Who Attends

This course is aimed at any person who is involved in the movement of vehicles, covering health, safety and practical lessons on how to move a vehicle in a safe manner.

Overview

The training is a blend of theoretical and practical, hands-on study. Taking this course will reduce potential accidents, incidents and near events involving moving plant and vehicles on construction sites.

Course Details

This is a 1 day course but in that time you’ll be able to safely marshal a vehicle as per the traffic management plan and gain an understanding of theory behind the Important of marshalling safely.

Course Content

• To raise awareness of the dangers caused by moving plant
• To understand current legislation and best practice
• Outline the hierarchy of controlling plant and vehicle movement on site
• To put into practice the principles of safe movement of plant, particularly reversing vehicles on site
• Understand organizational duties and procedures on site
• Have a good understanding of signs and signals, approved hand signals and different forms of communication
• Environmental considerations

Benefits

Upon completion of the course you will have an understanding of:

• The hazards associated with moving plant and vehicles around a construction site
• How to communicate and direct plant using hand signals and two communication equipment.
• Outline the hierarchy of controlling plant and vehicle movement on site
• Increased staff awareness of the dangers of moving plant and vehicles and how mitigate against the dangers.

Course Length

1 Day.