PHW
PHW

Training that comes with evidence a site can check

PHW trains and assesses plant and forklift operators on site, supplies H&S compliance document packs by sector or single hazard, and trains licensed premises staff on underage sales, drugs awareness and the Designated Premises Supervisor role. Every certificate PHW issues carries a QR code that opens a live, checkable record of who was assessed, on what, and when.

Three ways in

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Machines

Plant and forklift operator training

Assessed on your machines, on your site: telescopic handler and forklift categories, excavators, dumpers, rollers, MEWPs, lorry loader and slinger/signaller duties.

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Safety packs

H&S compliance document packs

Sector packs for construction, workplace transport, garages and workshops, and stone and silica fabrication, plus single-topic packs covering one hazard at a time.

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Licensed

Licensed premises staff training

Underage sales prevention, drugs awareness in the licensed retail sector, and support for the Designated Premises Supervisor role.

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What the operator and the employer receive

The same evidence structure across every machine category, so a site can check any operator the same way.

  1. Award and unit credit certificates issued per qualification
  2. Theory test record, the candidate's own paper, marked and kept on file
  3. Practical assessment record, completed on the machine, on site
  4. Site evidence statement, a short written record for site management
  5. Live verification page, one page per operator showing every certificate, record and statement
  6. QR code, printed on the certificate and the operator's card, resolving straight to that page
Be clear about what this is

This evidence supports the employer's duty under PUWER 1998 regulation 9; it is not a substitute for it. The employer still decides whether an operator is authorised to use a particular machine on a particular site, and this training's job is to give that decision something solid to stand on.

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See a real sample

A live, working example so you can see exactly what an operator's evidence looks like before you book anyone.

Sample operator · SAMPLE

A worked example covering certificates, theory and practical records, site evidence statements and QR codes. Marked SAMPLE throughout, so it can be shared freely before any real assessment is booked.

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Straight answers on the legal position

No UK government body issues a licence to operate plant or a forklift, and no statute requires one. The duty to train and assess competence sits with the employer, under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 section 2(2)(c) and PUWER 1998 regulation 9. This training gives the employer evidence to rely on; it does not by itself discharge that duty.

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Training by sector

The risks, the law and the right training and packs, by trade.

Sector

Construction

Site managers and principal contractors carry the duty for everyone working on their site, not just their own employees.

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Sector

Hospitality

Licensing officers and the courts want to see paperwork, not an opinion that staff know the rules.

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Stone and worktops

Cutting and grinding stone puts respirable crystalline silica into the air and vibration into operators' hands, and the slabs themselves are heavy enough to need mechanical handling.

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Sector

Haulage yards

A haulage yard runs HGVs, forklifts, trailers and pedestrians through the same ground, often in the dark and against the clock.

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Sector

Warehousing

Forklifts, reach trucks and pedestrians pass through the same aisles all shift, racking holds loads well above head height, and stock moves by hand at every stage.

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Sector

Agriculture

A telescopic handler doing yard work, grain handling and trailer loading in the same day, on ground that is rarely flat, is the backbone of most farm operations.

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Manufacturing

Forklifts moving stock, abrasive wheels cutting and grinding, and process chemicals in use on the same shop floor is a normal manufacturing shift.

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Sector

Waste and recycling

Excavators and telescopic handlers sorting and loading material, vehicles moving constantly through the yard, and the material itself often unknown until it is sorted, is what makes a waste site different from most others.

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Garages and workshops

Cutting discs, brake dust, solvents and vehicles up on a lift, sometimes all in the same bay, is a normal working day for a garage or workshop.

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Plant hire

When a machine goes out on hire, the duty to train and assess the operator sits with the hiring employer, not the hire company.

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