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Traffic Marshall Online Course & Banksman Training

Module 1: Introduction

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Module 2: Awareness of Mobile Plants and Vehicles

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MODULE 3 Employer, Employee Responsibilities & PPE

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MODULE 4: Roles of Traffic Marshal/Banksman, Signalers, and SATMs

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Module 5: HSE Compliant Signals

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Introduction to HSE

 
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in Great Britain. Their main aim is to promote a safe working environment and prevent work-related death, injury and ill health.

 

According to the UK’s Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) 2018/2019 figures, construction is the third most dangerous industry in the United Kingdom. The figures showed that in 2019, 30 construction workers died at work. Equating to 1.31 deaths per 100,00 workers, the figures were compiled using RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) data.

HOW POOR HEALTH AND SAFETY CAN IMPACT CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES

By failing to address health and safety procedures, a construction business stands at risk of a number of issues:

  • When health and safety measures aren’t followed, injuries and illnesses are more likely to occur which, in turn, reduces the amount of time these employees are able to work on site, therefore reducing the productivity and profitability.
  • From a legal standpoint, a construction business is at risk of breaking the law and facing fines from the HSE. In some cases, it has resulted in companies being banned from operation, as well as being sued by employees or passers-by who have been affected by the lack of health and safety measures.
  • Some construction businesses have had their memberships or accreditations from industry bodies confiscated, when they have failed to abide by health and safety law.