Banksman and Vehicle Movement Safety Training
COURSE OVERVIEW
About this programme
Practical training for personnel who guide reversing vehicles and mobile plant, manage blind spots and maintain safe separation between people and equipment.
The programme equips appointed banksmen with the communication and positioning skills needed to guide vehicle and mobile-plant movements safely. Participants learn site traffic risks, exclusion zones, standard signals, blind-spot control, safe positioning, stop-work authority and coordination with drivers and operators.
PRICING
Excluded SST. Final pricing confirmed at enquiry.
IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU
Who should attend and entry requirements
Who should attend
- Appointed banksmen and spotters
- Traffic marshals and logistics personnel
- Construction, warehouse, port and yard workers
- Drivers, mobile-plant operators and supervisors
Entry requirements
- Able to communicate clearly with drivers/operators
- Adequate eyesight and hearing for the work environment
- Physically fit for site duties
- Able to understand site traffic rules and standard signals
- Required high-visibility clothing and PPE
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Learning outcomes and course modules
Learning outcomes
- Identify vehicle-movement hazards and blind spots
- Set and maintain safe exclusion zones
- Use agreed standard hand signals
- Position themselves safely during manoeuvres
- Maintain communication and stop unsafe movement
- Coordinate pedestrian and vehicle interfaces
Key modules
- Banksman roles and responsibilities
- Site traffic hazards and blind spots
- Vehicle and pedestrian segregation
- Safe positioning and escape routes
- Standard hand signals
- Communication failures and stop-work action
- Practical manoeuvring exercises
CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION
What you receive and how it's recognised
Interactive theory, demonstrations, site scenarios, guided signalling practice and practical assessment.
Knowledge check and practical demonstration of positioning, communication and signalling.
Certificate of Attendance and/or Achievement upon successful practical assessment.
Employer/client specific; refresher training is recommended after incidents, performance concerns or changes to site arrangements.
Industry skills programme; any port, construction or client-specific acceptance must be confirmed for the exact course.
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