student
Training provided at customer's “work site” operating their forklift.
Forklift training consists of four hours in the classroom covering all mandatory training requirements listed in OSHA standard 1910.178. A final written test will be given and each new operator must successfully complete a practical exam with the unit’s forklift maneuvering through a series of cones and lifting, stacking, and placing pallets.
The following topics will be thoroughly discussed:
- Forklift accidents and safety practices
- Components of forklifts
- Definitions
- Designs of forklifts
- Safety items
- Differences between forklifts and autos
- Completing an operator’s daily checklist
- Fork blades
- Name plates
- Capacity
- Stability triangle
- Overturning the forklift
- Railroad tracks
- Tire pressure
- Parking the truck
- Operating in trailers
- Estimating load weight
- Load center calculations
Each student will receive a Forklift handbook.
A license to operate a forklift will be presented to all students that successfully pass the training.