Signing on employee training completion

[simonm]

I am a small 2 man ltd company, my employee often thinks that doing things the bone idle way and more often than not the unsafe way is perfectly fine! He doesn't climb and does mostly labouring. He has nptc tickets but the other things he does setting tower scaffold up, ladders on the correct angle etc he has learnt from me. I feel like I have to constantly repeat myself in an effort to look out for his, mine and others safety, my question is if for example he did not set the ladders correctly when hedge cutting and fell, hurt himself or someone else it would come down to me the employer and would me verbally showing and demonstrating how to do something be sufficient in the eyes of h&s? Do you do toolbox talks demonstrations etc and get your employees to sign saying they have understood and will comply? In the event of an accident responsibility lies with the employee.

[Gnome]

Can you not put him on a PASMA course for the tower and Ladder Association course for ladders then it's up to him surely?

[ukminch]

Sounds like you keep a close eye on him or get another employee!

[simonm]

How far do you realistically have to go to cover yourself in the event of something happening? Whatever I have done before it's always being enought for my employer to show me once then that's it, I don't understand young lads who need pampering!

[Gnome]

Understand where you are coming from. HSS training do the 2 courses and are not bad on price. They are doing one in Leeds on Mar 5 ladder one is in Apr. Hope that helps.

[swinny]

You cant do anything other than show him her what to do / how to do it, supervise for 10-15 mins or however long you need. Reminders when they use a piece of equiptment.

 

Then it just falls down to having employers liability insurance and making sure who ever works for you has common sense and ability to learn and get on with the job. Dont suffer fools

[Hodge]

Get rid.

[simonm]

Understand where you are coming from. HSS training do the 2 courses and are not bad on price. They are doing one in Leeds on Mar 5 ladder one is in Apr. Hope that helps.

 

We have just done a 1 day rolo health and safety course before cscs, don't under stand how ladder training is the same cost as tower scaffold 1

[simonm]

Get rid.

 

He will graft but that's it. He can only labour, when it comes to common sense there is none, when we go fencing after 2 years he still can't set out without me. Now the buisness has grown I can no longer be in 3 places at once, on site working looking at jobs servicing tackle etc. it frustrates me having to do everything & Worrying about him dropping a bollock and hurting himself or someone else. I'm coming to the conclusion that minimum wagers are useless! I'd rather pay someone £10 an hour and not have to struggle on

[NoRush]

And I thought it was only me that got the numptys. Tell him to start thinking for himself as he knows what is needed of him or start looking for another worker (good Luck)