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Safe Working Practices Around Plant Equipment

Cost: Call 0344 994 4433
Funding: CITB grant payable of £60 per person to eligible companies
Duration: 2 days
Locations: Nationwide. Employers can hold the course at the venue of their choice if they need 6-16 places. For details, email ncc.accountmanager@citb.co.uk
Dates: Call 0344 994 4433
Entry requirements: See below

A 2-day course for anybody who works with plant machinery.

Covers risk and safe working near other plant vehicles and/or obstructions, also excavation awareness and traffic/vehicle movements.

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Course content

  • Theory of excavator movements
  • Quick hitch best practice
  • Spoil characteristics
  • Underground and overground services
  • New Roads and Street Works: signing and guarding
  • Working at height near excavations
  • Safety signs and signals within vehicle movements
  • A banksperson's role and responsibilities 
  • Code of Practice
  • Manufacturers' instructions and guidance.

Teaching and assessment 

2 days of classroom-based practical activities.

What you get

CITB National Construction College e-certificate available on request.

Entry requirements

  1. Good spoken and written English.
  2. Valid form of ID. See accepted forms of ID.

By booking a course, you agree to follow our Terms and Conditions

Grants and funding

Grants are available for eligible employers. For further information please visit our grant pages.

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