Shunter Operator Training
Operating Shunter vehicles is a dangerous activity as it involves manoeuvring large trailers / vehicles in confined spaces with other workers in the area. It is important for the employer to ensure the operator is competent to conduct this activity as a number of ‘Crush’ fatalities occur each year in the transport industry
We currently don not have any course dates scheduled, please contact us for more details.
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 includes the company vehicle as a place of work and states that ’every employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of his or her employees’.
Duration One day / 2 operators per course.
Cost €690.
Course can be delivered on client’s site, using client vehicles and trailers. Shunter Operator course involves both theory and practical elements and is conducted for both novice and experienced operators.
Shunter Operator Training should be completed by staff who manoeuvre large trailers/vehicles in confined spaces.
Theory element outlining health and safety regulations: causes of accident, danger areas, risk of crush injuries and international best practice.
Practical element: vehicle safety checks, coupling-uncoupling, reversing, parking, risk to workers and members of the public. Effects of shadow, lighting and noise in work area.
Pre-Course Requirements: A full licence for their vehicle category and a representative vehicle.
