Below is the list of Professional Courses we provide:

Abrasive Wheels Courses

Abrasive Wheels Training – some experience half day

Protective clothing
The relevant regulations
Awareness of hazards
Characteristics of an abrasive wheel
The marking system
Handling and storage
Inspecting wheels
Performing a ring test
Speed and speed conversion
Identifying components
Adjusting to work rest
Truing and dressing an abrasive wheel
General safety awareness

Abrasive wheels training – Novices

This course is a one day integrated training and assessment course for a maximum of six people.
The course for novices covers :-

Protective clothing
The relevant regulations
Awareness of hazards
Characteristics of an abrasive wheel
The marking system
Handling and storage
Inspecting wheels
Performing a ring test
Speed and speed conversion
Identifying components
Adjusting the work rest
Turning and dressing abrasive wheel
General safety awareness

B + E

Car and Trailer

Rules affecting driving licenses changed on January 1st 1997. The rules mainly affect new Drivers passing a car – driving test after that date, but are anything but easy to understand. The questions below should help you answer any queries you may have. To be really accurate you should check with the relevant Government bodies listed below for absolute clarification.

If your combination goes over 3.5 tonnes the driver will need category B+E as a minimum.

With B+E on your license, your vehicle and trailer can be over 3.5 tonnes. To work out how heavy you will need to find the manual or the Vehicle Identification Plate.

If the driver has only category B on their licence they will need to take a test in a B+E combination if they need to drive this type of Vehicle.

How long will it take to train a driver to B+E?
All drivers are different – some will learn quickly, others may take longer, we would recommend an assessment prior to training to determine the ideal course length – most drivers with car driving experience should be up to test.

Do I have to take a theory test for category B+E?
Fortunately no.

Lessons
Lesson are 4 hours long, the first lesson will also count as an assessment as to how long it will take to train to the required DSA standard.
Test fee £105.00 subject to change.

Please Note : we can only provide this service with your own vehicle and trailer.

Cat and Genny ( Cable Avoidance) Training Course

The course –
Most courses start between 8 and 9 am and finish at approximately 3 – 3.30om. this one day course will provide each delegate with the knowledge needed to safely and correctly operate a Basic Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) along with a Signal Generator (GENNY) when tracing underground services. As ’hands on’ training course each delegate will be allowed to sufficient time to trace and locate local underground services:

The requirements of the Regulations with respect to detecting and tracing underground services
Reasons for using locators hazards arising from the use of cable avoidance tools and signal generators and precautions which should be observed
Identification of types of cable avoidance tools and signal generators
Implications of damage, handling and transporting of equipment
Inspecting, calibration and testing of equipment
The methods of safe use of pipe and cable location equipment, along with basic locating techniques
Safe working practices

Upon successfully passing the written assessment at the end of the course, each delegate will be given a certificate of instruction and attendance of training

Refresher/re-test forklift course

This course is designed to give the trained and Certificated Forklift Operator whose licence is due for renewal a one day refresher course and test to renew his/her licence. Licences are valid for three years.

Maximum number of trainees per course – 3 –

A duration of One day is needed for this course

Course Structure

Introduction
Review of Operator safety code.
Forklift truck stability
Forklift Safety video
Theory test
Practical Basic skills test

On completion of the forklift training course the trainee will be able to:

Name all main components of the forklift truck
Carry out a Pre- shift inspection check and understand the importance of such checks
Operate the forklift truck within the safety limits defined by the manufacturer
Stack and de-stack from various heights with various loads safely
Manoeuvre a laden forklift truck ina narrow confined area.

All course notes, Certification and licences are included in quoted prices.

Extracts from the health and safety at work ACT 1974
Chapter 37 part one section 2c ( 15 May 1987)
It is the Employers duty to provide such information, instruction, training and supervision as is necessary to ensure, so far as in reasonably practicable, the health and safety at work of his employees.

Lorry loader (Hiab)

Theoretical -
Health and safety at work Act 1974
Provision and use of work equipment regulations 1998
Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations 1998
Pre-use checks & maintenance
Planning your job
Stability of the lorry loader
Hazards on construction sites – electricity and lorry loaders
The dos and don’ts of lorry loader operation
Selection of videos
Practical –
An introduction to the machine and controls
Pre – use checks & maintenance
Positioning the lorry loader
Lifting and transporting a load nearby
Lifting and transporting a load far distance
Basic hand signals
Basic slinging ( if the HIAB has hook attachment)
Stacking loads(if the HIAB has brick clamp attachment)
Bucket works & tipping (if the HIAB has a bucket grab attachment)
Assessments-
Theoretical assessment consisting of 25 questions
Practical & maintenance assessment based on a pointing system

Manual Handling

Course content –

The course is practical visual and inter-active; with ample opportunity to practise the movements under the supervision of the trainer and to discuss their application to participants own work. A course booklet and checklist are provided. They key elements of the course are:

Introduction and objectives

Employer obligations
Employee obligations

Spine and vertebrae structures
Types of injuries, skeletal, muscular
Effect of posture and load position

Lifting & lowering
Pushing & pulling

Video presentation

Practical application of movements

Review of applications session

Discussion o f application of principle to jobs

Scaffold Tower Training Course

Training gives successful delegates a five year competency certificate in the safe use and erection of mobile scaffold towers. The reason its now mandatory for any one working or using tower scaffolding is because of the ‘2005 working at height legislation’ was laid down by the HSE. In short, this legislation covers’ all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury’. In the part covering scaffold towers, the HSE state ‘ as an employer, you must ensure Scaffold towers are erected by trained and competent people who are following a safe method of work.

And aside from the safety element, the traing is worth the effort to arrange now for we are finding more and more companies asking us to provide training after they have found themselves unable to work on site because their operatives did not already have the training.

The course

Most courses start between 8 and 9am and finish approximately at 3 – 3.30pm. this includes a break for lunch. The course follows a strict agenda as set by NPDAS and includes both theoretical practical elements. In short, there is a theoretical lesson followed by a Q&A test (which delegates must pass), followed by a practical session in which delegates get to erect and dismantle a 4.2m tower. A full agenda is also attached.

Slinger Signaller Banksman

The course is designed to provide information and practice on the operational and legal requirements of carrying out lifting operations on a construction site, in a safe and controlled manner.

This information is essential to any person who intends to carry out lifting operations, whether as a Slinger/ Signaller, the person who is to attaching the load to the crane or as the competent person in charge of lifting operations on a large site.

Objectives:

Grasp a knowledge of basic slinging methods and where to obtain information and guidance on the approved methods of slinging
Understand the requirements of HASAW Act 1974, PUWER 1998 and LOLER 1998
Become competent in carrying out pre-use inspection of lifting accessories
Candidates will be able to identify the hazards associated with lifting operations
Become competent in selecting the correct equipment and safe method of slinging for loads commonly encountered in construction
Become competent in planning and performing a lifting operation using safe practices as laid down in Health and Safety legislation and guidance.

On completion candidate will receive a card from the relevant accrediting body.

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