Hoist Hire Services Ltd
For more than 25 years, is the South West region’s leading Construction Hoist Hire provider covering the South West Quadrant of the UK, South Wales & the Midlands
Familiarisation and Training
We believe that our training and development programme sets us apart from our competitors. Whilst others seek the minimum in terms of education, and do not always attain qualifications of any kind, we strive for the maximum in terms of both.
Hoist User Familiarisation
‘Hoist User Familiarisation’ is site and Hoist specific and is offered by us as part of the handover process for hired Hoists to demonstrate the safe method of operation of the Hoist in its installed configuration. The ‘Hoist User Familiarisation’ process takes approx. 20-30 mins with no more than 3 people to be familiarised at a time (additional sessions can be arranged). All the attendees must be minimum 18 years old.
We also provide copy documentation of bullet point notes relating to our verbalised ‘User Familiarisation Guidance Notes’ which, following completion of each process, we sign to say we have run through said points and the prospective ‘Operators’ also sign to say they have been advised. A copy of the signed Guidance Notes document is left with the responsible person on-site, and we retain a signed copy, on-file. This does not constitute ‘Training’, but, rather is as titled: ‘User Familiarisation’.
Formal Hoist Operator Training
An idea of a typical Training Day Schedule
09.00 – 09.30am
- Arrive on site for Hoist Operator Training
09:30 – 11.00am
- Assessor to provide 1 and 1/2 hours Theory on the following –
- * Introduction to the Industry
- * Site Safety Awareness
- * Hoists – Names of Components / Purpose and Use of Control
- Familiarise Operator’s Handbook / Codes of Practice / Legislative Documents
- Ensuring Hoist is Stable and Safe prior to use
- Checking Hoist Way Protection is in use
- Checking Gates and Safety Devices are Functioning
- Identifying Hoist(s) Capacity
- Manual Handling Techniques
- Pre-use, Running Procedures / Emergency Procedures
- Preparing the Hoist(s) for various Loads (Goods / Passenger)
- Travelling the Hoist / Identifying Limitations
- Precautions / Hazards
- Safe Working Parameters
- Placing the Hoist(s) in Out-of-Service Condition
11.00 – 11.15am
- Coffee Break
11.15am – 12.45pm
- Assessor to provide 1 and 1/2 hours Demonstration on Hoist(s)
- Function (All relevant points in the Theory section to be covered)
12.45 – 1.45pm
- Lunch Break
1.45 – 3.45pm
- Trainees to undertake a 2 Hour Appraisal with a Written Test
(All points above to be clearly understood and demonstrated in order to complete the module)
This is a one day training (certified) course.
The course provided would be from one of the following 4 categories, according to Hoist type and classification:
A20:A Rack and Pinion Goods Hoist
A20:B Rack and Pinion Passenger/Goods Hoist
A20:C Rope Hoist
A20:D Transport Platform
For the module to be completed successfully, the assessor must be fully satisfied each trainee is able to safely operate the Hoist(s). Subject to successfully completing this course, respective Certification is issued through SSG Training & Consultancy, quantifying that they have attended and passed the course. This Training, when applied with a dedicated Hoist operator, by nature will minimise risk of mis/incorrect use with resulting Hoist stoppages/downtime.
Max 3 persons to attend per course.
IPAF - Hoist Operator Training
This course instructs an operator to operate the Construction Hoist (CH), with full knowledge of the controls of the equipment and they are able to carry out pre-use/daily inspections and perform the emergency descent (when applicable).
The course types available are:
Construction Hoist (CH)
Passenger Hoist (PH)
Construction Goods Hoist (CGH)
Transport Platform (TP)
Certification from the course is supplied by the internationally standard PAL Card and has a course duration of 1 day minimum.
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