UTN Training

IPAF Training

UTN Training are recognised as one of the leading approved IPAF training providers in the UK. Operating nationwide from either your own premises* or our own extensive network of depots spread throughout the UK, you can be confident when choosing UTN as your training provider that we will be able to deliver a course to suit your needs.

* Subject to site requirements

IPAF - 2 subjects, 3a, 3b
A mix of theory and practical training, this course is designed to enable operators to manoeuvre, drive and position the machine safely and proficiently. It can be undertaken on scissor lifts, booms or trailer mounted platforms.

IPAF Operator 1a or 1b
A mix of theory and practical training, this course is designed to enable operators to manoeuvre, drive and position the MEWPs safely and proficiently. Courses can be undertaken on scissor lifts, boom lifts, trailer mounted or truck mounted platforms.

IPAF Harness Training
Identification of appropriate protection equipment and use, correct condition and fitting of harnesses are examined within the course which covers a range of MEWPS. However, it can be tailored to offer candidates achievement testing on specific machines − please remember to highlight requirements when booking.

Other courses include;

IPAF MEWPS for Managers Training

IPAF PAL Plus Virtual Reality (VR)

IPAF (PAV)

IPAF E-learning

PASMA Training

UTN Training provide PASMA certified training, universally acknowledged as the definitive industry standard, for users of alloy towers, the PASMA training course and Code of Practice, have been completely updated to incorporate the requirements of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.

PASMA Low Level Access
Designed to train delegates how to safely assemble, dismantle and relocate low level access units without risk of personal injury to the delegate or others.

PASMA Working At Height Essentials
This course is designed to enable an individual to effectively comply with their duties under the Work at Height Regulations.

PASMA Combined Low Level Access & Towers For Users
A mix of theory and practical training designed to instruct delegates on how to safely assemble, dismantle and relocate low level access units as standard mobile access towers without risk of personal injury to the delegates or others.

CITB SIte Safety Plus

CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
5 day course is designed for Site Managers, Agents and persons who are, or are about to be responsible for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff and workforce

CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) Refresher
Gives candidates an understanding of their responsibilities and accountability for site safety, health and welfare and current Health & Safety legislation, including risk assessment.

CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
This two-day course is intended for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities. It provides supervisors with an understanding of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues, as well as their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities.

CITB Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) Refresher
The course provides an update on Health & Safety, welfare and environmental issues.

CITB Health & Safety Awareness
This course provides a practical summary of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues identifying individual responsibilities for looking after yourself and others, what the employer’s duties are and what should be done if they think anyone’s health and safety is being put at risk.

CITB Temporary Works Supervisor

CITB Temporary Works Co-ordinator
This 2 day training course will provide you with a thorough knowledge of the role of a temporary works co-ordinator, including an understanding of the essentials of good safety risk management.

New Roads & Street Works Training

New Roads & Street Works (NRSWA) training we offer is in line with The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, which places a duty on any person or organisation undertaking work involving the installation, renewal, maintenance or inspection of underground apparatus in any street or road to ensure that work is under the control of competent persons.

NRSWA Supervisors (LA, S1-S5 & S7)
To provide delegates with the skills and knowledge to perform Supervisor duties to the standards prescribed by SQA in-line with the NRSWA Act 1991, in order to safeguard themselves and others.

Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
This course is designed to make candidates aware of the dangers involved in excavating on public highways and private land and train them to detect and avoid most buried apparatus.

NRSWA Signing, Lighting and Guarding
This course will certificate the successful candidate to undertake the setting out of traffic lights, signs, cones and barriers. As a Supervisor setting out traffic signage you will need 01 and S1

NRSWA Reassessment
This 2 day course is to refresh the knowledge of the delegates in preparation of the question papers that are to follow, this will be done by PowerPoint presentation and delegate / instructor interaction.

Delegates will then be required to sit a question paper for each unit. There will be a duration allowed of 30 minutes to complete each paper and 80% is the pass rate on each paper.

At the end of the 2 days there will be an opportunity for delegates to re-sit question papers for up to 2 units should they fail the required pass mark on their first attempt.

Asbestos Awarness Training

This course which complies with HSE requirements is a form of training suitable for all employees whose work could forseeably expose them to asbestos (Regulation 10 - control of Asbestos At Work Regulations 2006).

All employees whose work could forseeably expose them to asbestos (Regulation 10 - Control of Asbestos At Work Regulations 2006).

Introduction to asbestos - nature and origin
Types of asbestos
Properties and benefits (use of asbestos)
Health hazards
Possible locations of asbestos in buildings
Current legislation and guidance
Legal limitations on work liable to disturb asbestos
Working safely/duty holders responsibilities
Safe working in areas where asbestos is present
Safe and correct use of RPE/PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Decontamination
Emergency procedures / accidental damage/general procedures
Self assessment test.

At the end of this course delegates will have a clear understanding of the health and safety affects of asbestos, and the practical steps they can take to ensure they are either not exposed to it or how to minimise any exposure, as well as receiving a certificate valid for one year.

Confined Spaces Training

Course overview
Operative training for any individual who enters spaces such as manholes, shafts and chambers. This course is designed to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of confined spaces, associated dangers and the ability to enter, work and leave them safely by horizontal and / or vertical entry.

Who should attend?
This programme is designed for managers, supervisors and operatives who may be required to make an emergency excavation from a confined space using escape breathing apparatus.

Course content
Confined spaces regulations 1997, associated legislation and ACOP
Methods of risk control
Atmospheric monitoring
Health hazards and control
Safety equipment and pre-use checks
Escape breathing apparatus
Practical exercise and assessment
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Summarise the requirements of the confined space legislation and the associated ACOP
Identify a confined space and its reasonable risks
Select appropriate methods of risk control
Select appropriate safety equipment that may be used when entering a confined space and carry out appropriate pre-use checks
Conduct an entry into a confined space using escape breathing apparatus and appropriate ancillary safety equipment, in a safe and efficient manner.

Final qualification
In-house certification valid for 3 years.

First Aid Training

Course overview
To ensure delegates have a full understanding of the basic principles to be carried out in the event of an accident in the workplace.

Who should attend?
All levels of personnel within all industries, who have been nominated for first aid duties.

Course content
Aims of first aid
Priorities of treatment
Recognition and treatment
C.P.R
Choking, blood loss and treatment
Shock, burns and scalds
Medical conditions
Epilepsy / diabetes
Recording and reporting of accidents
Understanding defibrillation resuscitation council UK guidelines
Understanding and using a AED

Final qualification
Certificate is fully approved by Qualsafe, the certification is valid for three years with the option of 2 hour refreshers each year.

Abrasive Wheel Safety Training

Course overview
To provide delegates with a thorough understanding of and/or the hazards associated with the use of abrasive wheels and to comply with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) in the safe mounting of abrasive wheels and discs on portable machinery.

The practical session includes fitting correct disks and cutting different types of materials.

Who should attend?
This programme is designed for any person who may be required to use abrasive wheels in the workplace or requires familiarisation with the associated regulations.

Course content
Legal requirements and responsibilities
Nature of hazards and identification of causes
Safe work area
Selection of correct machinery and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Method of marking, storing, handling and transporting
Storage, checking and use of discs
Machine checks
Mounting and dressing
Be able to correctly mark, store, handle and transport abrasive wheels and any ancillary equipment such as discs.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Understand the legal requirements and their responsibility for the safe use of abrasive wheels
Identify a potential hazard and its reasonable foreseeable risks
Select the appropriate machinery and PPE required for the work being undertaken
Select appropriate safety equipment that may be used and carry out appropriate pre-use checks
Conduct a practical exercise using the appropriate safety equipment, in a safe and efficient manner.

Final qualification
Upon successful completion of the course, each successful delegate will receive an in-house certificate, valid for 3 years.

Manual Handling training

Course overview
To provide delegates with a thorough understanding of how to minimise the risk of injury to themselves and others by increasing awareness of potential manual handling hazards in the workplace and their outcomes.

Who should attend?
Anyone who has to carry out Manual Handling activities

Course content
Manual Handling Regulations
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations.
Accident statistics.
The functions of the spine and muscular system.
Typical injuries.
Hazard identification and assessment of:
The task
The load
The working environment
Individual capabilities
Correct handling techniques.
Practical exercises and tuition.
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Summarise the legislation and manual handling regulations that relate to lifting in the workplace.
Appreciate the financial impact on industry caused by injuries from poor manual handling.
Identify and assess potential hazards and choose appropriate methods of risk control which includes the selection of any lifting equipment that may be required.
Carry out manual handling techniques in a safe and efficient manner.

Final qualification
Upon successful completion of the course, each successful delegate will receive an in-house certificate, valid for 3 years.

IOSH Traiing

IOSH Managing Safely - 3 day course
This condensed three day course covers the same content as the IOSH four day course, simply makes it more convenient for companies and organisations to spare their employees from business to attend training.

IOSH Managing Safely
The aim of the course is to ensure that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers and enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to make their work place safer.

IOSH Working Safely
The IOSH Working Safely course is a basic introduction for all levels or personnel who are non-health and safety experts. The training will give staff the information they need to keep themselves safe at work.

NEBOSH Training

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health
On completion of the training delegates attending will have the skills and knowledge to identify procedures and systems within their organisation to minimise the risk to persons within the organisation and the skills to develop safe working procedures. The recommended minimum private hours and background reading is 49 hours.

NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety
On completion of the training delegates attending will have the skills and knowledge to identify procedures and systems within their organisation to minimise the risk to persons within the organisation and the skills to develop safe working procedures. NEBOSH guidance on course study time includes an element of private hours study. The recommended minimum private hours and background reading is 56 hours.

NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management
The NEBOSH National Certificate in Environmental Management or NEBOSH Environmental Certificate for short covers the practical issues of managing environmental risk and environmental health and safety. NEBOSH guidance on course study times includes an element of private hours study. The recommended minimum private hours and background reading is 33 hours.

NVQ Training

Plant and Construction NVQs
Through our sister company, Integrated Training Solutions (ITS), we offer a wide range of NVQs that give employees the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge, demonstrating their competence in the area of work to which the qualification relates.You can choose from a number of Construction and Plant NVQs, which can either be paid for or are available fully funded if you’re eligible. The NVQs are delivered around your work schedule and can be flexible to meet your requirements.
For more information on the NVQs we can offer and how you can get fully funded, visit training-its.co.uk or call us on 01924 234 803.
Our NVQs include:
Level 2 NVQ in Plant Operations
Level 2 NVQ in Construction Operations and Civil Engineering Services
Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration
Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations
Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations − Supervising Lifts
Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations Management

Online Training courses from UTN Training include;

IOSH courses
NEBOSH courses
RoSPA Health & Safety courses
Basic Legionella Management
Level 1 Food Safety - Manufacturing
Level 2 Food Safety - Manufacturing
Level 1 Food Safety - Catering
Level 2 Food Safety - Catering
Level 1 Food Safety - Retail
Level 2 Food Safety - Retail
Asbstos Awareness for Architects & Designers - IATP
Basic Fire Safety Awareness
Basic Fire Awareness for Care Homes
Fire Marshall Training for Care Homes
Abrasive Wheels
Working at Height Training
Emrgency First Aid at Work refresher
Assessing Display Equipment
Ionising Radiations
Managing Electrical Safety