Mobile Plant Risk Assessment

Course Details

The objective of this course is to protect people at work against risks associated with Mobile Plant by ensuring the identification of hazards, and the assessment and control of risks arising from exposure to the hazards.

As such, this course aims to provide the participant with the knowledge and skill required to safely and efficiently conduct a Hazard Assessment and Risk Control on Mobile items of Plant, in a working environment.

Topics Covered

This course is divided into a half day theory and a half day practical session, and covers the following:

• Legislation and Required Documentation

• Safety Practices

• Hazard Identification

• Risk Control

• Practical Hazard Assessment and Risk Control on Various Items of Plant

• Equipment

Who should attend?

Managers or employees needing to conduct risk assessments on mobile plant within their own organisation.

Prerequisites

To participate in this course, a participant must have an understanding of:

• Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017.

• Code of Practice for Plant 2019

• Mobile Plant experience which could include operation, maintenance, supervision and implementation of plant.

What qualifications does this offer?

This course enables you to manage plant risk assessments for plant liable to your own organisation. You will receive a certificate of course attendance, however this is NOT a ‘licence to practice’ outside of your company policy.

You will be able to personally conduct a hazard assessment and risk control on an item of mobile plant and correctly complete the relevant procedure.