Reversing Assistant

AIMS, OBJECTIVES and LEARNING OUTCOMES

Those people whose work activities require that they provide assistance to vehicle drivers during vehicle manoeuvring operations.
Vehicle drivers whose work activity requires that they manoeuvre vehicles within the context of waste operations.

To provide an understanding of today’s good practice guidance for manoeuvring vehicles with the context of waste operations
To provide knowledge of the actions required by each member to keep themselves and others safe whilst completing and supporting vehicle manoeuvring operations
To provide knowledge of the accidents that can happen if good practice is not followed

To provide knowledge of the waste industry accident record in relation to vehicle manoeuvring
To provide an understanding of the actions required by each member to keep themselves and others safe whilst completing and supporting vehicle manoeuvring operations
To provide knowledge of the responsibilities of the vehicle driver and supporting team members when undertaking vehicle manoeuvring operations
To help candidates identify areas of high risk when supporting vehicle manoeuvring operations
To provide an understanding of the hand signals needed to support safe vehicle manoeuvring
To provide an opportunity for candidates to practice reversing assistant duties within a controlled environment

On successful completion of the course, participants will be able to;
Understand the actions required of each individual team member when completing vehicle manoeuvring operations
Understand how their actions can help minimise the impact of street collection operations on members of the public and other road users
Identify the accidents that may occur if vehicle manoeuvring operations are not completed in accordance with good practice guidance
Explain how their individual actions contribute towards the safe operations of a waste collections team
Recognise opportunities to reduce the risks and improve the safety of street collection operations
Understand the individual actions, of each collection team member, necessary to meet the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act
Implement good health and safety practice within waste collection operations