This Banksman Training course is an awareness-level course that helps learners understand how to fulfil their role of supporting safe vehicle and mobile plant operations. It is suitable for banksmen in a range of industries and for various types of vehicle and mobile plant operations.
 
Aims and Objectives
• The role of banksmen in the safe guidance of vehicles and mobile plant.
• The relevant legislation and guidance for safe vehicle operations.
• The duties that employers have regarding the safe management of vehicles and mobile plant, and how banksmen can play an important part in the control measures for safe vehicle operations.
• How to prepare for being a banksman. This includes receiving work-specific training in the safe systems of work, including onsite areas and operations of vehicles.
• How to fulfil their banksman role safely. This includes safe positioning, use of any aids for visibility (e.g. cameras or mirrors), use of PPE (like high visibility vests and safety helmets), and use of any other equipment (e.g. radios).
• How banksmen should effectively coordinate with and guide the drivers or operators of vehicles and mobile plant. This includes establishing a consistent and agreed system of signalling and method of communication.
• The visual and verbal signals that banksmen may use to guide drivers during operations, as set out by the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996.
 
Course Contents
• Part 1 - Introduction to Banksman Training
• Part 2 - Safe Management of Vehicles and Mobile Plant
• Part 3 - Communication and Signals
• Part 4 - Training, Visibility Aids, and PPE
• Part 5 - Practical Assessment
 
Suitable For
Banksman Training course is aimed at anyone who'll be fulfilling the role of a banksman for work activities involving vehicles and mobile plant.