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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: STEVE-UK on June 15, 2018, 08:14:45 am

Title: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: STEVE-UK on June 15, 2018, 08:14:45 am

For those that employ,

 To protect yourselves from future lawsuits, do you guys send employees on training courses or just train on site ?

Would  City & Guilds course cover all aspects?

Seeing the statement below got me thinking

‘Suffering an RSI at work. If you've suffered an RSI at work, it is likely that your employer has acted negligently either by not providing ergonomic adjustments or adequate break periods. You may be entitled to seek compensation for your pain and suffering by making an RSI compensation claim.

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: Smudger on June 15, 2018, 08:37:00 am

plenty of online training courses

working at height
Manual Handling
Chemicals
H&S
Ladder use

all around £30 each

then IPAF for high access

Darran

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: Go on June 15, 2018, 05:06:41 pm

Manual handling
First aid
Ladder safety
Working at heights
Cscs
Rooftop systems
Ipaf
Ppe

Probably more....

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: Matt. on June 15, 2018, 05:28:52 pm

If u looking down this route then u need to get urself an h&s advisor

I was reluctant to do it at first as I seen It as unnessacery costs, but they will keep on top of everything for you like that. Now I see it as money well spent

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: Go on June 15, 2018, 08:32:57 pm

Very true. We have a retained health and safety consultant. But we do a lot at heights.

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on June 16, 2018, 05:21:28 am

Won't make any difference if someone makes a RSI claim training doesn't stop the repetitive nature of window cleaning.

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: STEVE-UK on June 16, 2018, 11:46:42 am

Thanks chaps, do you guys send your employees on the courses mentioned

Title: Re: As an employer, what training do you give employees
Post by: Llaaww on June 17, 2018, 06:25:36 pm

Bung them a squeegee and ladder, tell them not to muck up.


Worked for me.