• Why the industry has many hazards and why safe working practices must be adopted and maintained
• Why personal health and safety is not just physical injury and can include the effects of noise, and vibration all of which lead to lost time, lost income, expense for the employer, fines, custodial sentences etc.
• Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER), Management of Health and Safety of Work (MHSW) Regulations, Construction (Design & Management) Regulations (CDM), Vibration at Work Regulations, Road Traffic Act, HSG144, and HSG47 etc. in accordance with risk assessments, method statements, codes of practice and other relevant legislation, regulations, and industry good practice
• operators’ moral, legal, and environmental obligations
• reporting structures, the importance of good communication on site (colleagues, management, and other workers on site)
• past incidences involving relevant plant and pedestrians
• working with other related roles e.g. marshallers, supervisors, other plant operatives, other occupations