Banksman and Yardshunter training
This one-day course teaches delegates about the safe passage of reversing vehicles in confined spaces.
It combines classroom-based learning with practical exercises to help delegates learn to identify on-site dangers. This course is aimed at yardsmen, yardshunters, banksmen, traffic controllers and depot supervisors. By completing this course, delegates will meet the legal requirements under the Health & Safety At Work Act and Workplace Transport Safety HSG 136. This course is run by an accredited instructor.
- Course content
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- Awareness presentation
- The mechanical principles of reversing
- Promoting site safety
- Identifying dangerous areas within a site
- Demonstration of HSE/RTITB recommended code of signals
- Reversing around obstacles
- Reversing 90º left and right
- Legal considerations.
- Pre-requisites
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There are no pre-requisites for this course.
- Assessment
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No assessment but delegates receive a certificate of attendance.
- More details
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By completing this course, delegates will:
Meet the legal requirements under the Health & Safety At Work Act and Workplace Transport Safety HSG 136. This course is run by an accredited instructor.