Horticultural / Garden Machinery
Employers must ‘ensure that all persons who use work equipment have received adequate training for the purposes of health and safety, including training in the methods which may be adopted when using work equipment, and risks which such use may entail and the precautions to be taken.’ (PUWER regulation 9). There is a similar duty to ensure adequate training in relation to supervisory and managerial staff.
The sector sees some of the highest numbers of accidents in the UK which can lead to serious and fatal injuries. Both children and adults are likely to be at risk in this sector and it’s critical that we all use good health and safety practices.
Course content
- Health and safety legislation
- Control of noise, dust and havs
- Risk assessment, hazard awareness
- Ppe
- Pre use checks
- Safe start up
- Safe use
- Safe shut down
- Post use checks
- Maintenance and cleaning
- Overwintering
