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Vehicle Banksman Training

This course is designed to train delegates in banksman vehicle control duties. It will make delegates aware of their legal responsibilities and take them through a safe system of work from meeting and briefing the incoming driver to determining the route to be followed then guiding the driver safely to the intended location.

Elements covered

• Why we train
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998
• Workplace Health Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
• Accidents and associated risks
• Risk assessment
• Personal risk assessment
• Safe system of work
• Banksman responsibilities
• Banksman signals
• Managing vehicle safety
• Full practical training
• Theory and practical testing

 Criteria required for training to commence

• Classroom for theory with table chairs and an electrical socket
• Appropriate vehicle (no smaller than a transit van) in sound mechanical condition