Lift Truck Safety Awareness – Managers and Supervisors

Duration

One day.

Maximum number of candidate’s – 12

Aim

Our managing and supervising material handling equipment (MHE) operations course will enable the managers and supervisors in your business to identify their responsibilities with regards to material handling equipment operations, and will enable them to identify steps that can be taken to minimise risk related to MHE in your workplace.

Objectives

At the end of the course the candidate will:

• Understand the relevant health and safety regulations, guidance and standards.
• Understand the importance of pre use inspections and check sheets.
• Be able to recognise operator safety and training requirements.
• Offer a safe working environment for the workforce.

Theory

What the candidate should know:

• Relevant legislation including HSWA, PUWER, LOLER.
• Operator’s safety code – “Safety in Working With Lift Trucks
• Manager and supervisors responsibilities.
• Operator training and keeping training records up to date.

Course structure

1. Introduction
   Facilities, objectives.
2. The Importance of Supervising MHE operations.

    

3. Walking the Floor

    

4. Legislation, standards and guidance
   HSWA, PUWER, LOLER, PPE, L117.
5. Manager and Supervisor Responsibilities
   Supervisor qualifications, experience and qualities’, operator observation’s, documentation, responsibilities’, communication.
6. Operator Training
   Levels of operating training, experience, practical skills test, certification, specific job training, familiarisation training, authority to operate, refresher training.
7. Operational Safety
   A tour around appropriate areas of the facility, review.
8. Course Assessment
   Individual written tests with explanation of pass requirements.
   Individual practical inspection assessments with explanation of pass requirements.
   Failure means applicant will have to re-sit the course on another day.
   A RTITB accredited certificate of training will be issued for candidates.