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Manual Handling
Practical, half-day sessions covering risk, technique and team lifts for warehouse and yard staff.
Depot SafetyWorkplace Training
Workplace Training
Around The Shifts
Manual handling, first aid, forklift, fire marshal and banksman — delivered at your premises so production keeps moving.
Depot Compliance
Secure Yard & Warehouse Safety
We provide qualified, experienced instructors who come directly to your operating centre. By training your staff in their own work environment, we make safety lessons highly practical and minimize fleet downtime.
100%
On-Site Delivery
3-Year
Accreditation Validity
Risk Reduction
Safety Impact Rates
See how professional safety training actively reduces warehouse and loading incidents.
90% Reduction
Yard Collisions
Reversing collisions are eliminated when marshals apply standardized hand-signals.
75% Reduction
Lifting Claims
HSE-aligned spine angles and lift limits stop lower-back warehouse strains.
100% Certified
First Aid response
Appointed site first-aiders meet the Health & Safety office legal quotas.
Legislation
HSE Statutory Frameworks
DEPOT safety is governed by strict workplace rules under the Health & Safety Executive. We write and deliver training that fully fulfills these statutory codes to protect your operation from regulatory fines.
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Requires risk assessments and kinetic load training for loaders.
Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
Mandates provision of apppointed first-aiders based on employee headcount.
Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
Enforces that fork lift truck operators must hold verified training records.
Depot Academy
Safety Courses & Inductions
Accredited safety certifications for forklift operators, emergency first-aiders, fire marshals, and yard banksmen.
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First Aid at Work
Three-day FAW and one-day EFAW courses, plus annual refreshers. Ofqual-regulated certification.
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Fork Lift Truck Training
Counterbalance and reach truck novice, refresher and conversion training to accredited standards.
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Fire Marshal Training
Half-day training covering extinguisher use, evacuation procedures and fire-risk awareness.
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Banksman / Vehicle Marshal
Vehicle marshalling training for yards, depots and construction sites — reduces reversing incidents.
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Toolbox Talks
Short, focused safety briefings written for your site and delivered in your canteen or shift handover.
Client Testimonial
“Reversing collisions in our loading bays fell by 90% after putting all yard loaders and spotters through the PTC Banksman safety course.”
- Warehouse Manager, Midlands Depot
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, employers must provide training to any staff involved in lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling loads that pose a risk of injury. This covers warehouse loaders, yard staff, and delivery drivers.
Yes. All our Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day) and First Aid at Work (3 day) courses are fully regulated and accredited by recognized awarding organizations. They satisfy the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
Banksman training teaches staff standard hand-signals, safe positioning, and risk assessment principles when directing commercial vehicles. Having trained marshals coordinates reversing maneuvers in busy yards and minimizes the risk of collisions or injuries.
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