Winter Maintenance - Training Courses

Winter Maintenance

We offer a comprehensive range of training and assessment required for the City & Guilds 6159 ? Winter Maintenance Qualification. Our experienced trainers/assessors put staff at ease and ensure they have sufficient knowledge to enable them to operate safely and effectively. We can also provide training for Managers/Supervisors if required, in accordance with the scheme requirements. For further information, there is a Winter Service leaflet available for you to download from the Brochures option on the above menu. For further details, there is a leaflet available for you to download from the Brochures menu option above.
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Winter Maintenance Courses

    Duration Course Outline  
Winter Maintenance - Unit 021 (Manager/Supervisor) Winter Maintenance - Unit 021 (Manager/Supervisor) 1 day Show/Hide Course Outline Click for Dates

CITY & GUILDS 6159 WINTER SERVICE OPERATIONS UNIT 021 SUPERVISION & MONITORING

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All those involved in supervising and monitoring winter service operations. It may also be suitable for duty officers and managers where appropriate.

AIMS

This programme has been developed to ensure that Winter Service Supervisors are assessed against health and safety and other duties that relate to the delivery of effective winter servicwe operations. This unit is a stand alone unit that is available to those involved in the supervision and monitoring of winter service operations.

CONTENT

  • Current Health and Safety Legislation related to winter service operations
  • Vehicles and equipment checks and defect reporting
  • Winter service vehicles and equipment.
  • Rates of spread for de-icing materials.
  • Emergency procedures
  • Drivers hours and working time
  • Environmental considerations
  • Terminology
  • Winter service policy
  • Winter service operational planning and monitoring
  • Methods to decision making
  • Qualifications available for Winter Service Operations
  • Data logging
Winter Maintenance 6159 - Assessments Winter Maintenance 6159 - Assessments 1 day Show/Hide Course Outline Click for Dates

CITY & GUILDS 6159 WINTER SERVICE ASSESSMENTS

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All those involved with Winter Maintenance

AIMS

The qualification is divided into various catergories of winter service vehicles:

  • In order to qualify for the award , an operative must pass Unit 080: Health and Safety and at least one other unit
  • in order to qualify for the award, an supervisor must pass Unit 021: Winter Service Supervision & Monitoring

UNITS

The units covered are:-

  • 011 Prepare and operate winter service vehicles up to 3500kg (Inc tractors)
  • 012 Prepare and operate winter service vehicles 3500kg to 7500kg
  • 013 Prepare and operate winter service vehicles over 7500kg Large LGV
  • 014 Prepare and operate Highways Agency equipment (Foden 4000 series)
  • 015 Prepare and operate Highways Agency dedicated winter service vehicles
  • 040 Prepare and operate National Assembly for Wales dedicated winter service vehicles
  • 050 Operate snow blower (Rolba 400 or 1000) - Highways Agency/National Assembly for Wales
  • 060 Operate snow blower - dedicated
  • 070 Operate snow blower - demountable

Safety Units:-

  • 080 Winter Service Operations Health and Safety (compulsory)
  • 021 Winter Service Supervision and Monitoring

Endorsements for units 011, 012 & 013 ONLY:-

  • 111 Spreader fixed
  • 212 Spreader towed
  • 313 Plough angle blade/Vee blade

TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT

Skills Training Centre staff deliver all training and assessment on your site with your own vehicles/equipment

Winter Maintenance 6159 - Training Winter Maintenance 6159 - Training 1 day Show/Hide Course Outline Click for Dates

CITY & GUILDS 6159 WINTER MAINTENANCE TRAINING

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All those responsible for operating road gritting machines and snow clearing machinery.

AIMS

To provide staff with relevant information to enable them to operate the machinery safely and effectively:-

CONTENT

  • Inspecting and checking vehicles for safety and roadworthiness
  • Inspecting ploughs and practice at mounting/dismounting (if applicable)
  • Explanation of spreader controls
  • Weather forecasting technology
  • Effects of salt on environment
  • Need for calibration and correct metering and distribution
  • Salt mining, storage, handling and suitability
  • Health and safety at work
  • Protective clothing
  • Weighing and record keeping
  • Washing down and parking of vehicles
Winter Service - Unit 080 (Health and Safety) Winter Service - Unit 080 (Health and Safety) 1 day Show/Hide Course Outline Click for Dates

CITY & GUILDS 6159 WINTER MAINTENANCE UNIT 080 HEALTH & SAFETY

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All those involved with Winter Maintenance

AIMS

This programme is aimed at both existing Winter Service Operatives, who need re-assessment to re-new their registration and for new or inexperienced operatives who are seeking registration for the first time:-

CONTENT

The unit covers eight knowledge and one practical outcome/s:

  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Management of health and safety at work regulations
  • Provision and use of work of equipment regulations
  • Personal protective equipment regulations
  • Manual handling regualtions
  • First Aid at work regulations
  • Control of substances hazardous to health regulations
  • Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
  • The health & safety ( safety , signs and signals) regulations
  • Winter maintenance risk assessment
  • Working practices
  • Driver's duties and pre-start checks
  • Drivers hours and working hours
  • Use of de-icing operations
  • Emergency procedures
  • Snow clearing at level crossing
  • Snow ploughing
  • Loading plant
  • Vehicle familiarisation
  • Plough fitting-theory