Banksman Essentials
This course explains the role of a banksman, also called a vehicle marshaller or reversing assistant, and the workplace transport risks they help control. You will learn about separating people and vehicles, where to stand, the standard hand signals set out in the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996, using radios and high-visibility clothing, and when to stop a manoeuvre. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, competence or your employer's procedures.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 35 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain the role of a banksman in reversing and manoeuvring operations.
- ✓Identify the main workplace transport risks described in HSE guidance.
- ✓Describe how pedestrians and vehicles are kept apart.
- ✓Choose a safe position that keeps you visible to the driver and out of the vehicle's path.
- ✓Give the standard hand signals for stop, move forwards, move backwards, left, right and distance.
- ✓Recognise when to stop a manoeuvre and how to use radios and high-visibility clothing effectively.
Course contents
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Module 1: Workplace Transport Risks
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Segregation and Safe Positioning
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Standard Hand Signals
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Visibility, Radios and Stopping the Manoeuvre
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate