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Vocational Training Course

Catalogue

Fencing and Construction Training Ltd The Nest, Felindre, Knighton,

Powys, Ld7 1YR Phone 01547 511033

www.fctrain.co.uk

http://www.fctrain.co.uk/

FaCT Vocational Training Course Catalogue Page 1 of 17

Contents

Venue

Most courses can be delivered at any of the 23 Training Locations we have access to across the UK or at your premises as a dedicated course, subject to having the required facilities and equipment, except Streetworks and PTS. (contact office for more information)

Course Type Page

Emergency First aid at Work 2

Pipe and Cable Location 3

Abrasive Wheels 4

Asbestos Safety 5

Manuel Handling 6

Safe Lifting and slinging 7

PASMA Working At Height – Essentials 8

PASMA Mobile Access Tower – Standard 9

Ladder Access Safety 10

IPAF MEWPs for Operators 11

Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) 12

Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) 13

Personnel Track Safety (PTS) 14

Streetworks 15

Terms and Conditions 16


Emergency First Aid At Work

Course Aim

To provide delegates with knowledge of basic life saving first aid and workplace health and safety regulations.

Who Should Attend?

Nominated emergency first aiders, or anyone wanting a comprehensive one day first aid training course. Especially those working within smaller businesses or remote locations.

Agenda

• Understanding the role of a First Aider • Preventing cross infection • Recording incidents and actions • The use of available equipment • Administer first aid to a casualty

- Unconscious (including seizure) - Choking - Wounded and bleeding - In shock

• Appropriate first aid to minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds) • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Course Duration / Candidate Numbers

1 day / maximum of 12 candidates

Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded HSE Approved Certification


Pipe and Cable Location

Course Aim

The aim of this course is to cover the basic principles involved in underground locating including an overview of the types of problems encountered and how to solve them.

Who Should Attend?

All fence installers and site supervisors need to be able to locate underground services.

Agenda

• The basic principles of electronic pipe location • The operation and use of inductive and conductive pipe locators • Interpretation of plans and records • An understanding of the operation and use of nonmetallic pipe locators • Basic maintenance of equipment • Safe working conditions and requirements relating to handling of tools and equipment • Correct mapping of the area to be covered, saving both time and money


½ day / maximum of 12 candidates or 24 candidates in full day

Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance.


Abrasive Wheels

Course Aim

To give delegates an understanding of current legislation and be able to demonstrate the safe fitting and use of abrasive wheels in compliance with manufacturer's instructions.

Who Should Attend?

Users of angle grinders (fitted with cutting or grinding wheels), cut-off saws or bench top cut-off saws.

Agenda

• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 • Duties of the employer and the employee • Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1992 • Do's and Don'ts • Storage and maintenance • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will receive a Training Certificate of Attendance.


Asbestos Safety

Course Aim

To instruct and train employees in accordance with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations and the Approved Code of Practice.

Who Should Attend?

Operatives, supervisors and management working with asbestos. Courses include practical and theory sessions to provide the knowledge essential to managing asbestos safely.

Courses Available

• Asbestos Awareness • Asbestos Awareness E-Learning • Non-Licensed Asbestos Work • Asbestos Operatives • Asbestos Supervisor • Asbestos Manager/Director • Duty to Manage • Face Fit Testing • P401 Identification of asbestos in bulk samples (PCM) • BOHS P402 Building surveys and bulk sampling for asbestos (fast track E-Learning option available)


Variable depending on course selected (contact office for more information)

Certification

Delegates successfully completing a course will receive the relevant certification for the course undertaken.


Manual Handling

Course Aim

To provide the underlying knowledge required to minimise risks associated with manual handling whilst practical exercises provide the opportunity to apply the principles of safer handling.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who may need to carry out any type of manual handling activity at work.

Agenda

• Manual handling hazards, risks and controls • How manual handling operations can cause injury and harm • The scope of legal requirements and where guidance can be found • The process for assessing manual handling risks • The value of risk assessment and how it applies to safe manual handling practice • Lifting loads from low levels, working at low levels • Lowering from height • Pushing loads, pulling loads • Carrying, team handling



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will receive a HSS Certificate of Attendance.


Safe Lifting & Slinging

Course Aim

All courses begin with the Safe Slinging & Lifting Appreciation half day Training Course. This provides delegates with a solid foundation and the understanding of safe lifting procedures. This is then enhanced by a half day practical enhancement module of your choice. (e.g. Practical Slinging Beneath the Hook). A detailed module sheet with the syllabus is available on request.

Who Should Attend?

These modular courses are designed to provide the knowledge and skills to anyone requiring an understanding of the theory and rating of lifting equipment along with an understanding of their correct use.

Course Agenda/Modules Safe Slinging & Lifting Appreciation module - half day (am) • Overview of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

1998 (LOLER) • Sling angles • Method of rating of slings • Mode factors • Selections of slinging equipment • Methods of slinging • Care and maintenance of equipment • Essential precautions • Routine inspection and reporting Practical Enhancement Modules - half day (pm) Select 1 of the following 3 modules: • Practical Slinging Beneath the Hook – practical use of lifting equipment

• Rigging & Lifting for Working at Height - practical use of lifting equipment and working at height • Lifting Equipment, Practical Inspection and Record Keeping – for

people responsible for detailed periodic inspections



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will receive certification stating which modules have been attained and the module sheets will clearly show what your delegates are qualified to carry out.


PASMA Working At Height – Essentials

Course Aim

To enable an individual to effectively comply with their duties under the Work at Height Regulations.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who needs a thorough and well structured introduction to the key safety issues and legal implications of working at height.

Agenda

• Current legislation, regulations and guidance • Safe and unsafe working practices • Recognising common hazards • Collective fall prevention and protection • Need for inspection of work equipment • Falling objects and danger areas • Industry training bodies • Exercise and assessment



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded a PASMA Certificate and Photo Card (valid for 5 years).


PASMA Mobile Access Tower – Standard

Course Aim

To gain an understanding of current relevant legislation and be able to dismantle, erect and inspect mobile access towers safely, as per the manufacturer's instructions.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone who has a need to dismantle, erect and inspect mobile access tower safely.

Agenda

• Introduction to mobile access towers • Regulations and standards • Components and hazards • Tower assembly • Stability and safe-use of towers • Repositioning towers • Tower inspection • Care and maintenance • Tower dismantling



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course successfully will receive PASMA Certification and ID Card (valid for 5 years).


The Ladder Association - Ladder Access Safety

Course Aim

To learn how to assess and determine the appropriate use of ladders and steps, select appropriate work at height equipment for a task, correctly locate and safely use ladders and steps as well as inspecting ladders and steps for damage.

Who Should Attend?

Users, supervisors and managers wanting to equip themselves with the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to use steps and ladders legally and safely.

Agenda

• Legislation and regulations affecting work at height • Select the most appropriate work at height equipment • Identify hazards • Assess and determine when it is appropriate to use ladders or steps • Correctly locate and safely use ladders and steps • Inspect ladders and steps for damage • Product standards and classifications



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded a Ladder Association Ladder User's ID Card and Certificate of Training (valid for 5 years).


IPAF MEWPs for Operators

Course Aim

To provide delegates with the essential knowledge and skills required for safe and efficient operation of MEWPs.

Who Should Attend?

Those who use, supervise or manage the use of powered access scissor lifts, self-propelled boom lifts, trailer mounted boom lifts and aerial work platforms. Those who need to use only one piece of MEWP should take the Single category course and those who need to use two pieces of MEWP should take the Dual category course.

Agenda

• Introduction and pre-course theory test • MEWP categories • Structural parts • Regulations - ISO 18878, European, HASAWA, PUWER, LOLER, MHSW, WAHR, RIDDOR. • Pre-use inspection/handovers • Safe operating methods and hazards • Theory test • Practical training • Practical assessment


1 day / maximum of 6 candidates for one category or 4 for both

Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will receive an IPAF Certificate and PAL (Powered Access Licence) Card valid for 5 years.


CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)

Course Aim

To ensure those with site supervisory responsibilities understand why they are carrying out their identified duties, what is expected of them and that they contribute to the safety of the workplace.

Who Should Attend?

First line managers - those who have, or are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities who require an understanding of legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. The course provides a sound knowledge base enabling them to give valuable assistance in safely managing a construction site.

Agenda

• Health and safety law • Developing a health and safety management system • Occupational health • Fire prevention and control • Risk assessment and method statements • Hazardous substances • CDM regulations • Working At Height • Personal Protective Equipment • Manual handling • Accidents and first aid


2 days / maximum of 12 candidates

Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded CITB Certification.


CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)

Course Aim

To give an understanding of a delegate's responsibilities and accountability for site safety, health and welfare, current health and safety legislation. This industry-recognised course is ideal for companies who need to meet the ever-increasing demand for evidence of sound health and safety management on site. The course fee includes the construction skills publication Construction Site Safety – Health, Safety and Environmental Information Manual (GE700) as well as other course materials.

Who Should Attend?

Project managers, site managers and supervisors as well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies. Possession of this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations as a demonstration of competence in the role of site manager.

Agenda

• Site set-up • CDM regulations • Risk assessments • Method statements • Scaffolding • Electricity • Excavations • Demolition • Confined spaces • Changes in accepted working practices.



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course are awarded CITB Certification.


Personal Track Safety (PTS)

Course Aim

To give delegates the mandatory qualification, knowledge and understanding to work safely on or near the railway.

Who Should Attend?

People who need to work on the controlled railway infrastructure.

Attendance Requirements

Delegates must be sponsored by a Link-up approved organisation with a NCCA Site I.D and have a valid Network Rail approved medical certificate and negative alcohol and drugs screening certificate. If a person changes sponsor, a new alcohol and drugs certificate will be required, unless there is evidence of a negative screening in the 12 months prior to changing sponsor. In addition, delegates need to provide PPE including; high visibility trousers and top, safety boots and a hard hat (blue for initial training).

Agenda

• The Sentinel Scheme • Personal protective equipment • Key features of the railway • Safe practices • Emergencies

• Electrified lines



Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded a Sentinel Card including PTS (valid for 2 years).


Streetworks

Course Aim

These courses provide delegates with the knowledge and practical skills required to comply with the Roads and Street Works Act 1991.

Who Should Attend?

Organisations carrying out streetworks to ensure that works are supervised by a qualified person and that a qualified operative is on site when the works are undertaken.tr >

Course Agenda Operator Units • Unit 1 - Location and avoidance of underground services

• Unit 2 - Signing, lighting and guarding • Unit 3 - Excavation in the highway • Unit 4 - Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials • Unit 5 - Reinstatement of sub-base and base (road base) in non-bituminous materials • Unit 6 - Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials • Unit 7 - Reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials • Unit 8 - Reinstatement of concrete slabs • Unit 9 - Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways Supervisor Units • Unit 10 - Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding in the highway

• Unit 11 – Monitoring excavating in the highway • Unit 12 - Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials • Unit 13 - Monitoring reinstatement of subbase and roadbase in non-bituminous materials • Unit 14 - Monitoring reinstatement in hot and cold-lay bituminous materials • Unit 15 - Monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs • Unit 16 - Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways


Variable duration / maximum of 6 candidates

Certification

Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded a City & Guilds Accredited Certificate and Streetworks Card


Terms & Conditions

Reservation Provisional booking may be made by telephone, but must be confirmed in writing (letter or email) within 5 working days.

Fees All fees are payable 2 weeks in advance and no admission to the course will be permitted until payment is received. All fees quoted are correct at the time of publication but FaCT reserves the right to alter fees at any time. All fees quoted are exclusive of VAT which must be paid in addition to the quoted fee, at invoice date, chargeable at the standard rate then in force.

Joining instructions Joining Instructions will be forwarded following receipt of payment. If joining instructions have not been received 5 days before the course, please telephone to make sure payment has been received.

Venues A map of how to get to the venue will be included in the joining instructions. Whilst FaCT will provide information about accommodation at local hotels, FaCT is not acting in the capacity of agent for either the hotel or the client. Queries, cancellations and alterations of hotel bookings must be made direct with the hotel/agent concerned and delegates must settle their own hotel accounts before leaving.

Refreshments Tea and coffee is provided throughout the day free of charge. Lunch is available on site upon request.

Course Literature Printed course notes are included in the course fees. Course literature is copyright and may not be reproduced without permission.

Cancellations FaCT reserves the right to cancel or alter the dates or provision of service, the venue and the individual or organisation providing the service. In event of cancellation, booking will normally be transferred to the next available course unless the client specifically requests otherwise. If a booking is cancelled or transferred to a different course by the client the following fees will be payable.

Cancel course: 21+ working days before a course = 20% of the course fee. 1-20 working days before a course = 100% of the course fee.

Transferring a course: The following charges will apply if you wish to transfer your booking to a later

Course date: 21+ working days before a course = 0% of the course fee 5-20 working days before a course = 50% of the course fee 1-4 working days before a course = 100% of the course fee

The transfer option only relates to delegates who are transferring to a different date on the same course. The choice of course date must be specified at the time of transfer (else the instruction will be considered a cancellation). The option to transfer delegates can only be used once, after which any movement will be considered a cancellation. All outstanding invoices will remain due, irrespective of the number of working days notice given for the cancellation.

Substitute delegates: You can transfer a place on a course to a substitute delegate free of charge.

Telephone cancellations can be accepted but must be confirmed immediately in writing (by letter or email).

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