Mark Skinner CAT AMIMI
Trailers, Training & Compliance

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Trailer Safety through Training and Education with UK Rural Skills Accredited courses

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About us, I am a time served mechanical engineer and completed a fully indentured apprenticeship with CAV Lucas back in the late seventies and early eighties. Over the last four decades I have had several business’s including light haulage, motor vehicle repair and maintenance and specialist vehicle and trailer conversions, I’ve worked in the motor trade at main agents, repairing cars, vans, commercial vehicle, bus and coaches, and trailers.
The trailer work covered all kinds of road towable equipment from goods trailers and transporters to chippers, compressors and lighting towers. I introduced a maintenance and servicing programme for a national plant hire company to ensure trailers were kept legal at all times they were being used on the public highway. This gives piece of mind when stopped by the police or the DVSA. The training is split into theory and practical assessments on purpose bit training equipment.
For the last 30 years I have had apprentices under my wing to train and coach to enable them to gain their qualifications. More recently I have been training and coaching engineers on trailers as and addition to their existing skills.
Trailer compliance covers things like loading and unloading, load security, winching, tachographs and operators licence's

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Trailer Safety through Training and Education with UK Rural Skills Accredited courses

Consulting

If you require a specific training course to reflect your companies policies and procedures this can written accordingly. If you need advice on a trailer servicing and repair regime or the type of trailer which would suit your best.

Training

Training is a blended mix of theory and practical in the classroom and workshop. Test rigs are used to train off the job, and give hands on training and coaching as needed to gain experience by each candidate.

Compliance

Ensure you are on the right side of the law. This covers issues such as do i need a tachograph, what's is an "O" license, when should i service the trailer, do i need to use professional trades person or can my mate to repair my trailer and what paperwork do i need to have. What is a prohibition?

Maintenance of Trailers and Road Towable Equipment Under 3500kgs

2 Day Novice Course

A two day course covering all the aspects of trailer maintenance and servicing. Brake reline and coupling operation. Suspension, using leaf springs, rubber and pivot systems. Single axle , twin and tri-axle configurations. Tyres and electrics This course is accredited by UK Rural Skills https://ukruralskills.co.uk

Compliance

1 Day Course

This is one for duty holders, from transport manager, transport co-ordinators hire controller's and any one involved in logistics. The course covers the legal obligations of companies using trailers. The Road Traffic act and how it relates to maintenance and servicing of equipment used on the road. Type Approval and how it fits in with the Construction and Use Regulations. DVSA and there role in the keeping vehicles safe on the public highways. Finally what the future holds for trailer users.

Maintenance of Trailers and Road Towable Equipment Under 3500kgs

1 Day Intermediate Course

This is a one day course for the those who have had experience of trailer repairs, and are returning to the industry or need to be accredited and have certificated proof of their qualification and experience. This course can also be used as a 3 year refresher. This course focuses more on the practical aspects of trailers than than the theory.,

Safe loading & unloading of plant on to trailers under 3500kgs

1 Day course

This course cover all aspects of loading and unloading a trailer. From excavators, plant, cars and machinery. Safe use of ratchet straps and chains, weight distribution and best practice.

Dangerous Goods Safety Awareness

1 Day Course

Basic understanding of transporting dangerous liquids and gasses, and how to work out the legal quantity you can carry to remain under the threshold of ADR

Maintenance of Two Stroke or Single Cylinder Four Stroke Engines

I Day course

The one day course involves a full strip down of the engine into component form and complete rebuild including resetting the guvnor and carburettor. Full set of data and info sheets. This course is accredited by UK Rural Skills. https://ukruralskills.co.uk

Your course, designed for you

Company name

This specific course was designed for your business with your business in mind.

IBC Bowsers Pressure test and Inspection

1 day course

IBC 2.5 year pressure test 5 year pressure tests and inspection. Carry out full internal inspection and replace manway gasket and pressure test. These are required under ADR Regulations to ensure bowser does not rupture when being towed on the public highway.

Small 360 degree excavator Load/Unload

I Day course

This course covers basic driving skills and the basic controls of the small excavator to enable it to be moved safely in confined spaces like workshops yards or loading them onto lorries or trailers. The fitment the of buckets, quick hitches, breakers and other equipment using single and double acting hydraulic circuits. UK Rural Skills Accredited

Abrasive Wheels/cutting discs

Mig Welding for beginers

Towing a Trailer

1 Day Course

This course is designed to help and build up the key skills needed for towing trailers on UK roads, The course will give the driver an insight in to what they they can expect if they towing for the first time or need to build up their confidence.

He was a good trainer and he helped me get a better understanding of how trailers work. Course was perfect for beginners and people who have little knowledge of trailers. Course was good Knew what he was talking about A very good variety of equipment to train with

Happy to help and friendly. Course has the info you expect

Mark taught the course well and answered all questions asked and passed on some of his own experiences and knowledge. The course was good and covered a lot for all levels of experience

Practical was made very easy to understand and well explained I was nervous but Mark made it easy to understand and help me overcome the nervousness

Knowledgeable and answered all questions Enjoyed the practical aspect

Great Knowledge, great content. Plenty of practical, something i required

49 Whitecroft, Swanley, Kent, UK

+44-07740 988053 - Mark Skinner CAT AMIMI
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Trailers, Training & Compliance

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