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Plant Operations Awareness

Course Information

The purpose of this Plant Operations Awareness Plant Safety course is to provide candidates with knowledge regarding potential hazards associated with construction plants during their normal operations and movements. This includes the importance of vehicle and pedestrian segregation and the planning for provision for health and safety during these operations. The course will cover content to assist in mitigating the risk from a range of associated plants.
Course Requirements
Relative plant to be provided by the client.

Who should attend ?

This plant safety course is suitable for operatives, supervisors, and managers who may be required to work in close proximity to the construction plant for site operations during various site activities, which may include the loading and unloading of vehicles or working platforms, excavations, lifting operations, and transportation of materials and resources.
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Plant Operations Awareness Course Aims

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and understanding of safe practices during plant and vehicle operations to minimise the risk to the workforce, identify hazards and risks associated with non-compliance with procedures, and also be able to assess the risks and take appropriate action as required. This includes current legislation and guidance.
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Learning Outcomes

Here is a brief overview of the content of training.
  • Identify roles and responsibilities for safe operations
  • Describe regulatory requirements and guidance associated with plant operations
  • Identify plant types, limitations, hazards and stability factors
  • Describe types of workplace hazards and causes of accidents
  • Describe risk control measures
  • Identify effective communication methods and reporting lines
  • Legal responsibilities associated with plant operations
  • Identification of hazards, causes and accidents with varying plant/vehicles
  • Workplace segregation procedures
  • Safe working practices when working close to plant movements
  • Hand signals for plant operations
  • Risk assessments – identification of Risk and Control measures
  • Reporting procedures
  • Theory test

CITB Grants

Please Note:
This course is not eligible for grant.

CITB Grant Course Code: N/A - Not eligible for grant.

Workforce Skills Support has CITB Approved status delivering CITB Assured Courses as listed in the Construction Training Directory. We are recognised by CITB as well as the British Construction Industry as a training provider who can deliver good quality training that meets the industry approved standards. We are part of the CITB’s automated grant payments system, making it easier for employers to book courses with us for their workers and be reimbursed for it.

Please note: There is a cap on how many times an employer can claim a Short duration course achievement grant. Check the CITB website for information on the amount of claims allowed based on your last levy return.

If a candidate has been paid grant for a particular course in a lifetime, they will not be eligible for grant again for the same course, unless it has specific refresher standards published on the short duration course register.

If refresher course standards do exist for a particular course, then only one refresher is grant eligible in a lifetime for each candidate.

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