Course description
The movement of vehicles around sites and supporting excavation operations within the utility environment can pose some of the largest risks to personnel in the construction environment. Quinn’s Training Services’ Banksperson course is one of our most popular courses.
Specially tailored to the needs and requirements of your employees, this course will provide them with the theory and knowledge needed to safely direct and control the movement and operations of excavation plant on and around the work site.
This course is EUSR approved and the qualification can be added to a candidate's EUSR card.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This qualification is for candidates who are to be involved in working plant and excavation activities on construction sites
Prerequisites
None required
Outcome / Qualification etc.
On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Discuss planning using company documents and work instructions
- Discuss the methods that can be used to control safe excavating
- Identify the different services and detecting locators available
- Understand safe digging techniques and the different methods of excavation safety
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of a Banksperson and Excavator Operators
- Demonstrate Banksperson duties including hand signals and verbal instructions.
- Understand suitable actions and procedures for when things go wrong
- Understand the legal regulations that must be complied with
Training Course Content
The QTS Banksperson Course covers the following areas of learning:
- Plan and prepare resources to direct plant
- Control safe excavating methods
- Comply with HSG47 in relation to excavation tasks
- Position and demarcate plant on site
- Control excavation plant work areas
- Comply with relevant legislation
- Health and Safety responsibilities
Why choose Quinns Training Services Limited
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