When large vehicles and equipment need to be moved, their sheer size can result in limited visibility for the driver or operator.

A trained banksman, or signaller can provide important guidance to both drivers and pedestrians, making sure that risk is kept to a minimum.

This programme covers:

• The Role of a Banksman
• Hand Signals
• Safe Site, Safe Vehicle, Safe Driver

Manoeuvring large vehicles and equipment can present a multitude of hazards to those involved in the activity.

Fortunately, most accidents can be avoided by taking simple precautions and ensuring that everyone is alert and informed.

DURATION: 12 Minutes

Road safety is a major public safety issue. A large proportion of road travel is work-related, and research shows that work vehicles are involved in accidents at a higher rate than private vehicles.

This programme examines the important role played by all members of an organisation in avoiding accidents, including observing warning signs and maintaining strict adherence to company policy.

Topics included in the programme:

• The Role of the Organisation
• The Role of the Individual
• General Guidelines for Safe Driving
• Emergency Situations
• Safe Driving Policy

Work-related driving presents some significant safety challenges. But, with due care and attention accidents and injuries can and will be reduced.

RUNNING TIME: 7 Minutes

It should be the priority of every organisation, and every individual within an organisation, to protect the health and safety of their colleagues and the public, and to ensure their workplace minimises environmental damage, in all its forms.

This programme examines how organisations can be aware of their impact on the environment and methods that can be implemented to reduce environmental damage.

Topics included in the programme:

• Climate Change
• Emissions
• Waste management
• Pollution

Knowing the ways in which your workplace can affect the environment, and staying aware of the ways you can prevent environmental damage from your work, is the first step to creating a more eco-friendly workplace.

RUNNING TIME: 11 Minutes

Work on trenches and excavations carries numerous hazards and can pose a serious threat of injury and even death, if the risks are not properly assessed and guarded against.

The hazards of excavations can affect workers both above and below ground. These hazards include:

• Collapses that can crush or trap people within the excavation.
• Falls of equipment or soil into the excavation.
• Flooding.
• Slips, trips, and falls, including falls into the trench.
• Contact with buried service lines.
• Contact with overhead power lines.
• Hazards from gas, dust, or lack of oxygen.

DURATION: 12 Minutes

There are a variety of control measures that can be put into place to address the hazards of excavations.

There are three ways of controlling the risk of ground collapse:

• Trench shields,
• benching or battering,
• and ground support.

After an excavation has been dug, nobody should enter until an appropriate ground support system is in place.

RUNNING TIME: 4 Minutes

Identifying hazards is the first step before control measures can be implemented.

It’s necessary to identify the presence of any essential services at the site of the excavation.

This means any underground services such as

• gas,
• water,
• sewerage,
• or electricity lines.
• It also means overhead power lines.

RUNNING TIME: 4 Minutes

There are a number of things that should never be done while working on an excavation or trench.

By making sure everyone in the workplace is fully aware of all the potential hazards, remains aware throughout the work, and is vigilant about putting control measures in place, the risks of excavation can be minimised, and injuries and accidents prevented.

RUNNING TIME: 2 Minutes

An important consideration in excavation work is access to the excavation. It is imperative that there is a safe way of getting in and out of the trench.

An inspection of the site must be carried out before excavation work has begun and at the start of every shift of work, so that it can be assured that all hazards have been identified and controlled.

There should also be an inspection carried out whenever anything happens that could change the conditions or stability of the site.

RUNNING TIME: 2 Minutes

Forklifts – sometimes called Lift Trucks – are a common sight in many workplaces, and often make the lifting and transporting of goods and materials much easier and safer.

But without good safety practices and procedures in place forklifts can be very dangerous.  In fact, forklifts are a leading cause of workplace deaths and injuries.

A loaded forklift can weigh many tonnes, and do a lot of damage in the event of an accident.  In addition, they are frequently less stable than many other vehicles. 

This comprehensive forklift safety program covers:

• The main causes of Forklift Accidents
• Pre-Operational Checks
• Operational Checks
• Getting on and off
• Load Handling
• Picking up a load
• Setting down a load
• Fault discovery
• Speed and Stopping Distances
• Traffic Management and Pedestrian Traffic 

The objective of this program is to highlight the importance of operating Forklifts safely and by so doing, increase awareness of the standards for worker responsibility in observing and being active in daily safety procedures.

DURATION: 18 Minutes

A loaded forklift can weigh many tonnes, and do a lot of damage in the event of an accident.  In addition, they are frequently less stable than many other vehicles. This safety short gives you a quick overview of checks that should be performed before operating a forklift.

RUNNING TIME: 1 Minute

Accidents resulting from inadequate equipment and machine guarding cause some of the most traumatic injuries in the workplace today.   

This program covers the following:

• Why guards are used
• The risks associated with mechanical hazards
• The requirements for effective machine guarding
• The different types of guards and their functions
• Safe work practices when working with equipment and machinery.

Advances in technology, safety standards and risk management have all contributed to increasingly effective guards being used in the workplace today, but despite all these advances, horrific accidents still occur. 

When guards are not in place or when guards are not used correctly, people can be pulled into machines, have limbs amputated and body parts crushed. 

It is therefore critical that we are aware of and understand the elements covered in this program. This will help all workplace personnel to avoid accidents and injuries when working with equipment and machinery.

RUNNING TIME: 15 Minutes

Mobile Elevating Work Platforms are also referred to as MEWPs or Elevating Work Platforms (EWPs). The use of MEWPs has been a major factor in the reduction of falls accidents in the workplace, and in many cases, the use of an MEWP is the safest solution to enabling temporary work at height.

However, the use of MEWPs is not risk free.  There are many potential hazards associated with the use of MEWPs.

This comprehensive MEWP safety program covers:

• Types of MEWPs
• Pre-Operational Checks
• General Guidelines
• Hazards, including
  • Tipping
  • Collapses
  • Trapping and Crushing
  • Falls
  • Electrical Hazards
  • Object Falling from Height
• Control Measures

The objective of this program is to highlight the importance of operating MEWPs safely and by so doing, increase awareness of the standards for worker responsibility in observing and being active in daily safety procedures.

DURATION: 16 Minutes

The use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), also referred to as Elevating Work Platforms (EWPs) has been a major factor in the reduction of falls and accidents in the workplace. This safety short gives you a quick overview of the general guidelines when operating an MEWP.

RUNNING TIME: 2 Minutes

The use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), also referred to as Elevating Work Platforms (EWPs) has been a major factor in the reduction of falls and accidents in the workplace. This safety short gives you a quick overview of checks that should be performed before operating an MEWP.

RUNNING TIME: 3 Minutes