Vehicle Banksman Operations

What topics are covered by the course?

Course Content • Current Legislation - (HASAWA 1974 / PUWER 1998 / Safety Signs & Siganls Regs 1996) • Delegates issued with an operators handbook • HSE Operator safety video – Dead Slow • Understanding roles of the driver and banksman • Understanding the key issues arising out of reversing and manoeuvring • Identify areas of danger for reversing vehicles • Demonstrate recommended HSE code of signals and reversing procedure • Theoretical Assessment • Practical Assessment

Who should attend?

This course is designed to provide information and practice to help employees and employers meet their legal requirements and reduce the risk of expensive accidents when carrying out reversing manoeuvres in the workplace.

What will I be able to do on completion?

Be able to co-ordinate and guide vehicles on site

How will I be assessed?

Theoretical and Practical assessment

Course Title
Vehicle Banksman Operations

Course Introduction
This course is designed to provide information and practice to help employees and employers meet their legal requirements and reduce the risk of expensive accidents when carrying out reversing manoeuvres in the workplace. Every year a number of people are killed and seriously injured on company sites due to a lack of training and supervision in manoeuvring activities in the workplace. Training is an essential first step in reducing damage and injury. PUWER 1998 (9) requires all people who guide such equipment, to receive adequate training to supervise / manage it’s safe use.


Who Should Attend
Any person (banksman / yardman) who is responsible for assisting in the manoeuvring and loading / unloading vehicles within the scope of any working activity they are employed to carry out.

Guide Price: £195+VAT Per Person


Delivery: Other
Category: Banksman
Duration: 1 Day
Qualification: NPORS Accredited

This course is conducted at:

  • Adapt (UK) Training Services Limite

    Adapt (UK) Training Services Limite

    Unit 80 North Mersey Business Centre
    L33 7UY