Record Demand for Slinger / Signaller Training

Following record levels of uptake in the Association’s previous financial year, with nearly 10% growth in registrations, demand for ALLMI’s industry recognised Slinger / Signaller course is stronger than ever.

ALLMI has long been promoting the importance of Slinger / Signaller training, raising awareness of the problems that can occur when this is neglected. The Association continues to drive this important message, educating those who believe that putting staff through a lorry loader operator course will provide them with a sufficient level of skill and understanding to act as a slinger – this is not the case; specific training should be undertaken in order to be proficient in this area, and this is a requirement under the Health & Safety at Work Act, PUWER and BS 7121 Part 4.

ALLMI Training & Project Officer, Jon Kenyon, comments “The use of inadequately trained slingers can be a primary cause of accidents, putting people, equipment and goods at risk. Having properly trained personnel in this role can obviously prevent these issues, creating a safer working environment, as well as improving efficiency. ALLMI’s course supplies the rigorous training necessary to achieve these benefits and has played a crucial role in raising the standard of Slinger / Signaller practices throughout the lorry loader industry.”

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