Contains NEW AFS For 2025
The course is updated with the latest AFS for 2025 called AFS:2023
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Since 2007, the Swedish Work Environment Authority has required that all crane operators, load switchers and signallers have training in order to use lifting devices and lifting equipment. Requirements Competence training gives the participant the right knowledge to prevent accidents and reduce the risks of ill health and accidents in the workplace. The risks associated with lifting devices require documented training and a driving licence in accordance with AFS 2006:6, § 29
Section 16 An employer who allows an employee or temporary worker to use work equipment in accordance with section 15 shall have documentation of the employee's practical and theoretical knowledge with regard to the safe use of the equipment. A worker who is not covered by the first paragraph but who uses work equipment as referred to in section 15 at a common workplace shall have the corresponding documentation available at the workplace.
Target group
The course is aimed at anyone who uses lifting equipment in their work, such as load switchers and signalmen, or those who will be using e.g. traverses, mobile cranes, tower cranes, column lifts, telehandlers. The course is also aimed at supervisors and safety representatives who should be able to plan the work with and around lifting equipment.
Accident statistics
Every year, the Swedish Work Environment Authority receives around 700 reports of accidents at work involving the use of lifting equipment. Approximately half of the reported lost-time accidents result in sick leave of more than 14 days.
Pick from course content
Laws and regulations - As a member of the European Union (EU), Sweden must transpose EC directives into Swedish regulations.
The EU rules for workers' safety and health are set out in a framework directive which provides the basic
rules for safety at work.
Risks - Accidents and incidents occur when lifting devices are used incorrectly. This may involve using a lifting device more frequently or for heavier loads than intended. Lifting devices have a limited lifetime depending on the time and method of use.
Examination & risk assessment - Section 3 Working conditions must be examined and risks assessed when lifting devices and equipment are to be used.
Lifting equipment - We go through different lifting equipment and what they are used for and how they are connected.
Maintenance & inspection - A lifting device and a lifting accessory must be maintained and subjected to continuous supervision and daily
checks when in use.
A lifting accessory must be inspected and function tested each time it is put into service after having been
dismantled
Systematic work environment management - Good working conditions and a good working environment benefit everyone and are something that everyone in the workplace must
contribute to achieving. It can be about creating order and routines and agreeing on what
what applies.
Signals & Equipment - Section 4 Employers and hirers must ensure that workers
are fully and repeatedly informed and instructed about the signs, the
markings and signals used in the workplace
Certificate after completion of the course
After the course you take an online test and if you pass the test you will immediately receive a certificate that you can either save on your mobile phone, computer or print out.
Fall protection
About fall protection training
Do you work at a height of over two metres? Are you a supervisor who supervises work that takes place above two metres?
In Sweden, falls account for about one in three workplace accidents, which means that they are also by far the most common type of accident on construction sites.
Work environment legislation requires that everyone who carries out construction work at a height of 2 metres or higher where there is a risk of falling must be trained in fall protection.
Building or civil engineering works with inadequate fall protection at heights of 2 metres or more may result in a penalty of SEK 400,000
The training follows the Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations based on, among other things, AFS 2001:3 § use of personal protective equipment. It is important that the employer ensures that the information given to the employee about the equipment is understood correctly. It is also important that the worker has understood the contents of the instructions. It is advantageous if the purchaser and stockist are also involved in the information (§§ 10-12)
The aim of the training is to:
Provides participants with the basic principles and knowledge of the type of equipment required for different types of work and is aimed at anyone who works at height (with a fall height of over two metres), e.g. on roofs, scaffolding or in lifts.
The training covers the following points in particular:
- Fall accidents
- Types of fall protection
- Personal Fall Protection
- Work on roof snow shoveling
- Use of personal protective equipment
- Sanctions
- Use of work equipment
- Safety culture
- Systematic work environment management (risk assessment)
- Laws and regulations
- Building and civil engineering
Target group
Anyone working at heights above 2 metres
Time allocation
3 - 6 hours depending on previous education, computer skills and work experience.
Course certificate
Course certificates can be printed immediately after successful completion of the training.