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CITY & GUILDS 6159
WINTER MAINTENANCE UNIT 680 HEALTH & SAFETY

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All those involved with Winter Maintenance

AIMS

This programme is aimed at both existing Winter Service Operatives, who need re-assessment to re-new their registration and for new or inexperienced operatives who are seeking registration for the first time:-

CONTENT

The unit covers eight knowledge and one practical outcome/s:

  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Management of health and safety at work regulations
  • Provision and use of work of equipment regulations
  • Personal protective equipment regulations
  • Manual handling regualtions
  • First Aid at work regulations
  • Control of substances hazardous to health regulations
  • Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
  • The health & safety ( safety , signs and signals) regulations
  • Winter maintenance risk assessment
  • Working practices
  • Driver's duties and pre-start checks
  • Drivers hours and working hours
  • Use of de-icing operations
  • Emergency procedures
  • Snow clearing at level crossing
  • Snow ploughing
  • Loading plant
  • Vehicle familiarisation
  • Plough fitting-theory