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Posted By lewes
If we hired a mini digger from a plant hire specialist can the instruction from the plant hire company be deemed as suitable and sufficient or would they need additional training ??
The hire is for business purposes.
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Posted By The toecap
This is a contentious issue. The operator must be deemed competent. But what degree of competence? Has the operator got or had previous experience of operation? What does or will your insurance company think? If an MD or CEO submits a letter to suggest that the operator is competent then this may be deemed reasonable, but on the CEO's own head if something goes wrong. Personally, i would not allow a person to operate a maching unless they have received some part of formal instruction. And i would hazard a guess that the hire company will only give whats called familiarisation training which isn't enough unless the operator holds other tickets of competency. So be careful. It is interesting to see what other people think.
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Posted By Chris Pope
An HSE inspector probably won't be satisfied without seeing a valid card with a photo on it saying qualified. Probably the cheapest way of getting a card is to find a National Plant Operators Registration trainer, the most expensive is likely to be CITB. The feedback I get to hear on the grapevine is that the quality of training varies immensely. Presumably since you have posted the enquiry on the chat forum of the UK's principal H&S organisation you must have some serious interest in avoiding accidents in which case talk to people who have been trained before placing your order. There are some scary people out there who hold these cards, while there are some who can carry an egg in the bucket over rough terrain without breaking it!
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Posted By Karen Todd
I would suggest treating the training from the plant hire company as familiarisation with that particular make/model of machine.
I suppose it's a bit like when you get a brand new car - salesman insists on taking you through the controls, but obviously you already have your driving licence.
KT
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