General Winching Theory and Practice WIN01

What is a general winch?

A winch is a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding round a horizontal rotating drum, turned typically by a crank or by motor. This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a winch safely

What does the training course include?

• Winching safety and the law
• Controlling the operation
• Winch types
• Winch cables/ropes
• Winching accessories
• Basic winching systems
• Mechanical advantage
• Winching systems – additional points to consider
• Concluding the task
• Practical assessment

Venue and equipment requirements:

• Suitable and safe area to operate equipment
• Suitable and safe area to complete paperwork
• Suitable welfare facilities
• Winch and attachments
• Operators’ manual
• Risk assessment completed

PPE Requirements:

• Suitable head protection
• Suitable eye protection
• Suitable hearing protection
• Suitable work clothes including wet weather
• Gloves
• Suitable work boots including steel toe protection
• High Viz

HSE further information:

PUWER Regulation

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l22.pdf

LOLER Regulation

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l113.htm

Practical assessment criteria:

In order to achieve certification, each Learner must successfully complete a minimum of two pulls appropriate for the winch types and certificate options being assessed. For example, an offset pull using a drum winch and a straight-line pull using a capstan winch.

Practical Assessment: In order to achieve certification, each Learner must successfully complete a minimum of two pulls appropriate for the winch types and certificate options being assessed. For example, an offset pull using a drum winch and a straight-line pull using a capstan winch.

On-site training courses delivered:

Southwest – Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Avon, Somerset, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire

Southeast – Oxfordshire, Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex

Midlands – Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire

East Anglia – Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk

Aylesbury, Banbury, Basingstoke, Bath, Bedford, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Hungerford, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Northampton, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Reading, Salisbury, Southampton, Stroud, Swindon, Taunton, Warwick, Winchester, Witney, Worcester, Yeovil