Description
Improve workplace safety with our Banksman Training Online Course, designed for anyone responsible for directing and guiding vehicles safely on site. This comprehensive Banksman e-learning course helps learners understand the risks associated with vehicle movements and provides the knowledge needed to reduce reversing accidents and maintain a safe working environment.
During the course, you’ll learn about the three main types of reversing accidents, including injuries to pedestrians, damage to workplace property, and damage to street furniture, as well as other common vehicle-related hazards. You’ll also discover how risk assessments, safe systems of work, and the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) help prevent accidents.
The course explains the roles and responsibilities of a Banksman (Vehicle Marshal) and provides an overview of the key UK health and safety legislation relating to vehicle movements in the workplace. It also covers the duties of drivers, ensuring both drivers and banksmen understand how to work together safely and effectively.
Finally, you’ll learn how to carry out vehicle safety checks and use the industry-standard hand and verbal signals required to guide vehicles safely during reversing and manoeuvring operations.
Durations: 40 Minutes
Who is this for?
The Banksman online E-learning course is aimed at those in construction or heavy industry that are responsible for the movement of vehicles. This could include site supervisors or managers.
Banksman Training E-Learning Advantages
Online training is flexible, efficient and cost-effective, so candidates can progress through the modules at their own pace, in their own time, making it easy to fit the training around their work and personal life.
Understanding why problems occur and having the tools to solve common problems quickly will ensure work runs smoothly.
What You’ll Learn
- Common causes of reversing and vehicle movement accidents.
- Roles and responsibilities of a Banksman (Vehicle Marshal).
- Risk assessments, safe systems of work, and PPE requirements.
- UK health and safety legislation for vehicle marshalling.
- Safe working practices for drivers and banksmen.
- Vehicle safety checks before manoeuvring.
- Standard hand and verbal signals used by Banksmen.
This Banksman Training Online course is ideal for construction, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, and other workplaces where vehicles and pedestrians operate in the same environment. Successfully completing the course helps improve site safety, reduce the risk of accidents, and promote compliance with workplace health and safety requirements.
