Posted By Louis Cooper Has anybody out there had to get staff trained up as banksmen? If so, who did you use or did you do the training yourself? Are there any particular requirements / accreditations for 'banksman' training or could we do an in-house course? Any ideas and suggestions would be more than welcome. My company is based in the North West so if you can recommend a training provider....great!

Posted By Paul Oliver hi Louis, try: HEWDEN / www.hewden.co.uk they have a specialist lifting division that deals with banksmen , crane operator and appointed persons training.

Posted By DH Hi Louis Depends what you class as a Bankman, Do you require training for working with cranes, chains or slings,connected with lifting operations,or do you require training for reversing, control of vehicles on site. Email for further details regards Darren Hackleton

Posted By Robert K Lewis They are still signallers and not Banksmen. This is an area that has been sadly neglected vis a vis vehicle control - The armed forces are the best exponents I know of so it could be an opening for one of their former training instructors. The problem with most work of this nature is that the correct resources, ie sufficient operatives, are not deployed, we seem to think one man at the rear is sufficient. Just watch a tank being manouevred, the driver only looks at the signaller at the front and does not attempt to look around - the front signallers job is to interpret the information from those at the rear. If the driver is using the mirrors the vehicle is not under the signallers control. Now I shall await the flack. Bob