Vehicle Safety at Work and Banksman Awareness
Understand your legal obligations, learn how to stay safe and carry out banksman duties with our CPD accredited course.
Stay safe on site and learn the international Banksman signaling system with ease
Every year, there are over 5000 accidents involving transport in the workplace. About 50 of these result in people being killed. The main causes of injury are people falling off vehicles or being struck or crushed by them. Our course helps operatives working on a commercial site learn how to stay safe and understand universal signalling when working around HGV’s so they can comply with health & safety regulations and ensure the safety of themselves and others on site.
This course contains a banksman awareness section that provides guidance to allow you to understand a banksman’s duties, how to correctly perform your duties and universal signaling that is used throughout the UK and Europe.
This course is a CPD accredited course and can be counted towards your continuous professional development.
What Will You Learn?
This short online course is designed to give you an overview of vehicle safety at work which will help you to stay safe and ensure both you and your employer follow HSE guidelines.
The banksman awareness section within this course covers the banksman's role and the universal signals used throughout the UK and Europe. It's recommended that all those working within the industry understand the signals to help ensure their own safety.
Course curriculum
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1
Introduction
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Welcome
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Accessing Student Support
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Introduction
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2
Workplace Transport
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What is workplace transport?
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Site Safety
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Workplace transport Test
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3
General principles for safe traffic routes
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Safe traffic routes
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What does ‘reasonably practicable’ mean?
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The need to use temporary traffic routes
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General principles of safe traffic routes Test
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4
Site Safety
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Visibility for drivers and pedestrians
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Speeds and speed limits
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Workplace Signs, Markings and Signals
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Workplace Lighting
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Site safety Test
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5
Banksman Awareness
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Reversing & Banksman Introduction
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What is a banksman?
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Banksman - The Duties
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Banksman Awareness Test
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6
Banksman Signals
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Start Position
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Right Position
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Left Position
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Move Towards Position
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Move Backwards Position
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Raise Position
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Lower Position
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Horizontal Position
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Vertical Position
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Stop Position
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Danger Position
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End Position
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Banksman signals Test
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7
Course Summary
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Workplace Safety Summary
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Workplace Transport Safety Booklet
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Universal Banksman Signals Guide
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End of course questionnaire
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Who Would Benefit From This Course?
This course will benefit any person who works on a commercial site where vehicles are present. It is of paramount importance that any person who works in this type of environment understands how to stay safe and has a clear understanding of a banksman’s signals so they can react accordingly.
Our course will ensure that you are fully aware of the legislation and guidance surrounding site safety.
Accreditation
Upon completion of this course, you will automatically receive a certificate of completion accredited by NTP Online Learning.
This course is CPD accredited therefore you will also be awarded a CPD certificate.
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You have access to the course for a whole year so you can study at a pace that suits you
Course Access for Multiple People
If you are a company that would like to purchase course access for more than one person please use the live chat to contact us or call our team on 01406 424500 to place your order.
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