Personal Track Safety Awareness (PTS)
The PTS Course consists of theory and practical elements including:
- Walking on or near the line
- Railway terminology
- Signalling systems
- Electrification AC/DCCR
- Emergency prodecures
- Track visit to a Live Railway Line
- Safety-Critical Communications
– This course is outsourced to an external NSAR approved training provider and not delivered by Elite.
First Aid at Work
This comprehensive 1 to 3 day course cover a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.
This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Fire Safety Awareness
The qualification meets the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act-Fire Regulations and fully meets HSE requirements and Railway group standards.
The Fire Awareness Training Course consists of theory and practical elements including:
- Hazards
- Behaviour
- Control Methods
- Extinguishers
Manual Handling
The manual handling course is aimed at employees at all levels who may undertake manual handling operations, including the transporting of a load of items by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, manoeuvring, steadying, or transporting by hand or by bodily force.
Track Induction
The Track Induction Course (TIC) is mandatory for track workers who are new to the track environment and whose work may involve the maintenance, inspection or renewal of the track or other duties that may affect the stability, position, or integrity of the track infrastructure. Once you pass the Track Induction Course (TIC) you can undertake maintenance of Permanent Way including “Off Track” assets on the Network Rail Managed Infrastructure including Infrastructure Projects.
– This course is outsourced to an external NSAR approved training provider and not delivered by Elite.
Upon successful completion, candidates will know how to operate hand and power tools appropriately – ensuring safety at all times. They will also have the confidence to use the following apparatus, unaided:
- Impact wrenches
- Generator and light
- Cobra IT
- Hand trolley
- Rail saw/abrasive wheel
- Cembre rail drill
- Sleeper drill
Aside from this, delegates will be able to:
- Undertake inspection and pre-start checks
- Perform starting and stopping procedures
- Demonstrate how to use tools safely
- Change abrasive wheels for a disc cutter
- Outline how to deal with defective equipment
- Outline the safety requirements for the re-fuelling of a small plant
